Barry Cryer
British writer and comedian (1935-2022) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 86
Barry Charles Cryer was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce...
Barry Cryer is read about 206 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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- Ray Cameron Directed Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
June Whitfield Also in The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Graham Stark Directed The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)- Kenny Everett Also in Kremmen: The Movie (1980)
Willie Rushton Also in The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video (1982)
Ray Galton Also in The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)- Bob Guccione Produced The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Alan Simpson Also in The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Tony Britton Also in The Heart of a Man and Run For Your Wife
Wanda Ventham Also in The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)- Anna Dawson Also in Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
- Bill Pertwee Also in The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Roy Hudd Also in The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Alan Simpson Also in The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Lionel Blair Also in The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video (1982)- David Nobbs Also in Sounds Like Les Dawson (1974)
Les Dennis Also in Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On (1986)- Sheila Steafel Barry wrote Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
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As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.
