Portrait of Barry Cryer

Acting

Barry Cryer

Career

Active from 1965 to 2018, with a break from 2005 to 2017, busiest in 1974 and 1978 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Cryer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.0, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    1.8, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    1.3, average 4.7
  • Tension
    2.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sketch Comedy 5
  • Nostalgic Television 4
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 4
  • British Comedy 3
  • Family Friendly 3
  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Variety Show 3
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Stand-Up Comedy 2
  • Family-Friendly Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Stand Up Show
The Stand Up Show

TV show

Hello Cheeky
Hello Cheeky

TV show

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 16
Comedy Legends
Comedy Legends (2018)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Trouser Bar
Trouser Bar (2016)

as (uncredited)

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)
GoodWatch score 16

as Busker

A Comedy Roast
A Comedy Roast (2010)

TV show

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Must See TV
Must See TV (2005)

TV show

Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits (2004)

Writer

More Great Comedy Moments
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)

Writer

Believe Nothing
Believe Nothing (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lance Boyle

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 71
The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Detective Simpson

Gibberish
Gibberish (1992)

TV show

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 44
Bruce and Ronnie
Bruce and Ronnie (1988)

Writer

Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On (1986)

Writer

Assaulted Nuts
Assaulted Nuts (1985)

TV show

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)

Writer

Bloodbath at the House of Death
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

as Police Inspector

The Steam Video Company
The Steam Video Company (1984)

TV show

I've Got A Secret
I've Got A Secret (1984)

TV show

The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video
The New Kenny Everett Naughty Video (1982)

as Various Characters

Countdown
Countdown (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Kremmen: The Movie
Kremmen: The Movie (1980)

Writer

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 60
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)

TV show

The Marti Caine Show
The Marti Caine Show (1979)

TV show

Hello Cheeky
Hello Cheeky (1976)

TV show

Dawson's Electric Cinema
Dawson's Electric Cinema (1975)

Writer

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)

as Judge (voice)

It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Sounds Like Les Dawson
Sounds Like Les Dawson (1974)

Writer

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

Writer

The Goodies
The Goodies (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as voice only / Newsreader (voice)

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 67
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show

A Little Of What You Fancy
A Little Of What You Fancy (1968)

as Chairman

At Last the 1948 Show
At Last the 1948 Show (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

as Harold Wilson (voice)

Primitive London
Primitive London (1965)
GoodWatch score 55

as Roger

1950s

1 title
The Heart of a Man
The Heart of a Man (1959)

as Second