
Eric Sykes
Department: Acting
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

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005

The Others
2001

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965

The Liquidator
1965

Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969

Shalako
1968

The Plank
1967

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981

The Bargee
1964

It's Your Move
1982

Watch Your Stern
1960

Orders Are Orders
1954

Tommy the Toreador
1959

The Plank
1979

Very Important Person
1961

The Big Screen
1973

If You Go Down in the Woods Today
1981

One Way Pendulum
1965

Village of Daughters
1962

Heavens Above!
1963

The Big Freeze
1993

The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966

Kill or Cure
1962

Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980

Rotten to the Core
1965

Mavis and the Mermaid
2000

Three Sisters
2003

Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
1985

Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
1990

Entertaining the Troops
2011

Charley Moon
1956

Gabrielle and the Doodleman
1984

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
2002

Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
1993

Absolute Beginners
1986

The Boys in Blue
1982

Splitting Heirs
1993

Mr. H Is Late
1988

Rhubarb
1970

The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
2010

A Tribute to Tommy Cooper
1986

Charley's Aunt
1977

TeleTubbies: Musical Playtime
1999

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick
2001

The Alf Garnett Saga
1972

Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984

Theatre of Blood
1973

The South Bank Show
1978

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
1956

Heartbeat
1992

Last of the Summer Wine
1973

The Tony Hancock Show
1956

Sykes and a...
1960

dinnerladies
1998

Curry and Chips
1969

Sykes
1972

New Tricks
2004

Pebble Mill
1991

The Heaven and Earth Show
1998

The Story of Light Entertainment
2006

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

The Cannon & Ball Show
1979

Sherlock Holmes
1984

Wogan
1982

Alice in Wonderland
1985

Hancock's Half Hour
1956

The Nineteenth Hole
1989

Gormenghast
2000