Eric Sykes
Known for
Acting
Life
1923 – 2012 (aged 89)
Born in
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb57 acting credits
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
16 Nov 2005
The Others
02 Aug 2001
Agatha Christie's Poirot
08 Jan 1989
Sherlock Holmes
24 Apr 1984
Theatre of Blood
16 Mar 1973
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
16 Jun 1965
Shalako
26 Sep 1968
Splitting Heirs
02 Apr 1993
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Filmography
2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Frank Bryce
2004
- New Tricks1 episode
2003
- Three Sistersas Ferapont
2001
- The Othersas Mr. Edmund Tuttle
- One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dickas Uncle Dick
2000
- Gormenghastas Mollocks2 episodes
- Mavis and the Mermaidas Skip
1998
- dinnerladiesas Jim1 episode
- The Heaven and Earth Show1 episode
1993
- The Big Freezeas Mr Blick, the plumber
- Splitting Heirsas Jobson the Doorman
- Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1992
- Heartbeatas Mr Drinkwater1 episode
1989
- The Nineteenth Holeas The Secretary7 episodes
- Agatha Christie's Poirotas Mr Fullerton1 episode
1988
1986
- The Return of Sherlock Holmesas Horace Harker1 episode
- Absolute Beginnersas Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
1985
- Alice in Wonderlandas Mad Hatter (voice)
- Alice in Wonderlandas Mad Hatter5 episodes
1984
- Royal Variety Performance 1984
- Sherlock Holmesas Horace Harker1 episode
- Gabrielle and the Doodlemanas Genie
1982
- It's Your Moveas Head Removal Man
- The Boys in Blueas Chief Constable
1981
- If You Go Down in the Woods Todayas Mr. Pangbourne
1980
1979
- The Plankas Taller Workman
1977
- Charley's Auntas Brassett
1973
- Theatre of Bloodas Sergeant Dogge
- Last of the Summer Wineas Doggy1 episode
1972
- Sykesas Eric Sykes68 episodes
- The Alf Garnett Sagaas Eric Sykes
1970
- Rhubarbas Insp. Rhubarb
1969
- Curry and Chips6 episodes
- Monte Carlo or Bust!as Perkins
1968
- Shalakoas Mako
1967
- The Plankas Smaller Workman
1966
- The Spy with a Cold Noseas Wrigley
1965
- The Liquidatoras Griffen
- Rotten to the Coreas William Hunt
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutesas Courtney
- One Way Pendulumas Mr. Groomkirby
1964
- The Bargeeas The Mariner
1963
- Heavens Above!as Harry Smith
1962
- Kill or Cureas Rumbelow
- Village of Daughtersas Herbert Harris
1961
- Very Important Personas Sports Officer Willoughby
1960
- Watch Your Sternas Civilian electrician #2
- Sykes and a...67 episodes
1959
- Tommy the Toreadoras Martin
1956
- Hancock's Half Hour1 episode
- Charley Moonas Brother-in-Law
- The Tony Hancock Show12 episodes
- The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d2 episodes
1954
- Orders Are Ordersas Pvt. Waterhouse