Ken Barrie obit

Ken Barrie, the voice of Postman Pat, dies at the age of 83

 

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Ken Barrie, the voice of children's TV show Postman Pat, has died at the age of 83.

Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series, as well as the famous jingle.

His daughter Lorraine Peterson told the Press Association he died peacefully at home in Denham, Buckinghamshire of liver cancer.

Barrie also had a successful singing career, performing on an album with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby and on jingles for Smash and Martini.

He was the master of different characters and voices. He was very reserved about what he did but he loved it and got to work with his heroes.

Lorraine Peterson

Barrie lent his voice to 31 episodes of Postman Pat between 1981 and 2005, as the narrator, the famous postman and other characters. He also worked on Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service in 2008.

He also appeared in TV drama Centre Play and Christmas Eve With Val Doonican and later topped the charts as part of Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band on the Official BBC Children in Need Medley in 2009.

 

Actor

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (2009)

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2009

 

Postman Pat

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2009

 

Richard Briers, Carole Boyd, Brian Cant, Hayley Carmichael, Bernard Cribbins, Maria Darling, Pui Fan Lee, Dominic Frisby, Kulvinder Ghir, John Gordon Sinclair, Kate Harbour, Mike Haley, Mark Heenehan, Jimmy Hibbert, Sean Hughes, Peter Kay, Jonathan Kydd, Ronnie Le Drew, Yuri Lowenthal, Lewis Macleod, Marcello Magni, Michael Maloney, Neil Morrissey, Oliver Postgate, Simon Shelton, Marc Silk, John Simmit, Roy Skelton, Nikky Smedley, Ringo Starr, Tim Whitnall, Rob Rackstraw, Brian Sandford, Brenda Longman, Keith Wickham, Tom Oldham, Malcolm Lord, Mark Mander, Steven Kynman, Janet James, Nick Kellington, Rebecca Hyland, Joanna Ruiz, Matthew Bloxham, Tegwen Tucker, David Carling, and Glenn Moore in Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

8.2

Music Video

Ted Glen (voice)

2009

 

DaThings

TV Mini Series

Postman Tap (voice)

2009

 

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service (2008)

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service

4.9

TV Series

Ted Glen

Alf Thompson

Reverend Timms (voice) ...

2008

26 episodes

 

Melissa Sinden and Ken Barrie in Postman Pat (1981)

Postman Pat

6.4

TV Series

Alf Thompson

PC Selby

Ted Glen ...

1981–2008

108 episodes

 

Raccoon Racing (2008)

Raccoon Racing

Video Game

(voice)

2008

 

Postman Pat (2008)

Postman Pat

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2008

 

Postman Pat: Greendale Fun

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2008

 

Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket (2006)

Postman Pat and the Greendale Rocket

Video Game

Postman Pat (uncredited)

2006

 

Postman Pat: PC game

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2006

 

Making Children Smile (2006)

Making Children Smile

Video

(voice)

2006

 

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas (2004)

Postman Pat's Magic Christmas

7.2

TV Movie

Postman Pat

Ted Glen

Reverend Timms (voice) ...

2004

 

Postman Pat's Pirate Treasure

7.3

TV Movie

Postman Pat

Ted Glen

Alf Thompson (voice) ...

2004

 

Postman Pat: Activity Pack

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2003

 

Calling All Toddlers 2 (2002)

Calling All Toddlers 2

Video

Narrator (segment: Postman Pat: Postman Pat has the Best Village)

2002

 

Postman Pat: Package of Fun

Video Game

Postman Pat (voice)

2002

 

Calling All Toddlers (1999)

Calling All Toddlers

Video

Narrator (segment: Postman Pat: Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road)

1999

 

M.U.G.E.N (1999)

M.U.G.E.N

Video Game

1999

 

Read Along with Postman Pat (1994)

Read Along with Postman Pat

Video

Narrator (voice)

1994

 

Postman Pat's ABC (1990)

Postman Pat's 123

Video

Narrator (voice)

1990

 

Postman Pat's ABC (1990)

Postman Pat's ABC

Video

Narrator (voice)

1990

 

Charlie Chalk (1988)

Charlie Chalk

7.3

TV Series

Narrator

Song Vocals (voice)

1988–1989

13 episodes

 

Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)

Hi-de-Hi!

6.7

TV Series

Narrator (uncredited)

1980–1988

58 episodes

 

Brian Blessed, Anthony Calf, Hannah Gordon, Sarah-Jane Holm, Darren Redmayne, and Guy Scantlebury in My Family and Other Animals (1987)

My Family and Other Animals

7.9

TV Mini Series

Whistling Narrator (voice)

1987

10 episodes

 

Ray Charles' World of Music

TV Movie

Singer

1979

 

Centre Play (1973)

Centre Play

7.7

TV Series

Singer

1976

1 episode

 

Applause (1973)

Applause

6.8

TV Movie

Bill Sampson (singing voice)

1973

 

The Great Waltz (1972)

The Great Waltz

5.1

Johann Strauss Jr. (singing voice, uncredited)

1972

 

Ian Bannen, George C. Scott, and Susannah York in Jane Eyre (1970)

Jane Eyre

6.4

Edward Rochester (singing voice)

1970

 

Music Department

Glenn Close, David Ogden Stiers, Cory Edwards, Bill Hader, Hayden Panettiere, Amy Poehler, and Patrick Warburton in Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil

4.7

vocalist: yodeler

2011

 

Melissa Sinden and Ken Barrie in Postman Pat (1981)

Postman Pat

6.4

TV Series

performer (uncredited)

1981–2006

111 episodes

 

Charlie Chalk (1988)

Charlie Chalk

7.3

TV Series

song vocals

1989

1 episode

 

Applause (1973)

Applause

6.8

TV Movie

singing voice: Larry Hagman (uncredited)

1973

 

Rosemarie Ford in Come Dancing (1949)

Come Dancing

5.4

TV Series

music

1968

1 episode

 

Soundtrack

Postman Pat: The Movie (2014)

Postman Pat: The Movie

4.7

performer: "Postman Pat"

2014

 

Copycats (2009)

Copycats

7.3

TV Series

performer: "Postman Pat"

2010

1 episode

 

What's Up Doc? (1992)

What's Up Doc?

6.7

TV Series

performer: "Theme from Postman Pat" (uncredited)

1995

1 episode

 

Hugh O'Conor in The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

The Young Poisoner's Handbook

7.0

performer: "Oody-Doody Song (Dickie Boone Show Theme)" (uncredited)

1995

 

Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)

Mr. Bean

8.6

TV Series

performer: "Theme from Postman Pat" (uncredited)

1993

1 episode

 

The Silent Scream (1979)

The Silent Scream

5.8

Soundtrack ("I Love You Baby, Oh Baby I Do")

1979

 

Emily (1976)

Emily

4.5

performer: "Trash"

1976

 

Sharks' Treasure (1975)

Sharks' Treasure

4.8

performer: "Money, Money"

1975