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 202 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 (7) was May 2018 with an average selling price of £4.45 for an autographed item of Eric Sykes. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2012 with £69.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2015. In average, an autographed item from Eric Sykes is worth £5.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Eric Sykes were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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B/W Photo Signed by The Late Great Eric Sykes | £4.99 | ||
Eric Sykes - Hand Signed Autograph 14 x 9 Cm Photo ‘70’s. | £15.00 | ||
Eric Sykes Autograph - Signed 6x4 Photo - AFTAL | £14.99 | ||
Eric Sykes autograph / signed letter 1990s | £7.99 | ||
Eric Sykes English Comedy actor Signed Album Page Autographed | £5.00 | ||
Eric Sykes signed photo & signed letter 1990s, TV comedian | £11.99 | ||
Hand Signed Eric Sykes Promo Photo | £7.99 | ||
HAND-SIGNED the late ERIC SYKES (COMIC ACTOR) WHITE CARD + UNSIGNED 10X8 PHOTO | £45.00 | ||
ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH ERIC SYKES Comedian | £2.24 | ||
TV THEATRE COMEDY ACTOR SIGNED PHOTO 1970S,ERIC SYKES | £12.00 |