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Eric Sykes

Actor • Born 1923

Eric Sykes

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About

'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.

Known for

Agatha Christie's Poirot posterAgatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Heartbeat posterHeartbeatSeries • 1992Sherlock Holmes posterSherlock HolmesSeries • 1984Last of the Summer Wine posterLast of the Summer WineSeries • 1973Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire posterHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireMovie • 2005New Tricks posterNew TricksSeries • 2004Sykes posterSykesSeries • 1972The Others posterThe OthersMovie • 2001Hancock's Half Hour posterHancock's Half HourSeries • 1956dinnerladies posterdinnerladiesSeries • 1998Gormenghast posterGormenghastSeries • 2000Shalako posterShalakoMovie • 1968Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes posterThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMovie • 1965Splitting Heirs posterSplitting HeirsMovie • 1993Absolute Beginners posterAbsolute BeginnersMovie • 1986Theatre of Blood posterTheatre of BloodMovie • 1973Monte Carlo or Bust! posterMonte Carlo or Bust!Movie • 1969The Liquidator posterThe LiquidatorMovie • 1965Heavens Above! posterHeavens Above!Movie • 1963The Plank posterThe PlankMovie • 1967