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List of Ronnie Barker Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Doing Time (1979)
16
2
Doing Time
16
2
Role:
Fletcher
Starring:
Richard Beckinsale, Brian Wilde, Peter Vaughan, Fulton Mackay
Directed By:
Dick Clement
2. A Ghost of a Chance (1968)
10
2
A Ghost of a Chance
10
2
Starring:
Jimmy Edwards, Graham Stark, Stephen Brown, Mark Ward
Directed By:
Jan Darnley-Smith
3. A Home of Your Own (1965)
10
2
A Home of Your Own
10
2
Role:
The Cement Mixer
Starring:
Bill Fraser, Bernard Cribbins, Richard Briers, Peter Butterworth
Directed By:
Jay Lewis
4. Runaway Railway (1966)
10
2
Runaway Railway
10
2
Starring:
Sydney Tafler, John Moulder-Brown, Kevin Bennett, Leonard Brockwell
Directed By:
Jan Darnley-Smith
5. Futtocks End (1970)
11
2
Futtocks End
11
2

A group of guests are staying at General Futtock’s country estate for the weekend. However, things soon turn chaotic.

Role:
General Futtock
Starring:
Roger Livesey, Michael Hordern, Kika Markham, Julian Orchard
Directed By:
Bob Kellett
6. Robin and Marian (1976)
10
2
Robin and Marian
PG
10
2

An ageing Robin Hood returns from the Crusades, and hopes to win the hand of Maid Marian. However, things get complicated, because she has embraced a new life as a nun, and doesn’t fully welcome his return.

Starring:
Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Ian Holm, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Nicol Williamson
Directed By:
Richard Lester
7. Father Came Too! (1964)
9
2
Father Came Too!
9
2
Starring:
James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, Stanley Baxter
Directed By:
Peter Graham Scott
8. The Bargee (1964)
10
2
The Bargee
10
2
Role:
Ronnie
Starring:
Hugh Griffith, Julia Foster, Harry H. Corbett, Eric Sykes
Directed By:
Duncan Wood
9. The Man Outside (1967)
10
2
The Man Outside
10
2
Starring:
Van Heflin, Pinkas Braun, Heidelinde Weis, Peter Vaughan
Directed By:
Samuel Gallu
10. Kill or Cure (1962)
9
2
Kill or Cure
9
2
Starring:
Dennis Price, Lionel Jeffries, Terry-Thomas, Eric Sykes
Directed By:
George Pollock
11. The Cracksman (1963)
9
2
The Cracksman
9
2
Starring:
George Sanders, Dennis Price, Percy Herbert, Nyree Dawn Porter
Directed By:
Peter Graham Scott
12. Doctor in Distress (1963)
8
2
Doctor in Distress
8
2

Fifth film in the Doctor series, the story focuses on Simon Sparrow, now a senior doctor at a London hospital and Sir Lancelot Spratt, its pompous medical director. Both the doctors are in love. Sparrow has fallen for a model-cum-aspiring actress, who he met while treating her sprain, while Spratt’s object of adulation is his physiotherapist. 

Starring:
Dirk Bogarde, Barbara Murray, James Robertson Justice, Mylène Demongeot
Directed By:
Ralph Thomas
13. The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
8
2
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
8
2

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a British comedy film which tells us seven different stories which are based on the seven deadly sins.

Starring:
Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan, Bruce Forsyth, Harry Secombe, Joan Sims
Directed By:
Graham Stark
14. Wonderful Things! (1958)
0
0
Wonderful Things!
0
0
Role:
Waiter (uncredited)
Starring:
Jeremy Spenser, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Frankie Vaughan, Jocelyn Lane,
Directed By:
Herbert Wilcox

TV Movie(s)

1. By the Sea (1982)
11
3
By the Sea
11
3
Role:
The General (as The Two Ronnies)
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Barbara New, Debbi Blythe, Madge Hindle
Directed By:
Bill Wilson
2. The Gathering Storm (2002)
11
2
The Gathering Storm
G
11
2
Starring:
Lena Headey, Derek Jacobi, Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Tom Hiddleston, Linus Roache, Jim Broadbent
Directed By:
Richard Loncraine
3. My House in Umbria (2003)
9
2
My House in Umbria
TV-14
9
2
Role:
General
Starring:
Maggie Smith, Chris Cooper, Giancarlo Giannini, Benno Fürmann
Directed By:
Richard Loncraine
4. The Coward Revue (1969)
13
3
The Coward Revue
13
3
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Carmichael, Georgia Brown
Directed By:
James Gilbert
5. 'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
12
2
'Wiltons' - The Handsomest Hall in Town
12
2
Starring:
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Bill Fraser, Wendy Barrie, Sherrie Jones, Seraphina Lansdown
Directed By:
Michael Mills
6. Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
11
2
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
11
2
Role:
Norman Stanley Fletcher
Starring:
Christopher Biggins, Peter Vaughan, Patricia Brake, Bill Nighy
Directed By:
Kim Flitcroft
7. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
9
2
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
9
2
Role:
Renaissance Man
Starring:
Brian Blessed, Hugh Laurie, Dawn French, Lenny Henry, Amanda Holden, Harry Enfield, Spike Milligan
Directed By:
Paul Jackson, Dewi Humphreys, Matt Lipsey

Animation(s)

Two Off the Cuff (1969)
Two Off the Cuff
Role:
(voice)
Starring:
Deryck Guyler
Directed By:
Bob Godfrey

TV Shows and Videos

BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960)
BBC Sunday-Night Play
Starring:
Michael Caine, Richard Burton, David McCallum, Rod Steiger, Donald Pleasence, Jeremy Brett, Richard Todd
Directed By:
Naomi Capon, Rudolph Cartier, Darcy Conyers, Vivian A. Daniels, Wallace Douglas
The Gamblers (1967)
The Gamblers
Starring:
John Bindon, Ronald Lacey, Leslie Anderson, Richard Shaw
The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2 (2003)
The Best of the Two Ronnies: Volume 2
Role:
Himself / Various Characters (archiveFootage) (as Ronnie Barker OBE)
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Julia McKenzie, Laura Hart, Richard Caldicot
Directed By:
Terry Hughes, James Gilbert, Michael Hurll
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
TV-14
Starring:
Christopher Lee, John Cleese, Donald Sutherland, Lois Maxwell, Corin Redgrave, Joss Ackland, Jeremy Lloyd
Directed By:
Don Leaver, Peter Hammond, Kim Mills, Roy Ward Baker, James Hill
A Tale of Two Cities (1965)
A Tale of Two Cities
Starring:
Patrick Troughton, Leslie French, Nicholas Pennell, George Selway
Not Only... But Also (1965)
Not Only... But Also
Starring:
Dudley Moore, Barry Humphries, Alan Bennett, Peter Edward Cook, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
Starring:
Rod Taylor, Diane Cilento, Petula Clark, Laurence Harvey, Billy Fury, William Simons, Sean Connery
Directed By:
Cyril Coke, David Boisseau, Tania Lieven, Lionel Harris, Joan Kemp-Welch
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
Starring:
Jack Wild, Harold Pinter, Lynn Redgrave, Michael Crawford, Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Glenda Jackson
Directed By:
Philip Saville, Charles Jarrott, Guy Verney, Ted Kotcheff, Dennis Vance
Porridge (1973)
Porridge
TV-14
Role:
Norman Stanley Fletcher (20 episodes, 1974-1977)
Starring:
Richard Beckinsale, Christopher Biggins, Brian Wilde, Fulton Mackay, Alun Armstrong
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance
Frost on Sunday (1968)
Frost on Sunday
Role:
Himself / ... (14 episodes, 1968-1970)
Starring:
Michael Palin, David Frost, Ronnie Corbett, Josephine Tewson
The Two Ronnies in Australia (1979)
The Two Ronnies in Australia
Role:
Various Roles (1 episode, 1986)
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Caz Adams, Margie McCrae
Theatre Night (1957)
Theatre Night
Starring:
Peter O'Toole, Leslie Caron, Paul Scofield, Peter Sellers, Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm
Directed By:
Stuart Burge, Lindsay Anderson, Harold French, Wallace Douglas, Allan Davis
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
Comedy Playhouse
Starring:
Joanna Lumley, Nicholas Parsons, Les Dawson, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Lynn Redgrave
Directed By:
Eric Fawcett, James Gilbert, Douglas Argent, Michael Mills, Graeme Muir
Theatre 625 (1964)
Theatre 625
Starring:
Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Miriam Margolyes, Bob Monkhouse, Christopher Timothy, Donald Sutherland, Michael Crawford
Directed By:
Alan Cooke, Stuart Burge, Alvin Rakoff, Christopher Morahan, Bill Hays
His Lordship Entertains (1972)
His Lordship Entertains
Role:
Lord Rustless (7 episodes, 1972)
Starring:
David Jason, Josephine Tewson, Frank Gatliff, Moira Foot
The Two Ronnies (1971)
The Two Ronnies
Role:
Himself / ... (93 episodes, 1971-1987)
Starring:
Charlton Heston, Joanna Lumley, Ronnie Corbett, Christopher Timothy, Ronnie Corbett
Directed By:
Terry Hughes, Paul Jackson, Marcus Mortimer, James Gilbert, Marcus Plantin
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance
Hark at Barker (1969)
Hark at Barker
Starring:
Michael Palin, Ronnie Corbett, Christopher Timothy, David Jason, Josephine Tewson
7 of 1 (1973)
7 of 1
Role:
Alan Joyce / ... (7 episodes, 1973)
Starring:
Christopher Biggins, Roy Castle, David Jason, Graham Armitage
The Frost Report (1966)
The Frost Report
Role:
Various Roles / ... (28 episodes, 1966-1967)
Starring:
John Cleese, David Frost, Ronnie Corbett, Julie Felix
Directed By:
James Gilbert
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
Starring:
John Hurt, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Trevor Howard, John Gielgud, Benny Hill, James Mason
Directed By:
Cyril Coke, John Llewellyn Moxey, Tania Lieven, David Boisseau, Joan Kemp-Welch
Open All Hours (1973)
Open All Hours
Role:
Albert Arkwright (26 episodes, 1973-1985)
Starring:
David Jason, Barbara Flynn, Stephanie Cole, Lynda Baron
Benny Hill (1962)
Benny Hill
Starring:
Benny Hill, Graham Stark, Patricia Hayes, Ronnie Brody
It's a Square World (1960)
It's a Square World
Starring:
Michael Bentine, Clive Dunn, Frank Thornton, Leon Thau
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (2005)
The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
Role:
Himself (7 episodes, 2005)
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Renee Olstead, Katie Melua, Alison Moyet
The Best of the Two Ronnies (2001)
The Best of the Two Ronnies
Role:
Various Characters (archiveFootage) (as Ronnie Barker O.B.E.)
Starring:
Ronnie Corbett, Claire Nielson, Carol Hawkins, April Walker
Directed By:
Terry Hughes, James Gilbert, Michael Hurll
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Ian McKellen, Vincent Price, Tom Conti, Pam Ferris, Christopher Plummer
Directed By:
Cedric Messina, Rudolph Cartier, John Gorrie, Waris Hussein, Alan Cooke
The Saint (1962)
The Saint
Starring:
Julie Christie, Roger Moore, Donald Sutherland, Alan Bennett, Ronnie Corbett, Lois Maxwell, Oliver Reed
Directed By:
John Llewellyn Moxey, Ray Austin, John Ainsworth, Jeremy Summers, John Gilling
The Rag Trade (1961)
The Rag Trade
Starring:
Jeremy Lloyd, Peter Jones, Esma Cannon, Reg Varney
It's Tommy Cooper (1969)
It's Tommy Cooper
Starring:
Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Stubby Kaye, Peter Reeves
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
Six Dates with Barker
Role:
Arthur Harriman / ... (6 episodes, 1971)
Starring:
Christopher Timothy
Directed By:
Maurice Murphy
Citizen James (1960)
Citizen James
Starring:
Jeremy Lloyd, Sidney James, Sydney Tafler, Bob Todd
Drama 61-67 (1961)
Drama 61-67
Starring:
Olivia Hussey, Patricia Neal, Michael Caine, John Hurt, Brian Haines, John Ronane, Aubrey Richards
Directed By:
David Greene, Dennis Vance, Christopher Morahan, Donald McWhinnie, Herbert Wise
Going Straight (1978)
Going Straight
Role:
Norman Stanley Fletcher (6 episodes, 1978)
Starring:
Richard Beckinsale, Nigel Hawthorne, Patricia Brake, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Awards:
BAFTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance
Clarence (1988)
Clarence
Role:
Clarence Sale (6 episodes, 1988)
Starring:
Josephine Tewson, Phyllida Law, Richard Caldicot, George Ballantine
Harald und Eddi (1987)
Harald und Eddi
Starring:
Christine Kaufmann, Eddi Arent, Harald Juhnke, Lisa Riecken, Dagmar Biener
Sykes and A... (1960)
Sykes and A...
Starring:
Richard Wattis, Hattie Jacques, Leo McKern, Eric Sykes
The Magnificent Evans (1984)
The Magnificent Evans
Role:
Plantagenet Evans (6 episodes, 1984)
Starring:
Myfanwy Talog, William Thomas, Sharon Morgan, Dickie Arnold
A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
Starring:
Eric Idle, Steve Coogan, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Benny Hill, Marty Feldman
Directed By:
James Gilbert, Graeme Muir, Dennis Main-Wilson, Duncan Wood, Douglas Moodie

Ronnie Barker Awards

BAFTA Awards
Going Straight Best Light Entertainment Performance 1979
The Two Ronnies Best Light Entertainment Performance 1979
The Two Ronnies Best Light Entertainment Performance 1978
The Two Ronnies Best Light Entertainment Performance 1972
Porridge Best Light Entertainment Performance 1978
Porridge Best Light Entertainment Performance 1976