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Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker

English actor, comedian and writer
Ronald William George Barker was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours.Wikipedia
BornSeptember 25, 1929
HometownBedford, England
Height5'8" (1.73m)
SpouseJoy Tubb
ChildrenCharlie Barker
ParentsLeonard Barker, Edith Barker
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Brian McCardie, Glaswegian actor best known as the menacing Tommy in Line of Duty – obituary

  • Brian McCardie, the Glaswegian actor who has died aged 59, first came to the attention of television viewers in a role on the right side of the law, the baby-faced, cheekily named PC Ronnie Barker in Phil Redmond’s Liverpool-set police series Waterfront Beat (1990-91).

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Peter Vaughan: Porridge and Game of Thrones star dies aged 93

The character actor Peter Vaughan has died aged 93 on Tuesday morning. Vaughan was a familiar face on British TV, best known performing alongside Ronnie Barker in the prison sitcom Porridge playing Harry Grout, and more recently as Maester Aemon in Game of ThronesPeter Vaughan, star of Porridge and Game of Thrones, dies aged 93.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

The Bargee
The Bargee
2h 10min
1964
Clarence
Clarence
0h 30min
1988
The Magnificent Evans
The Magnificent Evans
0h 30min
1984
Going Straight
Going Straight
1978
Going Straight
Going Straight
0h 30min
1978
Porridge
Porridge
TV-14
0h 45min
1974
Porridge
Porridge
1973
The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies
1971
The Frost Report
The Frost Report
0h 30min
1966
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own
0h 45min
1965

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1979British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformanceThe Two RonniesWinner
1979British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformanceGoing StraightWinner
1978British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformancePorridgeWinner
1978British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformanceThe Two RonniesWinner
1977British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLight Entertainment PerformanceThe Two RonniesNominated
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