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Other Works:
He played Sancho Panza in Tennessee Williams' play, "Camino Real," at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England with James Wood (played Don Quixote), Hazel Hughes (played Prudence), Harry Andrews (played Casanova), Eileen Way, Freda Jackson, James Bree, Denholm Elliott, Gordon Gostelow, Elizabeth Seal (played Esmeralda), Lally ...
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie
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1 Print Biography
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1 Interview
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1 Magazine Cover Photo
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Alternate Names:
Ronald Barker | Jonathan Cobbald | Bob Ferris | Jack Goetz | David Huggett | Larry Keith | Ronnie Barker O.B.E. | Ronnie Barker OBE | The Two Ronnies | G. Wiley | Gerald Wiley | Gerard Wiley | Gerald Wilrey
Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:
[a poem he composed to David Jason, to commemorate Jason's impending knighthood] Congratulations, little feed/her gracious Majesty decreed/that Granville, little errand lad/and Del Boy, Frost, and others had/all served their nation passing well/so here's to Granville, Frost and Del! The old ex-Guvnor's proud to see/his comrade reach such high degree/knight of the realm, and TV star/who never ...
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Trivia:
David Jason wanted to work with Barker years before
Open All Hours (1976) and did as a guest star on
Porridge (1974). He believed it profoundly affected the course of his life. He always considered him a mentor whenever they worked together. He never understood why Barker left ITV for the BBC, because he wasn't in the know. He considered working with Barker in an entire series a dream outcome, ...
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Nickname:
The Guvnor