Ronnie Barker

Birth Name:

Ronald William George Barker

Birth Place:

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Music department

Was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1978
Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Personality for "Hark at Barker" in 1970
Won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Comedy Awards for "The Two Ronnies" in 1999
Won four BAFTA TV Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance for "The Two Ronnies" in 1972, 1976, 1978, and 1979
Had a love for theatre as a child, once skipping school to see Laurence Olivier in "Henry V," and he often waited outside stage doors for autographs, his first coming from Celia Johnson
Started out as an assistant stage manager for the Manchester Repertory Company
Best known for his role as Albert Arkwright in "Open All Hours" and as Norman Stanley Fletcher in "Porridge․"
After his retirement from acting in 1987, he opened an antique store with his wife, Joy

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