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Barry Howard (born 9 July 1937 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English actor who is best known for his role as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the first seven series of the long-running BBC sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. His deadpan comedy style and classic facial expressions made him a very popular character, but in series 7 of the sitcom, he left the show and was replaced by Julian Dalrymple- Sykes, played by Ben Aris. ==Early life and career== Whilst completing his national service in the Navy, Barry found himself wanting to train for the theatre at the Birmingham Theatre School. Unable to get a grant from the local authority, he worked for almost two years at the Alexandra Theatre in a backstage role to fund his place at drama school. Howard has appeared in ''Terry and June'', ''You Rang, M'Lord?'', ''The House of Windsor'' and ''Dad'', in addition to ''Hi-de-Hi!''. In 2004, Barry played the character of Geoffrey in the short film ''Open Casket''. In November 2009 he appeared in an episode of the BBC comedy ''Beautiful People''. Howard appeared in ''Doctor Who'', in its 2009 two-part Christmas special, as driver of the mini-bus containing the old age pensioners' group seeking the Doctor.〔 〕 In 2012 Howard appeared in the fifth series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy ''Fags, Mags and Bags'' as Frank Butcher. Howard is also a stage actor, and regularly appeared in pantomimes as an ugly sister opposite John Inman. In 2015 Howard will provide the voice of the lead character in ITV's new sitcom ''Mr Snufflesworth.'' ''Mr Snufflesworth'' is a live action comedy starring a dachshund dog who lives in South London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Howard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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