harry potter/eric sykes

[howardmitchell]

more of a musing than a question.

just watched "goblet of fire " and instantly recognised Eric Sykes at the begining .

wonder why they cast him for so small a part - any older gent would have done ?why under use a man like eric sykes ( and hes un credited too ?

just wondered...

[CaptainWaggett]

name='howardmitchell']more of a musing than a question.

just watched "goblet of fire " and instantly recognised Eric Sykes at the begining .

wonder why they cast him for so small a part - any older gent would have done ?why under use a man like eric sykes ( and hes un credited too ?

just wondered...

I don't imagine he felt underused - he's sounds very proud of it in his autobiography. I guess they can afford to cast 'names' in every part eg Leslie Philips as the voice of the Sorting Hat so why not? I like the depth it gives the films. And I imagine Eric wouldn't be up to doing a larger part with proper lines given the fact that he's deaf and has serious sight problems now.

[howardmitchell]

oh right ,i see . never thought of that just seemed a shame not to have seen more of him really

cheers

H

[George Bailey]

As a matter of interet they are filming for a few nights this week a sequence of Harry Potter in the Mersey Tunnel. No stars in the sequence though.