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Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Acting February 17, 1934 (89 years old) April 22, 2023 Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia

Biography

John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (17 February 1934 - 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, perhaps best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the Court of St. James's. He was a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin. Humphries' characters, especially Dame Edna Everage, have brought him international renown, and he had appeared in numerous films, stage productions and television shows. Originally conceived as a dowdy Moonee Ponds housewife who caricatured Australian suburban complacency and insularity, Edna had evolved over four decades to become a satire of stardom, the gaudily dressed, acid-tongued, egomaniacal, internationally feted Housewife Gigastar, Dame Edna Everage. Humphries' other major satirical character creation was the archetypal Australian bloke Barry McKenzie, who originated as the hero of a comic strip about Australians in London (with drawings by Nicholas Garland) which was first published in Private Eye magazine. The stories about "Bazza" (Humphries' nickname, as well as an Australian term of endearment for the name Barry) gave wide circulation to Australian slang, particularly jokes about drinking and its consequences (much of which was invented by Humphries), and the character went on to feature in two Australian films, in which he was portrayed by Barry Crocker. Humphries' other satirical characters include the "priapic and inebriated cultural attaché" Sir Les Patterson, who has "continued to bring worldwide discredit upon Australian arts and culture, while contributing as much to the Australian vernacular as he has borrowed from it", gentle, grandfatherly "returned gentleman" Sandy Stone, iconoclastic 1960s underground film-maker Martin Agrippa, Paddington socialist academic Neil Singleton, sleazy trade union official Lance Boyle, high-pressure art salesman Morrie O'Connor and failed tycoon Owen Steele. Humphries died following complications from hip surgery at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney on 22 April 2023.

Movies 72

Finding Nemo 7.8

Finding Nemo

as Bruce (voice)

2003
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 7.4

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as The Great Goblin

2012
Mary and Max 7.9

Mary and Max

as Narrator (voice)

2009
Immortal Beloved 7.1

Immortal Beloved

as Clemens Metternich

1994
Spice World 4.9

Spice World

as Kevin McMaxford

1997
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Charlie / Dame Edna

2016
Justin and the Knights of Valour 5.9

Justin and the Knights of Valour

as Braulio (voice)

2013
Nicholas Nickleby 6.8

Nicholas Nickleby

as Mrs. Crummles/Mr. Leadville

2002
The Marsupials: The Howling III 4.5

The Marsupials: The Howling III

as Academy Award Presenter

1987
Bedazzled 6.2

Bedazzled

as Envy

1967
Blinky Bill the Movie 5.4

Blinky Bill the Movie

as Wombo (voice)

2015
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 4.4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

as Our Guests at Heartland

1978
Shock Treatment 5.9

Shock Treatment

as Bert Schnick

1981
Napoleon 6.4

Napoleon

as Kangaroo (voice)

1995
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 6.8

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Mr. Wainwright

1968
Standing Up for Sunny 5.2

Standing Up for Sunny

as Barry Humphries

2019
Welcome to Woop Woop 5.8

Welcome to Woop Woop

as Blind Wally

1998
Not Quite Hollywood 6.8

Not Quite Hollywood

as Self

2008
We Are Most Amused 7.2

We Are Most Amused

as Self

2008
Da Kath & Kim Code 7.1

Da Kath & Kim Code

as John Monk

2005
Jack Irish: Dead Point 6.6

Jack Irish: Dead Point

as Justice Logan

2014
The Leading Man 5.0

The Leading Man

as Humphrey Beal

1996
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own 5.4

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

as Aunt Edna Everage / Dr. Meyer Delamphrey / Offensive Buck-toothed Englishman / Senator Douglas Manton

1974
The Getting of Wisdom 5.4

The Getting of Wisdom

as Rev. Strachey

1977
Parkinson at 50 10.0

Parkinson at 50

as Dame Edna Everage (archive footage)

2021
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie 5.3

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

as Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr. DeLamphrey

1972
A Night on Mount Edna 8.0

A Night on Mount Edna

as Dame Edna Everage

1990
Pleasure at Her Majesty's 7.0

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

as Edna Everage

1976
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 5.2

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

as Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager

1997
The Man Inside Dame Edna 7.0

The Man Inside Dame Edna

as Self/Dame Edna/Les Patterson

2008
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage 3.8

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

as Dame Edna

1980
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

as "Anyone Can Whistle" Performer

2021
Barry Humphries at the BBC 7.6

Barry Humphries at the BBC

as Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson

2023
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 4.8

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as Self - Edna Everage

2004
The Unseen Spike Milligan

The Unseen Spike Milligan

as Self

2005
Les Patterson Saves the World 4.8

Les Patterson Saves the World

as Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage

1987
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 6.3

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self - Various Roles

1982
It Started with Swap Shop

It Started with Swap Shop

as Self

2006
Royal Variety Performance 1984

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
Making Mary and Max 4.0

Making Mary and Max

as Self

2009
Dr. Fischer of Geneva 6.1

Dr. Fischer of Geneva

as Richard Deane

1984
An Audience with Jackie Mason 7.0

An Audience with Jackie Mason

1990
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage 9.0

Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

as Dame Edna/Les Patterson

1984
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

as Dame Edna Everage

1988
Percy's Progress 4.0

Percy's Progress

as Dr. Anderson / Australian TV Lady

1974
Side by Side 6.7

Side by Side

as Rodney

1975
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show 8.0

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

as Self

2015
Little Britain Down Under 4.0

Little Britain Down Under

as Dame Edna Everage

2007
Kath & Kimderella 5.4

Kath & Kimderella

as Dame Edna Everage

2012
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

as Self

2023
Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

as Self/Dame Edna

1988
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

as Self

2016
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook 8.0

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

as Self

1995
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’

Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’

as Self

2006
Gaybo Laughs Back

Gaybo Laughs Back

as Dame Edna

2008
A Late Lunch With Sir Les

A Late Lunch With Sir Les

as Les Patterson

1991
The Last Impresario 5.5

The Last Impresario

as Self

2014
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

as Dame Edna Everage

1992
Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers

Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers

as Sir Les Patterson/Owen Steele/Sandy Stone/Dame Edna Everage

2003
The Rocky Horror Treatment

The Rocky Horror Treatment

as (archive footage)

1981
Selling Hitler 8.0

Selling Hitler

as Rupert Murdoch

1993
The Great MacArthy 5.2

The Great MacArthy

as Col Ball-Miller

1975
The Naked Bunyip 5.5

The Naked Bunyip

as Edna Everage

1970
A Toast to Melbourne

A Toast to Melbourne

1981
Dame Edna Rules The Waves 3.5

Dame Edna Rules The Waves

as Dame Edna Everidge

2019
Salvation 5.0

Salvation

as Client

2009
Sir Les And The Great Chinese Takeaway

Sir Les And The Great Chinese Takeaway

as Les Patterson/Dame Edna

1997
Les Patterson 'Has A Stand Up' - Live & Rampant

Les Patterson 'Has A Stand Up' - Live & Rampant

as Les Patterson

1996
Barry Humphries - A Life of Laughs

Barry Humphries - A Life of Laughs

as Self (Archive)

2023
A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage

A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage

as Dame Edna/Sir Les Patterson

1984
Le Bain Vorace (Dial P for Plughole)

Le Bain Vorace (Dial P for Plughole)

1954
An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna

An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna

as Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Self

1986

TV Shows 48

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Dame Edna Everage

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Dame Edna Everage

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Dame Edna

1993
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Self

2006
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Dame Edna Everage

2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Dame Edna Everage

1992
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
QI 7.9

QI

as Self

2003
QI 7.9

QI

as Self - Panellist (archive footage)

2003
The South Bank Show 5.6

The South Bank Show

as Self

1978
The South Bank Show 5.6

The South Bank Show

1978
Ally McBeal 6.5

Ally McBeal

as Claire Otoms

1997
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

as Sir Les Patterson

1967
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

as Self

1967
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

1964
Pebble Mill 4.1

Pebble Mill

as Self

1991
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Dame Edna Everage

1998
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Dame Edna

2004
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Dame Edna Everage

1978
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson

1978
Q&A 3.7

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

2008
Boulevard Bio 7.0

Boulevard Bio

as Dame Edna

1991
RTL Samstag Nacht 7.9

RTL Samstag Nacht

1993
Parkinson 7.0

Parkinson

as Dame Edna Everage

2004
The Osbournes 6.2

The Osbournes

as Self

2002
Who Do You Think You Are? 4.4

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2008
The Dame Edna Experience 6.0

The Dame Edna Experience

1987
Russell Harty

Russell Harty

1980
Friday Night, Saturday Morning 7.5

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

1979
I'd Do Anything

I'd Do Anything

as Himself - Judge

2008
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Contestant (Dame Edna Everage)

2013
The Team: A Season With McLaren 8.0

The Team: A Season With McLaren

as Dame Edna Everage

1993
A Comedy Roast 6.0

A Comedy Roast

2010
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford

2010
Single Voices 7.0

Single Voices

as Sandy Stone

1990
Magical Land of Oz 8.6

Magical Land of Oz

as Narrator (voice)

2019
The Dame Edna Treatment 6.0

The Dame Edna Treatment

2007
Micallef Tonight 9.5

Micallef Tonight

as Self

2003
Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch 5.2

Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch

as Dame Edna

1992
Betjeman and Me

Betjeman and Me

2006
Dame Edna's Hollywood 4.0

Dame Edna's Hollywood

as Dame Edna Everage

1991
Brilliant Creatures

Brilliant Creatures

as Self

2014
A Granny's Guide to the Modern World

A Granny's Guide to the Modern World

2016

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