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Ronnie Barker

1929 - 2005

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Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as The Frost Report, The Two Ronnies, Porridge, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education. He moved into repertory theatre with the Manchester Repertory Company at Aylesbury and decided he was best suited to comic roles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Barker is the 9,252nd most popular actor (down from 8,636th in 2024), the 6,314th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,897th in 2019) and the 1,027th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Ronnie Barker ranks 9,252 out of 13,578. Before him are Tom Verica, Christopher Cousins, Elisabeth Röhm, Carrot Top, Sam Trammell, and Kim Min-kyu. After him are Dale Midkiff, Cecilia Yip, Arnold Stang, Celeste Yarnall, Robert Gustafsson, and Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez.

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Among people born in 1929, Ronnie Barker ranks 542. Before him are Alfredo Lim, Creed Taylor, John Conyers, Ian Stewart, George Clayton Johnson, and King Moody. After him are Sylvia Cheeseman, Noor Alam, Jacqueline Hill, Jack Kelsey, William Safire, and Al Alvarez. Among people deceased in 2005, Ronnie Barker ranks 363. Before him are Bob Denver, Ramanand Sagar, Wayne C. Booth, Mason Adams, Shelley Mann, and Art Cross. After him are Kâzım Koyuncu, Lakshman Kadirgamar, David Di Tommaso, Nadia Anjuman, Little Milton, and Frances Langford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Barker ranks 6,316 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Tiernan (1965), Saskia Reeves (1961), Jason Cooper (1967), Craig David (1981), Magda Szubanski (1961), and Foxes (1989). After him are Ian Astbury (1962), Antonia Bird (1951), Tomm Moore (1977), David Jones (1984), Steve Hewitt (1971), and Maxwell Caulfield (1959).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Barker ranks 1,027. Before him are Guy Henry (1960), John Laurie (1897), Keeley Hawes (1976), Andrew Tiernan (1965), Saskia Reeves (1961), and Magda Szubanski (1961). After him are Maxwell Caulfield (1959), Hazel Court (1926), Matilda Ziegler (1964), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), Sally Ann Howes (1930), and Colin Morgan (1986).

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