- For the cartoonist, see Mike Berry (cartoonist). Not
to be confused with 1960s singer Dave Berry.
- See also Prof Sir Michael
Berry, the physicist.
| Mike Berry |
|
| Birth name |
Michael Hubert Bourne |
| Born |
24 September 1942
 Northampton,
Northamptonshire, England |
Mike Berry (born Michael Hubert
Bourne on 24 September 1942) is an English actor and singer, best known
for his appearances as Mr Spooner
on the British sitcom Are
You Being Served?.
Berry was born in Northampton. In the late 1970s he played Mr.
Peters, the father of the two children in the TV version
of the Worzel Gummidge books, along with Jon
Pertwee and Una
Stubbs. His character Bert Spooner replaced Trevor
Bannister's Mr Lucas in Are You Being Served? in 1981, and stayed until
the end of the show's run in 1985.
He had three hits in the 1960s (notably
"Tribute To Buddy Holly"). His first singles
were produced by Joe
Meek. In 1980,
he had a big chart success in the UK, with "The Sunshine Of Your
Smile", a cover version of a romantic song written before
the First
World War. In 1985,
his song "Everyone's A Wally" was included
as the b-side to the computer game by Mikro-Gen of
the same name. His most recent CD About Time Two,
recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with The
Crickets, has received rave reviews: Now Dig This - Britain's
leading rock'n'roll
magazine
- rated it as "really good" and describes the version of Bobby
Charles's "Before I Grow Too Old" an "absolute masterpiece".
His most recent film work was acting in Julie and
the Cadillacs (1999).
Discography
Singles
- "Will You Love me Tomorrow" / "My Baby Doll" (with The Outlaws – DECCA
11314 – 01/61)
- "Tribute to Buddy Holly" / "What's the Matter" (with The
Outlaws – HMV 912 – 11/61)
- "It's Just a Matter of Time" / "Little Boy Blue" (with The
Admirals (=Outlaws) – HMV 979 – 04/62)
- "Every Little Kiss" / "How Many Times" (HMV 1042 – 06/62)
- "Don't You Think it's Time" / "Loneliness" (with The
Outlaws – HMV 1104 – 12/62)
- "My Little Baby" / "You'll Do It You'll Fall in Love" (with
The Outlaws – HMV 1142 – 04/63)
- "It Really Doesn't Matter" / "Try a Little Bit Harder" (HMV
1194 – 06/63)
- "Intro" / "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Graham Dean / The
Innocents - COLUMBIA 1536 – 1963)
- "My Little Baby" / "More Than I can Say" (with The
Innocents – COLUMBIA 1536 – 1963)
- "La Bamba" / "Don't You Think it's Time" (with The
Innocents – COLUMBIA 1536 – 1963)
- "On My Mind" / "This Little Girl" (with The Innocents – HMV
1257 – 01/64)
- "Lovesick" / "Letters of Love" (with The Innocents – HMV
1284 – 03/64)
- "Who Will It Be" / "Talk" (with The Innocents – HMV 1314 –
06/64)
- "Two Lovers" / "Don't Try to Stand in My Way" (HMV 1362 –
11/64)
- "That's All I Ever Want from You" / "She Didn't Care" (HMV
1449 – 07/65)
- "It Comes and Goes" / "Gonna Fall in Love" (HMV 1484 –
11/65)
- "Warm Baby" / "Just Thought I´d Phone" (HMV 1530 – 05/66)
- "Raining in My Heart" / "Eyes" (POLYDOR 56182 – 08/67)
- "Can't You Hear my Heartbeat" / "Alice" (D-METRONOME – 1967)
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