Chris Barrie
Birthday: Born in 1960-03-28 in Hannover, Germany
Deathday: Alive
Christopher Jonathan Brown, known professionally as Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960), is a British actor and impressionist. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the science-fiction comedy, Red Dwarf, and as Gordon Brittas in the sitcom, The Brittas Empire. He's also known for his role as Hillary in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life.
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Midsomer Murders
Character: Lionel Poulter
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty. ...
The Brittas Empire
Character: Gordon Brittas
The Brittas Empire is a British sitcom created and originally written by Andrew Norriss and Richard Fegen. Chris Barrie plays Gordon Brittas, the well-meaning but incompetent manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The show ran for seven series and 53 episodes — including two Christmas specials — from 1991 to 1997 on BBC1. Norriss and Fegen wrote the first five series, after which they left the show. The Brittas Empire enjoyed a long and successful run throughout the 1990s, and gained its...
Red Dwarf
Character: Arnold Rimmer
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf....
Spitting Image
Character:
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet...
Petrolheads
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Petrolheads is a BBC panel game presented by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pitted motoring wits against each other and included car stunts shot on location. There were two guests each episode. The show was produced by Brian Klein, directed by John L Spencer and executive producers were Marie-Claire Walton and Steve Ayres. The theme music was by British composer Leigh Haggerwood. It was created and scripted by prolific author Norman Giller, with inp...
The Young Ones
Character: Rat (voice)
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind)....
The Young Ones
Character: Ship's Captain
The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted to Cliff Richard, Vyvyan the experimental scientific one/part-time anarchist, Neil the worried hippy, and Mike the ladies' man (at least he is in his mind)....
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character: Captain Smollett (voice)
The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story "Treasure Island". Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Unlike the book and most adaptations Long John Silver is not an anti-hero with dubious morality but rather a straight villain. It was broadcast in t...
Harty
Character: Self
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Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie
Character: Himself - Presenter
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie is a documentary television series from National Geographic Channel. It is showing the technological progress of the 19th and 20th centuries from a British point of view. Chris Barrie is the host and is testing various means of transportation....
Blackadder
Character: Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War....
Zastrozzi: A Romance
Character: Waiter
In a heady tale of revenge and obsession, the outlaw Zastrozzi, assisted by courtesan, Matilda, abducts his half-brother, Verezzi, and torments him into believing his lover, Julia, has been murdered. His campaign of vicious psychological abuse signals a grisly bloodbath of greed, envy, betrayal, retribution, and eternal damnation....
Top Gear
Character: Self
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff....
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Character: The Director
Richie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy, his sponging agent....
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
Character: Self
The definitive overview of the adventures of the legendary Boys from the Dwarf. This three-part series charts the origins, production and legacy of everything associated with the sci-fi comedy....
Red Dwarf
Character: Rimmer
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf....
Red Dwarf
Character: Rimmer/Ace Rimmer
The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf....
Fifth Gear
Character: Self
Getting viewers up to speed on all the latest automotive information, with new car reviews, second hand bargains and industry tidbits being the focus of this magazine show....
Happy Families
Character: Sammy
Happy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985 and told the story of the dysfunctional Fuddle family. It starred Jennifer Saunders as Granny Fuddle, Dawn French as the Cook and Adrian Edmondson as her imbecilic grandson Guy. The plot centred around Guy's attempts to find his four sisters - also played by Saunders, for a family reunion....
Movie Credits
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg
Character: Rimmer
20th century television chef Ainsley Harriott beams himself aboard the space vessel Starbug in order to test the crew's culinary skills....
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Character: Rimmer
Kryten presents a collection of bloopers from series 4 to 6 of Red Dwarf....
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Character: Hillary
Orphaned heiress, English aristocrat and intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the two halves of an ancient artifact which controls time before it falls into the wrong hands. As an extremely rare planetary alignment is about to occur for the first time in 5,000 years, the fearless tomb raider will have to team up with rival adventurers and sworn enemies to collect the pieces, while time is running out. But, in the end, who can harness the archaic talisman's...
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Character: Hillary
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursu...
Back in Business
Character: Tom Marks
After decades of domination by America and Russia there is a new competitor in the space race... Great Britain. The British Space Agency has designed an impressive new space buggy that all the big countries want to get their hands on, which provides the perfect opportunity for con men Tom Marks and Lord Spencer to go 'Back in Business'. They decide to sell the buggy to the highest bidding country, but things don't go quite to plan....
Red Dwarf: Built to Last - Series IV
Character: Self
A documentary about the fourth series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V
Character: Self
A documentary about the fifth series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: The Starbuggers - Series VI
Character: Self
A documentary about the sixth series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: Back from the Dead - Series VII
Character: Self
A documentary about the seventh series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf A-Z
Character: Self
A compilation of clips and interviews, originally broadcast on BBC2's Red Dwarf Night in 1998, and subsequently included on the DVD release of Red Dwarf series 2....
Testimony
Character: Carnival Thin Man
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin....
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Character: Rimmer
Hurled through a portal, the Red Dwarf crew discover they’re just characters in a TV series. Can they track down their creators and discover how long they have left to live?...
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character: Ben Gunn (voice)
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Amnesty International's Big 30
Character: Arnold Rimmer
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall....
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs
Character: Rimmer
A video release containing toxic waste from the first three series of space comedy Red Dwarf. Witness the cast, and a number of guest stars, forget lines, reach for misplaced props, or accidentally fall over in a selection of hilarious out-takes. Kryten, the 4000-series sanitation mechaniod, answers questions about Red Dwarf, and the video also includes a full length smeg mix of Cat's Tongue Tied song....
The Legend of Lochnagar
Character:
Prince Charles tells a group of children the story of the Old Man of Lochnager, based on the book he wrote....
Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth
Character: Self
A documentary about the making of the Red Dwarf mini-series 'Back to Earth'....
Red Dwarf: Behind the Scenes - Series XI
Character: Self
A documentary about the making of the eleventh series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Character: Self
A documentary of the making of the twelfth series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts
Character: Sir Marmaduke / Vic / Bertie / Roger / Spike / Bertie / more
Who has the shiniest bumpers in Frogmorton? Why do some people require a vehicle that looks like it was designed for rounding up wild animals in Colorado in order to drive 300 yards to the solarium? Is it possible to perform satisfactory sex in the back seat of a Volkswagen Beetle without the aid of a workshop manual? If you yearn for the answers to these and other burning motoring questions, as well as the chance to drool over some of the world's most stunning classic automobiles and exotic mod...
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
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Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by Prince Charles....
White Goods
Character: Mickie Scott
Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, their friendship comes under tremendous strain as they find that they cannot agree on how best to split their winnings....
Red Dwarf: The Beginning - Series I
Character: Himself
A documentary about the first series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: It's Cold Outside - Series II
Character: Himself
A documentary about the second series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: All Change - Series III
Character: Self
A documentary about the third series of Red Dwarf (1988)....
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Character: Arnold Rimmer
The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat leader who has vowed to wipe out all cats who worship anyone but him....
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
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In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of Amnesty's first four Secret Policeman's Ball shows, the UK's alternative comedy scene (and a few of the old guard) put on a fund-raising comedy revue at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London. The show's took place on 4-6 April, a recording was broadcast by the BBC on 25 April....
Best Ever Spitting Image
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show....
Saving Santa
Character: Blitzen (voice)
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa - twice....