Barry Cryer death: Comedian and actor dies aged 86
msn.comBarry Cryer OBE has died aged 86. The comedian died on Tuesday afternoon (25 January) at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, according to a statement from his family.
He died “peacefully” and in “good spirits” surrounded by his family. Cryder, the statement said, was “telling an Archbishop of Canterbury joke to a nurse not long before he died”.
Details of the funeral and memorial service will be posted on Cryer’s Twitter account. The comic was a prolific writer whose long-running career saw him work with performers including Bruce Forsyth, Bob Hope, Spike Milligan, and The Two Ronnies.
He had appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue since its inception in 1972. READ MORE: Stephen Fry and Piers Morgan lead tributes to ‘giant of British comedy’Cryer also wrote episodes for the TV comedy Doctor in the House, which starred Barry Evans and Simon Cuff.
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