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name: "Barry Cryer"
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born: "23 March 1935"
died: "27 January 2022"
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# Barry Cryer

Actor. Born 23 March 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 27 January 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 March 1935, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 January 2022
- **Also known as:** Barry Charles Cryer, Barry Cryer OBE

## Biography

Barry Cryer was an English comedian, actor and writer. Born in Leeds, he began performing in variety theatre in the mid-1950s before moving into writing and panel-show work.

He appeared as an actor in *Monty Python's Flying Circus* (1969) and in films including *Bloodbath at the House of Death* (1984). Cryer wrote extensively for performers such as Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies and Kenny Everett, and was a long-serving panellist on the radio series *I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue* from 1972. He received an OBE in 2001.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, screenonline.org.uk, theguardian.com, bbc.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Monty Python's Flying Circus* (1969), Fi1m 83, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/monty-pythons-flying-circus.md)

## Also known for

- *Would I Lie to You?* (2007), Self
- *Bloodbath at the House of Death* (1984), Police Inspector, Writer
- *Never Mind the Buzzcocks* (1996), Self

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