Ken Barrie | |
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Born | Leslie Hulme 9 January 1933 Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Died | 29 July 2016 Denham, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 83)
Other names | Les Carle |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1955–2016 |
Spouse |
Doreen Pye
(m. 1954; died 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Leslie Hulme (9 January 1933 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Ken Barrie, was an English voice actor and singer. He was best known for narrating, and singing the theme tune of the BBC television programmes Postman Pat and Charlie Chalk. He was also responsible for providing the voices of several of the series' characters.[1]
Barrie died at his home in Denham, Buckinghamshire on 29 July 2016 from liver cancer at the age of 83 from Sky, BBC and ITV News.[2][3]