Barry Cryer

Barry Cryer
OBE
Cryer during a recording of You'll Have Had Your Tea for BBC Radio 4 in 2006
Birth nameBarry Charles Cryer
Born(1935-03-23)23 March 1935
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died25 January 2022(2022-01-25) (aged 86)
Harrow, London, England
Spouse
Theresa Donovan
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(m. 1962)​
Children4
Notable works and rolesI'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Barry Cryer's voice
Recorded January 2011 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Great Lives

Barry Charles Cryer, OBE (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian and actor.

Cryer has written for many performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.[1]

Cryer also wrote episodes for the television comedy series Doctor in the House.

Cryer died at a London hospital in Harrow on 25 January 2022, at the age of 86.[2][3][4][5]

Bibliography

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  • You Won't Believe This But...: An Autobiography of Sorts (1996), ISBN 1-85227-682-7

(repackaged as The Chronicles of Hernia (2009), ISBN 978-0-7535-2215-8)

References

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  1. ↑ "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue – Interviews with the Panellists". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. ↑ McLoughlin, Bill (27 January 2022). "Comedy legend Barry Cryer dies, aged 86". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Barry Cryer obituary". the Guardian. 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Barry Cryer obituary: A life dedicated to laughter". BBC News. 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Yossman, K. J.; Yossman, K. J. (27 January 2022). "Barry Cryer, Comedian and 'Morecambe and Wise' Writer, Dies at 86".

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