Eric Sykes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1923, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died
- July 4, 2012
- Movies
- 58
'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.
Best-Known Movies
7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
7.6
The Others
2001
6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973
6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
5.6
Shalako
1968
5.2
Splitting Heirs
1993
5.5
Absolute Beginners
1986
5.9
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
6.2
The Plank
1967
6.6
Heavens Above!
1963
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1993 | The Big Freeze | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | Mr. H Is Late | Director, Writer |
| 1982 | It's Your Move | Director, Writer |
| 1981 | Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers | Writer |
| 1981 | If You Go Down in the Woods Today | Director, Writer |
| 1980 | Rhubarb Rhubarb | Director, Writer |
| 1979 | The Plank | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Charley's Aunt | Writer |
| 1970 | Rhubarb | Writer, Director |
| 1967 | The Plank | Director, Producer, Writer |
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