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Eric Sykes

Actor

Eric Sykes

Born May 4, 1923 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UKDied July 4, 201240 films

'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.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire posterFirst watchHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire20057.8as Frank BryceWhen his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Others poster7.6The Others2001Theatre of Blood poster6.7Theatre of Blood1973Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster6.8Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965Shalako poster5.6Shalako1968Monte Carlo or Bust! poster5.9Monte Carlo or Bust!1969Absolute Beginners poster5.5Absolute Beginners1986Splitting Heirs poster5.2Splitting Heirs1993

Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFrank Bryce
  2. 2003Three SistersFerapont
  3. 2001The OthersMr. Edmund Tuttle
  4. 2001One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickUncle Dick
  5. 2000Mavis and the MermaidSkip
  6. 1999TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime
  7. 1993The Big FreezeMr Blick, the plumber
  8. 1993Splitting HeirsJobson the Doorman
  9. 1993Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
  10. 1988Mr. H Is Late
  11. 1986Absolute BeginnersArcade Attendant (uncredited)
  12. 1985Alice in WonderlandMad Hatter (voice)
  13. 1984Royal Variety Performance 1984
  14. 1984Gabrielle and the DoodlemanGenie
  15. 1982It's Your MoveHead Removal Man
  16. 1982The Boys in BlueChief Constable
  17. 1981If You Go Down in the Woods TodayMr. Pangbourne
  18. 1980Rhubarb Rhubarb
  19. 1979The PlankTaller Workman
  20. 1977Charley's AuntBrassett
  21. 1973Theatre of BloodSergeant Dogge
  22. 1972The Alf Garnett SagaEric Sykes
  23. 1970RhubarbInsp. Rhubarb
  24. 1969Monte Carlo or Bust!Perkins
  25. 1968ShalakoMako
  26. 1967The PlankSmaller Workman
  27. 1966The Spy with a Cold NoseWrigley
  28. 1965The LiquidatorGriffen
  29. 1965Rotten to the CoreWilliam Hunt
  30. 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesCourtney
  31. 1965One Way PendulumMr. Groomkirby
  32. 1964The BargeeThe Mariner
  33. 1963Heavens Above!Harry Smith
  34. 1962Kill or CureRumbelow
  35. 1962Village of DaughtersHerbert Harris
  36. 1961Very Important PersonSports Officer Willoughby
  37. 1960Watch Your SternCivilian electrician #2
  38. 1959Tommy the ToreadorMartin
  39. 1956Charley MoonBrother-in-Law
  40. 1954Orders Are OrdersPvt. Waterhouse