British comedian Ronnie Barker dies
{{date|October 4, 2005}}

The well loved [[United Kingdom|British]] comedian and comedy writer [[w:Ronnie Barker|Ronnie Barker]] has died aged 76, of heart failure.

He was well known for his role in [[w:The Two Ronnies|'The Two Ronnies']] alongside [[w:Ronnie Corbett|Ronnie Corbett]], as well as playing [[w:Norman Stanley Fletcher|Fletch]] in [[w:Porridge (TV)|'Porridge']] and Arkwright in [[w:Open All Hours|'Open All Hours']].

On his death, Ronnie Corbett described his partner as 'pure gold in triplicate - as a performer, a writer and a friend'.

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[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Culture and entertainment]]
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[[Category:Comedy]]
The well loved British comedian and comedy writer Ronnie Barker has died aged 76, of heart failure.

He was well known for his role in 'The Two Ronnies' alongside Ronnie Corbett, as well as playing Fletch in 'Porridge' and Arkwright in 'Open All Hours'.

On his death, Ronnie Corbett described his partner as 'pure gold in triplicate - as a performer, a writer and a friend'.
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