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Date of Birth

20 February 1912, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England, UK

Date of Death

1 June 1990, Faversham, England, UK

Birth Name

Eric Leslie Barker

Mini Biography

One of the most familiar faces in British comedy, Eric Barker got his start in show business during World War II, when he was part of the armed forces radio show "Merry Go Round". After the war the show continued, though renamed "The Waterlogged Spa", with Barker and his wife, Pearl Hackney. The show's success led to Barker's starring in other radio shows, where he achieved a rather sizable following due to his versatility at doing voices. By the mid-1950s Barker had made the move to films, and found his niche in playing variations on the busybody sticking his nose in everyone's business, or, in the case of the "Carry On" comedies, the gang's boss or some other authority figure who was usually on the receiving end of their shenanigans, most memorably in 'Carry on Constable' (1960).

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Spouse

Pearl Hackney

(October 1936 - 1 June 1990) (his death) 1 child

Trivia

The only actor in the "Carry On..." films to appear, along with Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor in the first (Carry on Sergeant (1958)) and last authentic "Carry On... films (Carry on Emmannuelle (1978)). This does not include the heavily criticised Carry on Columbus (1992).

Father of Petronella Barker and grandfather of the actress and singer Abigail Hopkins.

Ex-father-in-law of Anthony Hopkins.

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