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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.
Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography14 titles
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989as Mr Fullerton
1989as Mr Fullerton
Sherlock Holmes
1984as Horace Harker
1984as Horace Harker
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005as Frank Bryce
2005as Frank Bryce
The Others
2001as Mr. Edmund Tuttle
2001as Mr. Edmund Tuttle
New Tricks
2004
2004
Heartbeat
1992as Mr Drinkwater
1992as Mr Drinkwater
Last of the Summer Wine
1973as Doggy
1973as Doggy
Gormenghast
2000as Mollocks
2000as Mollocks
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965as Courtney
1965as Courtney
Theater of Blood
1973as Sergeant Dogge
1973as Sergeant Dogge
One Way Pendulum
1965as Mr. Groomkirby
1965as Mr. Groomkirby
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969as Perkins
1969as Perkins
Absolute Beginners
1986as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
1986as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Splitting Heirs
1993as Jobson the Doorman
1993as Jobson the Doorman