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Ken Barrie

Born
Jan 9, 1933 · Aged 83
Died
Jul 26, 2016
Place of birth
Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England UK
Gender
Male
Movie credits
7
TV credits
6
Also known as (1)
  • 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…