Portrait of Eric Barker

Acting

Eric Barker

Career

Active from 1919 to 1978, with a break from 1920 to 1944, busiest in 1964 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Beat
On the Beat
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eric Barker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    1.7, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.8, average 5.3
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Gentle Satire 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On? (1998)

as Captain Potts / Inspector Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 45
Carry On Emmannuelle
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
GoodWatch score 35

as Field Marshal Hune

Magpie's Talking Duck
Magpie's Talking Duck (1978)

as Pet Shop Man

That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Captain Potts / Inspector Mills / The Chief (archive footage)

That's Your Funeral
That's Your Funeral (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pusher

There's a Girl in My Soup
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1960s

27 titles ยท average score 61
The Bargee
The Bargee (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr Parkes, the Foreman

Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Chief

Father Came Too!
Father Came Too! (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Gallagher

The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wentworth

On the Beat
On the Beat (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

as Police Doctor

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Pym

On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Doctor

Raising the Wind
Raising the Wind (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Morgan Rutherford

Carry On Constable
Carry On Constable (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Inspector Mills

Watch Your Stern
Watch Your Stern (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Capt. David Foster

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

as Culpepper-Brown

Dentist in the Chair
Dentist in the Chair (1960)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Dean

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Left Right and Centre
Left Right and Centre (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bert Glimmer

Carry On Sergeant
Carry On Sergeant (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Captain Potts

Happy Is the Bride
Happy Is the Bride (1958)

as Vicar

A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep (1958)

as George Watson

Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Aubrey Murdock

Brothers in Law
Brothers in Law (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Alec Blair

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Culpepper Brown

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mr. Frute

1940s

1 title
The World Owes Me a Living
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)

as Chuck Rockley

1910s

3 titles
The Toilers
The Toilers (1919)

as Jack (as a child)

Nelson
Nelson (1918)

as Nelson as a child

Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days (1916)

as Arthur