Eric Sykes
Born
1923-05-04
Place of birth
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
2012-07-04
Biography
'Eric Sykes' started as a radio scriptwriter but he soon found he could perform as well as write. The slight handicap of being very hard of hearing doesn't interfere with his wonderful comic timing. The spectacles he wears have no lenses but contain a bone conducting hearing aid.
Known for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Frank Bryce
The Others
Mr. Edmund Tuttle
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mr Fullerton
Sherlock Holmes
Horace Harker
Theatre of Blood
Sergeant Dogge
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Courtney
Shalako
Mako
Splitting Heirs
Jobson the Doorman
Absolute Beginners
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
New Tricks
TV Series
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Perkins
Last of the Summer Wine
Doggy
dinnerladies
Jim
Heartbeat
Mr Drinkwater
Gormenghast
Mollocks