Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow | |
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Born | Evan George Patrick Barlow 18 March 1947 Leicester, England |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, comedian |
Years active | 1968–present |
Evan George Patrick Barlow (born 18 March 1947) is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, artistic director and chief executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio. Barlow was born in Leicester.
Radio
Barlow is the scriptwriter, as well as lead performer, in many National Theatre of Brent productions, in particular All the World's a Globe (1987), Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (1995) and The Arts and How They Was Done (2007). In non-Theatre of Brent performances, he wrote and played in the four-part situation comedy for radio called The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience which ran for four weeks from January 1999.
He played the part of Om in the radio adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Small Gods (2006), which was adapted by Robin Brooks.
Television
In Is It Legal? (1995–1998), Barlow played Bob whose character is besotted with his co-star Imelda Staunton; he played the part of the vicar in Jam & Jerusalem. He has also written and directed his National Theatre of Brent material for television, and played the part of Max in series 2 and the 2004 special of Absolutely Fabulous.
Barlow appeared in
He had a brief but scene-stealing cameo as Maurice Morrison, the wedding caterer/planner for Cully Barnaby's nuptials in Midsomer Murders episode 61 (series 11, ep 2) "Blood Wedding", first shown 2008.
In "Uptown Downstairs Abbey" for Comic Relief 2011 Barlow played the part of Carter, spoofing Jim Carter's character Carson in Downton Abbey.
Stage
Barlow wrote a stage adaptation of
Selected filmography
Barlow wrote the script for The Young Visiters [sic] and had a cameo as the priest. His one-time Theatre of Brent partner Jim Broadbent co-starred with Hugh Laurie.
Most of his film work has been in cameo roles, for example:
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) as Will Kempe
- Notting Hill (1999) as the Savoy Concierge
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) as Julian
- Girl From Rio (2001) as Mr. Strothers
- Nanny McPhee (2005) as Mr. Jowls
- The Riot Club (2014) as Don
References
- ^ Sam Marlowe (18 August 2006). "The 39 Steps". The Times. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ Dominic Cavendish (18 August 2006). "Irreverent romp down the nostalgia track". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ Brian Logan (23 September 2006). "The 39 Steps (Criterion, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "The 39 Steps, Melbourne Theatre Company".
External links
- National Theatre of Brent: official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 April 2008)
- Patrick Barlow at IMDb
- Patrick Barlow at the Internet Broadway Database
- Patrick Barlow at the Internet Off-Broadway Database