Eric Sykes CBE (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. He became a TV star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series. More about Eric Sykes
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Sykes was born on 4 May 1923 in Oldham, Lancashire; his mother died three weeks later, leaving him and his two-year-old brother Vernon motherless. Their father was a labourer in a cotton mill and a former army sergeant. When Sykes was two, his father remarried and he gained a half-brother named John. Sykes was educated at Ward Street Central School in Oldham. He joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, qualifying as a wireless operator with the rank of leading aircraftman.In total, we tracked 246 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Eric Sykes (Eric Sykes + Hattie Jacques (Sykes) Signed PR Card) was sold in December 2012 for £133.00 while the cheapest item (GENUINE Signed compliment slip by ERIC SYKES Nice Clear bold signature) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2022. The month with the most items sold (8) was December 2012 with an average selling price of £12.97 for an autographed item of Eric Sykes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with £26.66 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2020. In average, an autographed item from Eric Sykes is worth £5.99.
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ERIC SYKES (1923-2012) Great Comedian & Comedy Writer Signed 3x5 pic | £2.75 | ||
ERIC SYKES (1923-2012) Great Comedian & Comedy Writer Signed pic | £3.93 | ||
ERIC SYKES (Harry Potter ) Genuine Handsigned Signature on Album Page. | £3.99 | ||
ERIC SYKES - LATE GREAT COMEDY ACTOR & WRITER - SIGNED CARD | £12.50 | ||
Eric Sykes - The Plank - Harry Potter - Original Hand Signed Autograph - 1992 | £4.95 | ||
Eric Sykes Frank Bryce in Harry Potter Signed White Card Autographed | £5.00 | ||
Eric Sykes signed autograph page English writer/comedian The Goon Show Goons | £7.99 | ||
Eric Sykes vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £8.00 | ||
Eric Sykes vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £5.50 | ||
signed ERIC SYKES Comedian Actor Black and White Photograph with Autograph | £5.00 |
Eric Sykes leaves £386,000 (03/30/14): Including gifts for PA and agent
Eric Sykes leaves manager and PA £15k and company shares in will (03/30/14): The comic genius, who died at his home in Esher, Surrey, after a 65 year career spanning radio, screen and stage, honoured his most loyal staff as his will divvied up his fortune
Comedy legend Eric Sykes left £485,794 in his will following his death at age of (03/24/14): His wife Edith, with whom he had four children, will inherit most of the estate – which reduced to £386,507 after his affairs were settled. Sykes wrote scripts for comedians including Tony Hancock, Peter Sellers, Spi