Sep 25, 1929 - Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Ronald William George Barker was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education.
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| Movie | 1976 | Robin and Marian | Friar Tuck | |
| Movie | 1970 | Futtocks End | Gen. Futtock | |
| Movie | 2003 | My House in Umbria | The General | |
| Movie | 1979 | Porridge | Norman Stanley Fletcher | |
| Movie | 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Norman Stanley Fletcher (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1962 | Kill or Cure | Burton | |
| Movie | 1964 | The Bargee | Ronnie | |
| Movie | 1982 | By the Sea | The General | |
| Movie | 1976 | The Picnic | The General | |
| Movie | N/A | Comedy Greats The Two Ronnies | Himself | |
| Movie | 1964 | Father Came Too! | Josh | |
| Movie | 1963 | The Cracksman | Yossle | |
| Movie | 1970 | Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town | George Bastow | |
| Movie | 1989 | Just Like That! | Self | |
| Movie | 1971 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom | |
| Movie | 1973 | The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery | various roles | |
| Movie | 1969 | Charley's Aunt | Stephen Spettigue | |
| Movie | 1997 | An Audience with Ronnie Corbett | ||
| Movie | 2022 | Comedy Classics: Porridge | (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1976 | Porridge: The Desperate Hours | Fletcher | |
| Movie | 1975 | Porridge: No Way Out | Fletcher | |
| Movie | 1958 | Wonderful Things | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2003 | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Norman Stanley Fletcher | |
| Movie | 1963 | Doctor in Distress | Man at Railway Station Ticket Counter (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1965 | Runaway Railway | Mr. Galore | |
| Movie | 1967 | A Ghost of a Chance | Mr. Prendergast | |
| Movie | 2002 | The Gathering Storm | David Inches | |
| Movie | 2004 | Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | Himself | |
| Movie | 2009 | Is Anybody There? | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Volume 1 | ||
| Movie | 2012 | The Many Faces of Ronnie Barker | Archive Footage | |
| Movie | 1969 | Two off the Cuff | ||
| Movie | 1964 | A Home of Your Own | The Cement Mixer | |
| Movie | 1971 | The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth") | |
| Movie | 2019 | The Two Ronnies Unseen Sketches | ||
| Movie | 1977 | To See Such Fun | ||
| Movie | 1967 | The Man Outside | George Venaxas | |
| Movie | 1986 | A Tribute to Tommy Cooper | Self | |
| TV Show | 1973 | Seven of One | 7 | |
| TV Show | 1978 | Going Straight | Norman Stanley Fletcher | 6 |
| TV Show | 1974 | Porridge | Norman Stanley Fletcher | 18 |
| TV Show | 1976 | Open All Hours | 25 | |
| TV Show | 1972 | His Lordship Entertains | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Saint | Alphonse | 1 |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Ronnie Barker Playhouse | 6 | |
| TV Show | 1971 | Six Dates with Barker | 6 | |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Two Ronnies Sketchbook | 6 | |
| TV Show | 1984 | The Magnificent Evans | Plantagenet Evans | 6 |
| TV Show | 1961 | Six More Faces of Jim | 5 | |
| TV Show | 1966 | The Frost Report | 28 | |
| TV Show | 1980 | The Big Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1988 | Clarence | Clarence | 6 |
| TV Show | 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Henry Ormonroyd | 1 |
| TV Show | 1967 | Before The Fringe | 14 | |
| TV Show | 1968 | Frost on Sunday | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1969 | Hark at Barker | 15 | |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Best Of The Two Ronnies | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1978 | An Audience with... | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Best of Ronnie Barker | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1982 | Wogan | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Two Ronnies | 95 | |
| TV Show | 1958 | Christmas Night with the Stars | 14 | |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Avengers | Cheshire | 1 |
| TV Show | 1986 | The Two Ronnies In Australia | Various Roles | 6 |
| TV Show | 2000 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1972 | Sykes | Lord Towers | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Stephen Spettigue | 1 |
| TV Show | 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Nick Bottom | 1 |
| TV Show | 1967 | The Gamblers | 20 | |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Two Ronnies Spectacle | Himself | 3 |
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| Movie | 1970 | Futtocks End | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1976 | The Picnic | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | By the Sea | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Two Ronnies | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 1988 | Clarence | Writer | Writing |
| TV Show | 1973 | Seven of One | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 1971 | The Two Ronnies | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | N/A | By the Sea | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 1988 | Clarence | Creator | Creator |
| TV Show | 2005 | The Two Ronnies Sketchbook | Creator | Creator |
