Ken Barrie

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Barrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Filmography

2009

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
as Postman Pat (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/13/2009

2008

Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
Postman Pat: Special Delivery Service
as Ted Glen/Alf Thompson/P.C. Selby/Reverend Timms (voice)
TV - Released: 9/29/2008

1988

Charlie Chalk
Charlie Chalk
as Singing Narrator/Song Vocals (voice)
TV - Released: 10/20/1988

1987

My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
as Whistling Singing Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/17/1987

1986

Movie
Christmas Eve with Val Doonican
Movie - Released: 12/24/1986

1985

TV
Bobby Davro On The Box
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 5/18/1985

1981

Postman Pat
Postman Pat
as Pat (voice)
TV - Released: 9/16/1981
Hi-de-Hi!
Hi-de-Hi!
as Singing Narrator (uncredited)
TV - Released: 2/19/1981

1973

Applause
Applause
as Bill Sampson (Singing voice)
Movie - Released: 3/15/1973
TV
Centre Play
as Singer
TV - Released: 7/19/1973

1972

The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz
as Johann Strauss Jr. (Singing voice, uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972

1970

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
as Edward Rochester (Singing Voice)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1970