Eric Sykes

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Eric Sykes CBE
Sykes, c.1955
Born	(1923-05-04)4 May 1923 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Died	4 July 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 89) Esher, Surrey, England
Medium	Television radio
Years active	1947–2010
Spouse	Edith Milbrandt ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	4
Notable works and roles	Sykes, The Goon Show, The Plank, Teletubbies

Eric Sykes CBE (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight.^[1] Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, which include collaboration on some scripts for The Goon Show. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series.