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Barry Humphries
Actor, Writer
Born February 17, 1934 (88 years)
John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, perhaps best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the Court of St. James's.
He is a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin. Humphries' characters, especially Dame Edna Everage, have brought him international renown, and he has appeared in numerous films, stage productions and television shows. Originally conceived as a dowdy Moonee Ponds housewife who caricatured Australian suburban complacency and insularity, Edna has evolved over four decades to become a satire of stardom, the gaudily dressed, acid-tongued, egomaniacal, internationally feted Housewife Gigastar, Dame Edna Everage. Humphries' other major satirical character creation was the archetypal Australian bloke Barry McKenzie, who originated as the hero of a comic strip about Australians in London (with drawings by Nicholas Garland) which was first published in Private Eye magazine.
The stories about "Bazza" (Humphries' nickname, as well as an Australian term of endearment for the name Barry) gave wide circulation to Australian slang, particularly jokes about drinking and its consequences (much of which was invented by Humphries), and the character went on to feature in two Australian films, in which he was portrayed by Barry Crocker. Humphries' other satirical characters include the "priapic and inebriated cultural attaché" Sir Les Patterson, who has "continued to bring worldwide discredit upon Australian arts and culture, while contributing as much to the Australian vernacular as he has borrowed from it", gentle, grandfatherly "returned gentleman" Sandy Stone, iconoclastic 1960s underground film-maker Martin Agrippa, Paddington socialist academic Neil Singleton, sleazy trade union official Lance Boyle, high-pressure art salesman Morrie O'Connor and failed tycoon Owen Steele.
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Filmography
| 2019 | Standing Up for Sunny · as Barry Humphries |
| 2019 | Magical Land of Oz (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Utterly Outrageous Comedy (TV Series) · as Dame Edna |
| 2018 | Terror Nullius · as actor |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie · as Charlie / Dame Edna |
| 2016 | A Granny's Guide to the Modern World (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2015 | Blinky Bill the Movie · as Wombo (voice) |
| 2015 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point · as Justice Logan |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour · as Braulio (voice) |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Great Goblin |
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2011 | Bubble Guppies (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2011 | Chickens (TV Series) · as Headmaster |
| 2011 | Come in Number Five · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2011 | The Kangaroo Gang (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Paul O'Grady Live (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2010 | Comedy Rocks (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2009 | Mary and Max · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2009 | Andre Rieu: Live in Sydney · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2008 | Salvation · as Client |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | 'Little Britain' Down Under · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2007 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie: Barry Humphries in 'The Naked Bunyip' · as Edna Everage |
| 2007 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie: Introduction by Dame Edna Everage · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2006 | 9am with David & Kim (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2005 | Da Kath & Kim Code · as John Monk |
| 2005 | Spicks and Specks (TV Series) · as Dame Edna |
| 2004 | Dancing with the Stars (AU) (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage - Guest |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo · as Bruce (voice) |
| 2003 | Dame Edna Live at the Palace · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2003 | Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers · as Sir Les Patterson/Owen Steele/Sandy Stone/Dame Edna Everage |
| 2002 | The Osbournes (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby · as Mrs. Crummies/Mr. Leadville |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 2000 | The 54th Annual Tony Awards · as Dame Edna |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1999 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Australia) (TV Series) · as Dame Edna |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Kevin McMaxford |
| 1997 | Welcome to Woop Woop · as Blind Wally |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Claire Otoms |
| 1997 | The Roseanne Show (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1996 | The Leading Man · as Humphrey Beal |
| 1996 | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills · as Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1995 | Napoleon · as Kangaroo (voice) |
| 1995 | Heroes of Comedy (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1994 | Immortal Beloved · as Clemens Metternich |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Dame Edna |
| 1993 | RTL Samstag Nacht (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Les Patterson |
| 1992 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler (TV Series) · as Rupert Murdoch |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Dame Edna |
| 1987 | Howling III · as Academy Award Presenter |
| 1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World · as Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage |
| 1984 | Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1981 | Shock Treatment · as Bert Schnick |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · as Our Guests at Heartland |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | The Getting of Wisdom · as Rev. Strachey |
| 1977 | 'Guess Who's Mum's Got A Whirlpool' Television Commercials · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1976 | Pleasure at Her Majesty's · as Edna Everage |
| 1976 | Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1975 | Side by Side · as Unknown |
| 1975 | The Great MacArthy · as Col Ball-Miller |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own · as Edna Everage |
| 1974 | It's Not the Size That Counts · as Dr. Anderson / Australian TV Lady |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie · as Aunt Edna Everage |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom · as Mr. Wainwright |
| 1967 | Bedazzled · as Envy |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Dame Edna Everage |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute |