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Wasn't he also in Porridge? Funny bloke, funny shows.
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"Two Ronnies", "Porridge" star Ronnie Barker dies
LONDON (Reuters) - Comedian Ronnie Barker, half of the famous duo The Two Ronnies and the indomitable Fletch in prison sitcom Porridge, has died aged 76.
The portly star died peacefully on Monday in the presence of his wife after a history of heart trouble.
Tributes poured in for one of the country's best-loved comics.
Michael Hurll, a producer on the Two Ronnies, said Barker's partnership with the diminutive Ronnie Corbett ranked alongside that of Morecambe and Wise in importance.
Despite his success, Barker was never comfortable in the limelight and spent his retirement running an antique shop in rural England.
"He was very shy, a man uneasy with the fame that came with the job," television presenter Michael Parkinson said.
Ronald William George Barker was born in Bedford in 1929. At one stage he considered becoming a bank manager, the kind of middle class, respectable profession he would later parody mercilessly in his sketches.
But he chose the theatre instead, appearing in plays and on the radio before breaking into television.
In 1971, he teamed up with Corbett for the first Two Ronnies series, a show which attracted 17 million viewers at its peak.
It ended with a gag that has become a national institution, with Corbett bidding the audience "goodnight from me", to which Barker would add "and it's goodnight from him".
Source: Rueters
LONDON (Reuters) - Comedian Ronnie Barker, half of the famous duo The Two Ronnies and the indomitable Fletch in prison sitcom Porridge, has died aged 76.
The portly star died peacefully on Monday in the presence of his wife after a history of heart trouble.
Tributes poured in for one of the country's best-loved comics.
Michael Hurll, a producer on the Two Ronnies, said Barker's partnership with the diminutive Ronnie Corbett ranked alongside that of Morecambe and Wise in importance.
Despite his success, Barker was never comfortable in the limelight and spent his retirement running an antique shop in rural England.
"He was very shy, a man uneasy with the fame that came with the job," television presenter Michael Parkinson said.
Ronald William George Barker was born in Bedford in 1929. At one stage he considered becoming a bank manager, the kind of middle class, respectable profession he would later parody mercilessly in his sketches.
But he chose the theatre instead, appearing in plays and on the radio before breaking into television.
In 1971, he teamed up with Corbett for the first Two Ronnies series, a show which attracted 17 million viewers at its peak.
It ended with a gag that has become a national institution, with Corbett bidding the audience "goodnight from me", to which Barker would add "and it's goodnight from him".
Source: Rueters
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I liked him in Open All Hours and Porridge.
It's true,celebs do die in threes - Gilligan,Maxwell Smart and now Arkwright/Fletch.
It's true,celebs do die in threes - Gilligan,Maxwell Smart and now Arkwright/Fletch.
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Gave hours of great viewing - what's going on - Dave Allen, Gilligan, Maxwell Smart, and now Ronnie Barker that's almost half of my pre-teen TV viewing right there
My favourite Ronnie. He was great in Porridge and Open all hours as well (Gra-Gra-Granville, fetch ya cloth!).
RIP
RIP
Ronnie Barker was a bone fide comic genius. He was a master of the pun, inneundo, the word gag and complicated language structure. He excelled at sketch and situation comedy.
Vale.
Vale.
Absolutely loved Porridge and Open All Hours, both classics. I'll have to have a private Ronnie Barker tribute session on the DVD player over the weekend. 
RIP, Ronnie.
RIP, Ronnie.
Sad to hear
A real comedy legend.
A real comedy legend.
Kingpin said:Aint that the truth
Absolutely.
Who is that in your avatar ?
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localyokel said:
Well said Local. The man was a comic genius.
Kingpin said:Nigel Planer (Neil from The Young Ones)
It was on one episode of TYO when they cut to an episode of The Dickie & Dino Show while Rik was waiting in line at the welfare office.
W.I.B.F. I would never have guessed that !
(Frank Sinatra style)Kingpin said:Nigel Planer (Neil from The Young Ones)
It was on one episode of TYO when they cut to an episode of The Dickie & Dino Show while Rik was waiting in line at the welfare office.
I'm tying my dog to the railroad track
Choo-choo trains gonna break his back
He used to be called spot
Yeah but now he's called splat
Thats the kind of person we are
Hey baby won't you come home with me?
