'Eric Sykes' started as a radio scriptwriter but he soon found he could perform as well as write. The slight handicap of being very hard of hearing doesn't interfere with his wonderful comic timing. The spectacles he wears have no lenses but contain a bone conducting hearing aid.

Father of three daughters: Catherine, Susan and Julie, and one son, David.

Appointed an OBE in 1986.

Recieved The Bernard Delfont Award For Outstanding Contribution To Showbusiness Award, at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002.

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to drama.

Father of Julie Sykes. and Kathy Sykes. Grandfather of Matt Stronge.

Often quoted as saying that although Monty Python was brilliant it marked the start of a decline in comedy.

Enormously successful on 60s TV teamed with Hattie Jacques playing his heavyset but timid sister in a number of settings, particularly with the series "Sykes Versus TV.".

Played caretakers in two different movies: The Others (2001) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.