Ken Barrie
Known for Acting · 14 credits
- Born
- 1933-01-09
- Died
- 2016-07-26
- Place of birth
- Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England UK
- Also known as
- Leslie Hulme
Biography
Leslie Hulme known professionally as Ken Barrie, was an English, British voice actor and singer best known for voicing the titular character and several other characters in the children's television series Postman Pat (1981-2017), as well as singing the theme tune for the series. He also sang the theme tunes of the BBC Television programmes Hi-de-Hi! and Charlie Chalk in the 1980s. Over his career his singing, narrating voice and whistling was heard in many movies and television commercials. Barrie provided singing voices in many feature films for many actors, including George C. Scott, in Jane Eyre (1970), Horst Buchholz in The Great Waltz (1972), and Larry Hagman in Applause (1973). He also recorded the soundtracks for the films Sharks' Treasure (1975), Emily (1976) and Silent Scream (1979).
Barrie was married to Doreen Pye in 1954 until her death in 2009. Together they had two children, a son named Paul Hulme and a daughter named Lorraine Hulme Peterson. Barrie's son Paul Hulme was a music engineer who went on to work for the music departments for many films, although Hulme tragically died in a road accident in 1998 at the young age of only 38.
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Known For
Postman Pat
1981
as Pat (voice)
Centre Play
1973
as Singer
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Singing Narrator (uncredited)
Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
2008
as Ted Glen/Alf Thompson/P.C. Selby/Reverend Timms (voice)
Jane Eyre
1970
as Edward Rochester (Singing Voice)
My Family and Other Animals
1987
as Whistling Singing Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (7)
Postman Pat
1981
as Pat (voice)
Centre Play
1973
as Singer
Hi-de-Hi!
1980
as Singing Narrator (uncredited)
Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
2008
as Ted Glen/Alf Thompson/P.C. Selby/Reverend Timms (voice)
My Family and Other Animals
1987
as Whistling Singing Narrator (voice)
Charlie Chalk
1988
as Singing Narrator/Song Vocals (voice)
Bobby Davro On The Box
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (7)
Jane Eyre
1970
as Edward Rochester (Singing Voice)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
as Postman Pat (voice)
Applause
1973
as Bill Sampson (Singing voice)
The Great Waltz
1972
as Johann Strauss Jr. (Singing voice, uncredited)
Christmas Eve with Val Doonican
1986
Postman Pat - Great Big Party
2009
as Postman Pat
Postman Pat - Popstars
2006
as Postman Pat/Ted Glen/PC Selby (voice)
About Ken Barrie
Leslie Hulme known professionally as Ken Barrie, was an English, British voice actor and singer best known for voicing the titular character and several other characters in the children's television series Postman Pat (1981-2017), as well as singing the theme tune for the series. He also sang the theme tunes of the BBC Television programmes Hi-de-Hi! and Charlie Chalk in the 1980s. Over his career his singing, narrating voice and whistling was heard in many movies and television commercials. Barrie provided singing voices in many feature films… With 14 credits spanning from 1970 to 2009, Ken Barrie has appeared in 7 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ken Barrie Movies
- Jane Eyre (1970) — as Edward Rochester (Singing Voice)
- Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009) — as Postman Pat (voice)
- Applause (1973) — as Bill Sampson (Singing voice)
- The Great Waltz (1972) — as Johann Strauss Jr. (Singing voice, uncredited)
- Christmas Eve with Val Doonican (1986)
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