Barry Humphries

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
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Personal Info

Id

22

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-02-17

Place of Birth

Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia

Also Known As

  • Dame Edna Everage
  • John Barry Humphries
  • Edna Everage
  • Les Patterson
  • Barry McKenzie
  • Sandy Stone
  • Bazza McKenzie
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    Known For

    Finding Nemo

    Finding Nemo

    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

    Barry McKenz

    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    The Adventur

    Welcome to Woop Woop

    Welcome to W

    Mary and Max

    Mary and Max

    Shock Treatment

    Shock Treatm

    Immortal Beloved

    Immortal Bel

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper'

    The Leading Man

    The Leading

    Da Kath & Kim Code

    Da Kath & Ki

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit:

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    Another Audi

    Bedazzled

    Bedazzled

    Barry Humphries at the BBC

    Barry Humphr

    The Naked Bunyip

    The Naked Bu

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at

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    The Secret P

    Percy's Progress

    Percy's Prog

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    Some Interes

    Justin and the Knights of Valour

    Justin and t

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    Barry Humphr

    Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at

    Side by Side

    Side by Side

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    The Great Ma

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    Salvation

    Jack Irish: Dead Point

    Jack Irish:

    An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    An Audience

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    Selling Hitl

    One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    One More Aud

    Les Patterson Saves the World

    Les Patterso

    Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

    Barry Humphr

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    Dame Edna Ru

    Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

    Pterodactyl

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    We Are Most

    An Audience with Jackie Mason

    An Audience

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    Telling Scho

    Blinky Bill the Movie

    Blinky Bill

    The Getting of Wisdom

    The Getting

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    An Aussie Au

    Nicholas Nickleby

    Nicholas Nic

    Spice World

    Spice World

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    Absolutely F

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    A Toast to M

    Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

    Michael McIn

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    Joan Rivers:

    Standing Up for Sunny

    Standing Up

    Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Ho

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    The Bliss of

    Dr. Fischer of Geneva

    Dr. Fischer

    Kath & Kimderella

    Kath & Kimde

    Napoleon

    Napoleon

    Howling III: The Marsupials

    Howling III:

    Making Mary and Max

    Making Mary

    It Started with Swap Shop

    It Started w

    Show of Titles

    Show of Titl

    Little Britain Down Under

    Little Brita

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

    Les Patterso

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    The Man Insi

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    Barry Humphr

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    Sir Les And

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    A Late Lunch

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    Barry Humphr

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    Gaybo Laughs

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    Royal Variet

    A Night on Mount Edna

    A Night on M

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    2023

    Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

    asSelf

    2023

    Barry Humphries at the BBC

    asSelf (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson

    2023

    Barry Humphries - A Life of Laughs

    asSelf (Archive)

    2021

    Parkinson at 50

    asDame Edna Everage (archive footage)

    2021

    Show of Titles

    as"Anyone Can Whistle" Performer

    2019

    Dame Edna Rules The Waves

    asDame Edna Everidge

    2019

    Standing Up for Sunny

    asBarry Humphries

    2016

    Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

    asSelf

    2016

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    asCharlie / Dame Edna

    2015

    Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

    asSelf

    2015

    Blinky Bill the Movie

    asWombo (voice)

    2014

    Jack Irish: Dead Point

    asJustice Logan

    2013

    Justin and the Knights of Valour

    asBraulio (voice)

    2012

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    asThe Great Goblin

    2012

    Kath & Kimderella

    asDame Edna Everage

    2009

    Making Mary and Max

    asSelf

    2009

    Mary and Max

    asNarrator (voice)

    2009

    Salvation

    asClient

    2008

    We Are Most Amused

    asSelf

    2008

    Gaybo Laughs Back

    asDame Edna

    2008

    Not Quite Hollywood

    asSelf

    2008

    The Man Inside Dame Edna

    asSelf/Dame Edna/Les Patterson

    2007

    Little Britain Down Under

    asDame Edna Everage

    2006

    It Started with Swap Shop

    asSelf

    2006

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

    asSelf

    2005

    Da Kath & Kim Code

    asJohn Monk

    2004

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    asSelf - Edna Everage

    2003

    Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers

    asSir Les Patterson/Owen Steele/Sandy Stone/Dame Edna Everage

    2003

    Finding Nemo

    asBruce (voice)

    2002

    Nicholas Nickleby

    asMrs. Crummles/Mr. Leadville

    1998

    Welcome to Woop Woop

    asBlind Wally

    1997

    Spice World

    asKevin McMaxford

    1997

    Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

    asBert / Lady Shopper / Manager

    1997

    Sir Les And The Great Chinese Takeaway

    asLes Patterson/Dame Edna

    1996

    The Leading Man

    asHumphrey Beal

    1996

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

    asLes Patterson

    1995

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    asSelf

    1995

    Napoleon

    asKangaroo (voice)

    1994

    Immortal Beloved

    asClemens Metternich

    1993

    Selling Hitler

    asRupert Murdoch

    1992

    Joan Rivers: Abroad in London

    asDame Edna Everage

    1991

    A Late Lunch With Sir Les

    asLes Patterson

    1990

    An Audience with Jackie Mason

    as

    1990

    A Night on Mount Edna

    asDame Edna Everage

    1988

    One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    asDame Edna Everage

    1988

    Barry Humphries: This is Your Lunch

    asSelf/Dame Edna

    1987

    Howling III: The Marsupials

    asAcademy Award Presenter

    1987

    Les Patterson Saves the World

    asSir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage

    1986

    An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna

    asDame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Self

    1984

    Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    asDame Edna/Les Patterson

    1984

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

    as

    1984

    Dr. Fischer of Geneva

    asRichard Deane

    1984

    A Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage

    asDame Edna/Sir Les Patterson

    1982

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    asSelf - Various Roles

    1981

    Shock Treatment

    asBert Schnick

    1981

    The Rocky Horror Treatment

    as(archive footage)

    1981

    A Toast to Melbourne

    as

    1980

    An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    asDame Edna

    1978

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    asOur Guests at Heartland

    1977

    The Getting of Wisdom

    asRev. Strachey

    1976

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    asEdna Everage

    1975

    The Great MacArthy

    asCol Ball-Miller

    1975

    Side by Side

    asRodney

    1974

    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

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

    1974

    Percy's Progress

    asDr. Anderson / Australian TV Lady

    1972

    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

    asAunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr. DeLamphrey

    1970

    The Naked Bunyip

    asEdna Everage

    1968

    The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    asMr. Wainwright

    1967

    Bedazzled

    asEnvy

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    (22 episode)asHimself - Judge

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