Eric Sykes

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

New Tricks

Heartbeat

Mr Drinkwater

Hancock's Half Hour

Last of the Summer Wine

Doggy

Wogan

Self

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mr Fullerton

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2011	Entertaining the Troops	Self - Contributor
2010	The Unforgettable Spike Milligan	Himself
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Frank Bryce
2003	Three Sisters	Ferapont
2002	Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute	Self
2001	The Others	Mr. Edmund Tuttle
2001	Visiting Uncle Dick	Uncle Dick
2000	Mavis and the Mermaid	Skip
1999	TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime
1993	The Big Freeze	Mr Blick, the plumber
1993	Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993	Splitting Heirs	Jobson the Doorman
1990	Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story	Self
1988	Mr. H Is Late
1986	Absolute Beginners	Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
1986	A Tribute to Tommy Cooper	Self
1985	Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court	Self
1984	Gabrielle and the Doodleman	Genie
1982	It's Your Move	Head Removal Man
1982	The Boys in Blue	Chief Constable
1981	Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers	Self
1981	If You Go Down in the Woods Today	Mr. Pangbourne
1980	Rhubarb Rhubarb
1979	The Plank	Taller Workman
1977	Charley's Aunt	Brassett
1973	The Big Screen	Self
1970	Rhubarb	Insp. Rhubarb
1969	Monte Carlo or Bust!	Perkins
1968	Shalako	Mako
1967	The Plank	Smaller Workman
1966	The Spy with a Cold Nose	Wrigley
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes	Courtney
1965	The Liquidator	Griffen
1965	One Way Pendulum	Mr. Groomkirby
1965	Rotten to the Core	William Hunt
1964	The Bargee	The Mariner
1963	Heavens Above!	Harry Smith
1962	Village of Daughters	Herbert Harris
1962	Kill or Cure	Rumbelow
1961	Very Important Person	Willoughby, Sports Officer
1960	Watch Your Stern	Civilian electrician #2
1959	Tommy the Toreador	Martin
1956	Charley Moon	Brother-in-Law
1954	Orders Are Orders	Pvt. Waterhouse

Year	TV Show	Role
2006	The Story of Light Entertainment	Self
2004	New Tricks
2000	Gormenghast
1998	dinnerladies	Jim
1998	The Heaven and Earth Show
1992	Heartbeat	Mr Drinkwater
1991	Pebble Mill	Self
1989	The Nineteenth Hole
1989	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Mr Fullerton
1985	Alice in Wonderland	Mad Hatter
1984	Sherlock Holmes	Horace Harker
1982	Wogan	Self
1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	Self
1978	The South Bank Show	Self
1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Doggy
1972	Sykes	Eric Sykes
1969	Curry and Chips
1960	Sykes and a...
1956	The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956	The Tony Hancock Show
1956	Hancock's Half Hour