Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Acting

Born 1923-05-04

Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

'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

Popular credits

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Frank Bryce

The Others
7.6

The Others

Mr. Edmund Tuttle

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mr Fullerton

Sherlock Holmes
8.2

Sherlock Holmes

Horace Harker

Theatre of Blood
6.7

Theatre of Blood

Sergeant Dogge

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Courtney

Shalako
5.6

Shalako

Mako

Splitting Heirs
5.2

Splitting Heirs

Jobson the Doorman

Absolute Beginners
5.4

Absolute Beginners

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.8

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Perkins

Last of the Summer Wine
7.1

Last of the Summer Wine

Doggy

dinnerladies
7.4

dinnerladies

Jim

The Plank
6.2

The Plank

Smaller Workman

Heartbeat
7.1

Heartbeat

Mr Drinkwater

Gormenghast
6.9

Gormenghast

Mollocks

Heavens Above!
6.5

Heavens Above!

Harry Smith

The Liquidator
6.2

The Liquidator

Griffen

The Boys in Blue
5.2

The Boys in Blue

Chief Constable

The Plank
7.4

The Plank

Taller Workman