Mike Berry
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- For the cartoonist, see Mike Berry (cartoonist). Not to be confused with 1960s singer Dave Berry.
Mike Berry (born Michael Bourne, on September 24, 1942) is an English actor and singer, best known for his appearances as Mr Spooner on the BBC Television hit comedy series, 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. 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).
[edit] Discography
[edit] 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)
