Personal Info
Known Credits
60
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1934-02-17 (91 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia
Also Known For
Dame Edna EverageJohn Barry HumphriesEdna EverageLes PattersonBarry McKenzieSandy StoneBazza McKenzie
Barry Humphries
Biography
John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (17 February 1934 - 22 April 2023) was 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 was a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landsca ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
The Hobbit: There and Back Again
| The Great Goblin
2023 --
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
| Self
2023 --
Barry Humphries at the BBC
| Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson
2021 --
Parkinson at 50
| Dame Edna Everage (archive footage)
2019 --
Dame Edna Rules The Waves
| Dame Edna Everidge
2019 --
Standing Up for Sunny
| Barry Humphries
2016 --
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
| Self
2016 --
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
| Charlie / Dame Edna
2015 --
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
| Self
2015 --
Blinky Bill the Movie
| Wombo (voice)
2014 --
Jack Irish: Dead Point
| Justice Logan
2013 --
Justin and the Knights of Valour
| Braulio (voice)
2012 --
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
| The Great Goblin
2012 --
Kath & Kimderella
| Dame Edna Everage
2009 --
Making Mary and Max
| Self
2009 --
Mary and Max
| Narrator (voice)
2009 --
Salvation
| Client
2008 --
We Are Most Amused
| Self
2008 --
Not Quite Hollywood
| Self
2006 --
It Started with Swap Shop
| Self
2006 --
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
| Self
2005 --
Da Kath & Kim Code
| John Monk
2004 --
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
| Self - Edna Everage
2003 --
Barry Humphries Presents Back to My Roots and Other Suckers
| Sir Les Patterson/Owen Steele/Sandy Stone/Dame Edna Everage
2003 --
Finding Nemo
| Bruce (voice)
2002 --
Nicholas Nickleby
| Mrs. Crummies/Mr. Leadville
1998 --
Welcome to Woop Woop
| Blind Wally
1997 --
Spice World
| Kevin McMaxford
1997 --
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
| Bert / Lady Shopper / Manager
1996 --
The Leading Man
| Humphrey Beal
1995 --
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
| Self
1995 --
Napoleon
| Kangaroo (voice)
1994 --
Immortal Beloved
| Clemens Metternich
1992 --
Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
| Dame Edna Everage
1991 --
Selling Hitler
| Rupert Murdoch
1990 --
An Audience with Jackie Mason
|
1988 --
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
| Dame Edna Everage
1987 --
Howling III: The Marsupials
| Academy Award Presenter
1987 --
Les Patterson Saves the World
| Sir Les Patterson / Dame Edna Everage
1986 --
An Aussie Audience with Dame Edna
| Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson / Self
1984 --
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage
| Dame Edna
1984 --
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
| Richard Deane
1984 --
A (BBC Arena) Birthday Tribute to Dame Edna Everage
| Edna Everage
1982 --
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
| Self - Various Roles
1981 --
Shock Treatment
| Bert Schnick
1981 --
The Rocky Horror Treatment
| (archive footage)
1981 --
A Toast to Melbourne
|
1980 --
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
|
1978 --
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
| Our Guests at Heartland
1977 --
The Getting of Wisdom
| Rev. Strachey
1976 --
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
| Edna Everage
1975 --
The Great MacArthy
| Col Ball-Miller
1975 --
Side by Side
|
1974 --
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
| Edna Everage
1974 --
Percy's Progress
| Dr. Anderson / Australian TV Lady
1972 --
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
| Aunt Edna Everage / Hoot / Dr. DeLamphrey
1970 --
The Naked Bunyip
| Edna Everage
1968 --
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
| Mr. Wainwright
1967 --
Bedazzled
| Envy