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Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Actor, also writer · Died June 1, 1990, aged 78 · Thornton Heath, London, England, UK

Eric Leslie Barker (12 February 1912 - 1 June 1990) was an English comedy actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1912
Died
June 1, 1990 (aged 78)
From
Thornton Heath, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Eric Barker's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
30%
Morality
26%
Bonds
25%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
6%
Self
2%
Deception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 3 · Earnest 5

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 9

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Thrilling
2
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eric Barker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Barker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • What's a Carry On?(1998)

    as Captain Potts / Inspector Mills (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Carry On Emmannuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Field Marshal Hune

  • Magpie's Talking Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Pet Shop Man

  • That's Carry On!(1977)

    as Captain Potts / Inspector Mills / The Chief (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • That's Your Funeral(1972)

    as Pusher

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • There's a Girl in My Soup(1970)

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Best House in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as (uncredited)

  • Maroc 7(1967)

    as Prof. Bannen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery(1966)

    as Culpepper Brown

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Carnaby, M.D.(1966)

    as Professor Halfbeck

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    as French Postman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Gideon's Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Gresham

  • Ferry Cross the Mersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Col. Dawson

  • Three Hats for Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Station Sergeant

  • Carry on Spying(1964)

    as The Chief

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Bargee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mr Parkes, the Foreman

  • Kiss Me, Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Harrison Howell

  • Cluff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 20 episodes · as Insp. Mole

  • Father Came Too! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mr. Gallagher

  • Heavens Above! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Bank Manager

  • The Mouse on the Moon(1963)

    as M.I.5. Man

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Fast Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Wentworth

  • On the Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Police Doctor

  • Compact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 374 episodes · Actor

  • Carry on Cruising(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • On the Fiddle(1961)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Raising the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Dr. Morgan Rutherford

  • Dentist on the Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Colonel J.J. Proudfoot

  • Nearly a Nasty Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as The Air Minister

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Pym

  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's(1960)

    as Culpepper-Brown

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Watch Your Stern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Capt. David Foster

  • Dentist in the Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as The Dean

  • Carry On Constable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Inspector Mills

  • Left Right and Centre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Bert Glimmer

  • Bachelor of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Aubrey Murdock

  • Carry On Sergeant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Captain Potts

  • Happy Is the Bride(1958)

    as Vicar

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Clean Sweep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer · as George Watson

  • Blue Murder at St. Trinian's(1957)

    as Culpepper Brown

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Brothers in Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Alec Blair

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Frute

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The World Owes Me a Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Chuck Rockley

  • The Toilers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Jack (as a child)

  • Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Nelson as a child

  • Tom Brown's School Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Arthur

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1916 to 1998; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

$416K worldwide

Highest rated

The Mouse on the Moon (1963)

Midcredits 54th

Most popular right now

Carry on Cruising (1962)

Film career

19161998

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1957Screen debut· Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 44 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thWriting1 of 45: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s3 · acting1940s1 · acting1950s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew1960s27 · acting1970s5 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Eric Barker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

That's Your Funeral (1972)

74th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)

Midcredits 80th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Eric Barker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Barker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gerald Thomas shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers