Eric Sykes
English actor and director (1923-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Eric Sykes was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years.
Eric Sykes is read about 363 times a day, in 24 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
The Story of Light EntertainmentSeries2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm, Frank Bryce2001
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickFilm, Uncle Dick2000
GormenghastSeries, Mollocks1999
TeleTubbies: Musical PlaytimeFilm1992
HeartbeatSeries, Mr Drinkwater1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries, Mr Fullerton1988
Mr. H Is LateFilm, Director, Writer1985
Alice in WonderlandSeries, Mad Hatter1984
Gabrielle and the DoodlemanFilm, Genie1982
WoganSeries1981
If You Go Down in the Woods TodayFilm, Director, Writer1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1977
Charley's AuntFilm, Writer1972
SykesSeries, Writer1970
RhubarbFilm, Director, Writer1968
ShalakoFilm, Mako1966
The Spy with a Cold NoseFilm, Wrigley1964
The BargeeFilm, The Mariner1961
Roamin' HolidaySeries, Creator
Very Important PersonFilm, 1961Sports Officer Willoughby1959
Tommy the ToreadorFilm, Martin1956
Hancock's Half HourSeries1954
Orders Are OrdersFilm, Pvt. Waterhouse1923Born4 May 1923People around Eric
Close ties
Ken Annakin Directed Very Important Person (1961)
Jimmy Edwards Eric directed The Plank and Rhubarb Rhubarb
Hattie Jacques Also in Monte Carlo or Bust and Sykes and A...
Graham Stark Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Eric Barker Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
- Michael Trubshawe Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Gert Fröbe Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Spike Milligan Also in Curry and Chips
Jack Hawkins Also in Monte Carlo or Bust and Shalako
John Le Mesurier Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Ron Goodwin Wrote Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
- Jeremy Lloyd Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
George Pollock Directed Kill or Cure and Village of Daughters- Bob Todd Eric directed Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980)
Willie Rushton Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Jack Davies Wrote Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
James Fox Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Robert Morley Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)
Arthur Lowe Eric directed The Plank (1979)
Tony Hancock Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Richard Wattis Also in Monte Carlo or Bust and Sykes and A...
Norman Rossington Also in Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965)- Stratford Johns Eric directed The Plank (1967)
Charlie Drake Eric directed Rhubarb Rhubarb (1980)
Known for
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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
Theatre of Blood 1973
Monte Carlo or Bust! 1969
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
95 credits on file
Television 23
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, which include collaboration on some scripts for The Goon Show. He became a television star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series.
