Ken Barrie
Ken Barrie | |
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Born | Leslie Hulme 9 January 1933 |
Died | 29 July 2016 Denham, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 83)
Other names | Les Carle |
Occupation(s) | Voice 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 singing the
Biography
Barrie was born on 9 January 1933 in
His singing and narrating voice and whistling was heard in many movies and television commercials. Barrie provided singing voices in feature films for many actors, including George C. Scott, in Jane Eyre (1970), Horst Buchholz in The Great Waltz (1972), and Larry Hagman in Applause (1973).[4]
He became the voice of the
He sang the soundtrack for the television show
Death
Barrie died at his home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, on 29 July 2016 from liver cancer.[8][4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Jane Eyre[9] | Edward Rochester (Singing voice) | |
1972 | The Great Waltz[10] | Johann Strauss, Jr. (Singing voice) | Uncredited |
1973 | Applause[11] | Bill Sampson (Singing voice) | |
1979 | Ray Charles' World of Music[12] | Singer | |
1986 | Christmas Eve With Val Doonican[13] | Unknown | |
1990 | Postman Pat's ABC[14] | Narrator (voice) | |
Postman Pat's 123[15] | |||
1994 | Read Along with Postman Pat[16] | ||
1999 | Calling All Toddlers[17] | Narrator (segment: Postman Pat: Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road) | |
2002 | Calling All Toddlers 2[18] | Narrator (segment: Postman Pat: Postman Pat has the Best Village) | |
2003 | Postman Pat's Magic Christmas[19] | Postman Pat, Ten Glen, Reverend Timms, Mr. Pringle, Santa Clause (voice) | |
2004 | Postman Pat's Pirate Treasure[20] | Postman Pat, Ted Glen, Alf Thompson, PC Selby, Reverend Timms, Matt Clifton (voice) | |
2006 | Making Children Smile[21] | (voice) | |
2009 | The Official BBC Children in Need Medley[22] | Postman Pat, Ted Glen (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Centre Play[23] | Singer | 1 episode |
1980-1988 | Hi-de-Hi[4] |
opening and closing theme song singing voice | 58 episodes |
1981-2008 | Postman Pat[24] | Narrator, Postman Pat, Ted Glen, Alf Thompson, PC Selby, Reverend Timms, Mr. Pringle, Granny Dryden, Peter Fogg, Major Forbes, George Lancaster, Matt Clifton, Pat Clifton, Sam Waldron, Santa Clause, The Train Inspector (voice) | 144 episodes |
1988-1989 | Charlie Chalk[25] | Song vocals (voice) | 13 episodes |
Video Games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket[26] | Postman Pat (voice) |
References
- ^ Hall, Marsh (1993). The Junior Bookshelf, Volume 57. Indiana University.
- ^ Singles Discography for Embassy Records. Retrieved 29 July 2016
- ^ "The Cranes Skiffle Group". St. Margarets Community Website. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Postman Pat voice actor Ken Barrie dies". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2016
- ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ^ "Charlie Chalk (1987)". Woodland Animations / HIT Entertainment. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Willis, John A. (1976). John Willis' Screen World, Volume 27. Crown Publishers.
- ^ "Ken Barrie, the voice of Postman Pat, dies at the age of 83". ITV News. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016
- ^ "Ken Barrie Obituary".
- ^ "The Great Waltz (1972)".
- ^ "Ken Barrie Obituary".
- ^ "Ray Charles' World of Music (1979)".
- ^ "Christmas Eve With Val Doonican (1986)".
- ^ "Postman Pat's ABC (1990)".
- ^ "Postman Pat's 123 (1990)".
- ^ "Read Along with Postman Pat (1994)".
- ^ "Calling All Toddlers (1999)".
- ^ "Calling All Toddlers 2 (2002)".
- ^ "Postman Pat's Magic Christmas (2003)".
- ^ "Postman Pat's Pirate Treasure (2004)".
- ^ "330520 Cast".
- ^ "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)".
- ^ "Centre Play (1973-1977)".
- ^ "Postman Pat (1981-2017)".
- ^ "Charlie Chalk (1988-1989)". Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket (2007)".
External links
- Ken Barry at the British Film Institute
- Ken Barrie at IMDb