Eric Sykes

Born: 1923-05-04, 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.

Filmography

• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
• The Others (2001)
• Gormenghast (2000)
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
• Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
• Sykes and a... (1960)
• dinnerladies (1998)
• Shalako (1968)
• Theatre of Blood (1973)
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
• Splitting Heirs (1993)
• The Bargee (1964)
• Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
• Heavens Above! (1963)
• Charley Moon (1956)
• The Plank (1979)
• The Plank (1979)
• Mr. H Is Late (1988)
• Mr. H Is Late (1988)
• The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
• If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
• If You Go Down in the Woods Today (1981)
• It's Your Move (1982)
• It's Your Move (1982)
• Watch Your Stern (1960)
• The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
• One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick (2001)