- Barrie Gosney
Barrie Gosney (1925,
Surrey –January 24 ,2008 ) was a Britishtelevision ,film and threatricalactor .In a career spanning five decades, Gosney played roles in "Up Pompeii! (film)", "
Last of the Summer Wine ", "Believe Nothing ", "Time Gentlemen Please ", and "Harry Hill (Channel 4)".He is perhaps best remembered for his performances in Harry Hill's show in which he filled the role of an absurd type of continuity announcer and the character Ken Ford ("the man from 'The Joy Of Sex' books...")He would often send himself up & perform surreal impressions of various celebrities, including
Barbara Streisand ,Joan Collins &Cliff Richard .He died on the 24th January 2008 after complications resulting from a fall. An episode of
Al Murray's Happy Hour broadcast onITV1 on 15th February 2008 was dedicated to him.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331535/ Barrie Gosney IMDB page]
* [http://www.tv.com/barrie-gosney/person/82482/summary.html Barrie Gosney on TV.com]
* [http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/warmingup.php?id=1910 Richard Herring reports Gosney's death]
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