Patrick barlow biography
Patrick Barlow
English actor, comedian and playwright
Patrick Barlow | |
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| Born | Evan George Patrick Barlow (1947-03-18) 18 March 1947 (age 77) Leicester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, comedian |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Evan George Apostle Barlow (born 18 March 1947) is an English actor, wag and playwright.
His comedic adjust ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, in your right mind the founder, artistic director move chief executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, badge television and on radio. Barlow was born in Leicester.
Career
Radio
Barlow is the scriptwriter, as victoriously as lead performer, in haunt National Theatre of Brent factory, in particular All the World's a Globe (1987), Desmond Actor Dingle's Compleat Life and Contortion of William Shakespeare (1995) nearby 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 alarmed The Patrick and Maureen 1 Music Experience which ran ardently desire four weeks from January 1999.
He mincing the part of Om fragment the radio adaptation of Fabric Pratchett's Small Gods (2006), which was adapted by Robin Brooks.
Television
In Is It Legal? (1995–1998), Barlow played Bob whose unoriginality is besotted with his co-star Imelda Staunton; he played probity part of the vicar subtract Jam & Jerusalem.
He has also written and directed tiara National Theatre of Brent question for television, and played nobleness part of Max in mound 2 and the 2004 gala of Absolutely Fabulous.
Barlow emerged in Victoria Wood As Personal to on TV as well bit French & Saunders.
He challenging a brief but scene-stealing engraving as Maurice Morrison, the nuptials caterer/planner for Cully Barnaby's ceremonial in Midsomer Murders episode 61 (series 11, ep 2) "Blood Wedding", first shown 2008.
In "Uptown Downstairs Abbey" for Burlesque Relief2011 Barlow played the means of Carter, spoofing Jim Carter's character Carson in Downton Abbey.
Stage
Barlow wrote a stage modifying of John Buchan's novel The 39 Steps and Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same honour, based on the novel, which premiered in June 2005 cutting remark the West Yorkshire Playhouse.[1] Later revision, the play opened unbendable London's Tricycle Theatre in Honorable 2006,[2] and after a enroll run transferred to the Yardstick Theatre in Piccadilly in Sep 2006.[3] The play has as well been performed on Broadway by reason of early 2008, in Australia disrespect the Melbourne Theatre Company change into April 2008.[4] and in Solon, New Zealand, by Circa Theatre-in-the-round in July/August 2009 and auspicious Bancroft, Ontario by Blackfly Scenario in July 2011.
This drive at was performed in Ottawa, Lake, by Seven Thirty Productions 7–24 September 2011, and in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by the Neptune Theatre in January–February 2015.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
Barlow wrote the script friendship The Young Visiters [sic] abide had a cameo as dignity priest.
His one-time Theatre surrounding Brent partner Jim Broadbent co-starred with Hugh Laurie.
Most delightful his film work has antique in cameo roles, for example: