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Ronald
William George Barker
OBE (September 25, 1929
– October 3, 2005),
popularly known as
Ronnie Barker and (as a
writer) Gerald Wiley,
was an English comic
actor and writer. His
best-known appearances
were alongside his
long-time comedy
partner, Ronnie Corbett,
in the very popular TV
variety show The Two
Ronnies; as Norman
Stanley "Fletch"
Fletcher in the sitcom
Porridge and its BAFTA
award winning sequel
Going Straight; and
working with David Jason
in Open All Hours. His
skills as a character
actor, his love for and
facility with the
English language, and
his gift for comedy made
him a well-loved
performer.
Ronnie
Barker married Joy Tubb
in 1957 and they had
three children: two
sons, the actors Adam
and Larry and one
daughter, the actress
Charlotte Barker. Ronnie
Barker retired to Dean,
a hamlet near Chipping
Norton in Oxfordshire to
run an antiques shop in
1987. He died in a local
hospice from heart
failure on Monday 3
October 2005, aged
76.
Websites:
Ronnie
Barker
- BBC
profile.
News:
Ronnie
Barker's Memorial Opens
To
Fans
20 February
2006
Stars
Pay Tribute To Ronnie
Barker
05 October
2005
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