Ronnie Barker
Acting
Born: 1929-09-25 · Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Died: 2005-10-03
Biography
Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 - 3 October 2005) 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. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education.
🎬 Movies (20)
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Comedy Classics: Porridge
2022
(archive footage)
The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches
2019
The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker
2012
Archive Footage
Is Anybody There?
2009
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute
2004
Himself
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
Norman Stanley Fletcher
My House in Umbria
2003
The General
The Gathering Storm
2002
David Inches
The Best of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1
2001
Self/Various
An Audience with Ronnie Corbett
1997
Just Like That!
1989
Self
A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
1986
Self
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Albert Arkwright
By the Sea
1982
The General
Porridge
1979
Norman Stanley Fletcher
To See Such Fun
1977
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976
Fletcher
The Picnic
1976
The General
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Two Ronnies Spectacle
2013
Himself
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
2005
The Best of Ronnie Barker
2005
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Clarence
1988
Clarence
The Two Ronnies In Australia
1986
Various Roles
The Magnificent Evans
1984
Plantagenet Evans
Wogan
1982
Self
The Big Show
1980
Self
Going Straight
1978
Norman Stanley Fletcher
An Audience with...
1978
Self
Open All Hours
1976
Albert Arkwright
Porridge
1974
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Seven of One
1973
Albert Arkwright
Seven of One
1973
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Seven of One
1973
Sam Cobbett
Seven of One
1973
Albert Spanner
Seven of One
1973
Harry Norvel
Seven of One
1973
Alan Joyce
Seven of One
1973
Evan Owen / Grandpa Owen