Biography
Barry Took (19 June 1928 β 31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge, the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects.
He is also remembered in the UK for presenting Points of View, a BBC Television programme featuring viewers' letters on the BBC's output, and the BBC Radio 4 programme The News Quiz.
Took was known as the "Father of Monty Python", for bringing together the comedy performers who would establish Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Filmography
all 18
TV Shows 10
Movies 8
self 6
Writer 6
Producer 1
Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Legends (2006)
TV
Self - Narrator
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter (1996)
Movie
Self / Narrator
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
Movie
Self
Kilroy (1986)
TV
An Audience with Kenneth Williams (1983)
Movie
The Marti Caine Show (1979)
TV
N.U.T.S. (1976)
TV
Writer
Is This a Record? (1973)
Movie
Writer
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
Movie
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously (1969)
Movie
Writer
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
TV
5
Writer
Round the Horne (1965)
TV
Producer
Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver (1964)
Movie
Writer
Comedy Playhouse (1961)
TV
Points of View (1961)
TV
Self
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
TV
Writer
Bootsie and Snudge
TV
Ratings
Average 4.98
Based on 4.46 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1961
1967
1976
1983
2008
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-06-19
Deathday2002-03-31 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceWood Green, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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