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Barry Cryer Biography (1935-)

Born March 23, 1935, in Leeds, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, actor

Birth Details

March 23, 1935

Leeds, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Voice, Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done, 1975
• Police inspector, Bloodbath at the House of Death, Media Home Entertainment, 1984
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Various roles, The Steam Video Company, Thames TV, 1983
• Assaulted Nuts, Channel 4, 1985
• Host, Cryer's Crackers, Yorkshire TV, 1994
• Host, The Stand-Up Show, 1995-96
• Also appeared as chairman, Joker's Wild; host, Music Match, BBC; and host, Crosswits, Tyne Tees TV.
• Movies
• Voice, Goodies Rule--O.K.? 1975
• Dick Jaws, The Rutles (also known as All You Need Is Cash),1978
• Televison Appearances
• Episodic
• Voice, "Lips, or Almighty Cod," The Goodies, 1976
• "A Kick in the Arts," The Goodies, 1980
• Himself, Telly Addicts, 1989
• This Is Your Life, 1995
• Himself, Not a Lot of People Know That (two episodes), 1998
• Appeared as various roles, At Last the 1948 Show; also appeared inJust a Minute, BBC; Stand Up Show, BBC; The Frost Programme, ITV; Frost on Sunday, ITV; That's Showbusiness; Blankety Blank; What's My Line; Punchlines; Give Us aClue; and Gibberish.
• Television Script Consultant
• Series
• Sir Bernard's Stately Holmes, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• A Saint She Ain't, Apollo Theatre, London, 1998-2000
• Made stage debut at the Leeds City Varieties Theatre; also appeared in Expresso Bongo, and in productions at Windmill Theatre and Players Theatre, both London, England.
• Major Tours
• (With Willie Rushton) Two Old Farts in the Night, U.K. cities, 1990
• (With Rushton) Farts 2: The Musical, 1994
• Also toured with That Reminds Me.
• Radio Appearances
• Hello Cheeky, BBC Radio 2, beginning in 1973
• I Am Sorry I Haven't a Clue, BBC, c. 1996
• Also appeared in Just a Minute.
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Radio Shows
• Recorded, with others, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, volumes1-5.
• Concert Albums
• Recorded That Reminds Me, Laughing Stock.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• "Gluttony" and "Wrath," The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, 1971
• Bloodbath at the House of Death, Media Home Entertainment, 1984
• Television Episodes
• No, That's Me over Here! 1967
• Doctor in the House, 1969
• The Two Ronnies, 1971
• Now Look Here, 1971
• Doctor at Large (also known as Doctor in the House), 1971
• Also wrote episodes of The Frost Report, BBC1, and The Frost Programme and Frost on Sunday, both ITV.
• Radio Series
• Hello Cheeky, BBC Radio 2, beginning in 1973
• Plays
• (With Graham Chapman) O Happy Day (also known as Oh Happy Day), Dad's Garage Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 2000
• Also wrote revues at the Fortune Theatre and shows with Danny La Rue.
• Books
• You Won't Believe This But ... (autobiography), Virgin, 1998