- published: 26 Jan 2013
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Chris Barrie (born 28 March 1960) is a British actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, as Gordon Brittas in the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire and as Lara Croft's butler Hillary in the Tomb Raider franchise films.
Barrie was born Christopher Jonathan Brown in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany to a father who was serving in the British Army, and attended Methodist College Belfast boarding school in Northern Ireland. After dropping out of Brighton Polytechnic, he began his TV career as a sports personality impersonator on The David Essex Showcase; it was at this point that he adopted the surname "Barrie" for Equity reasons – as there was already an actor named Chris Brown on the Equity UK lists. He provided the voice of Ronald Reagan in the pop song "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, as well as various vocalisations for other tracks by FGTH and Art of Noise.
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie - S01E01: 1930s - The Road to War (2.0 Stereo, 360p)
Chris Barrie - Impressions
Chris Barrie - Impressions (2)
Chris Barrie | Carpool
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie - S01E02: 1950s - A New World Order (2.0 Stereo, 360p)
Chris Barrie Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn discuss Red Dwarf X
Massive Engines AIRSHIPS with Chris Barrie
Chris Barrie's Massive Machines Cranes
Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts
Brittas Empire Chris Barrie Terry Wogan Interview HQ
Chris Barrie interview (10.06.10) - TWStuff
Brittas Empire Chris Barrie Series 4 Outtakes Bloopers
Chris Barrie Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn on BBC Breakfast
Britain's Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie - 1980's - DeLorean and Sinclair C5
You ran away with your conscience clear
There was a, a red flag waving in my ear saying
"Stay away, you've got something to fear"
Well why did I not choose to hear?
Well I am through with suffering
Gonna make better choices I don't need no wedding ring
I can sing, I can dance but I can't make this feeling cease
'Cause deep in my soul you left a permanent crease
And we all got our cross to bear
And our Star of David, our dread locked hair
And oh yeah baby, I still care
And if you need some help you know I'll always be there
Well it's been a, a strange year, you've been a very bad dog
As my fire went out, you'd put on another log
But it was worth never having any peace
And deep in my soul you left a permanent crease
And we all got our cross to bear
And our Star of David, our dread locked hair
And oh yeah baby, I still care
And if you need some help you know that I'll still be there
Some nights I thought I'd cry forever
I'd wish him away and then I'd turn into a beggar
But it was worth always scraping my knees
And deep in my soul you left a permanent crease
You' were there
You know I, I wear my heart like a wrinkle on my sleeve
And I've got this aching love that only you can relieve
But I'm, I'm not afraid to go down with a sinking friend
Gonna live at my dreams even if they kill me in the end
And we all got our cross to bear
And our Star of David, our dread locked hair