Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Les Barker

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Les Barker was born on January 30, 1947, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, U.K. He was a poet/performer and author much admired on the folk scene. Barker was the only child of Miriam (nee Crabtree) and George Barker, who owned a newsagent shop, Les attended Manchester grammar school. He was a bright lad and after training at Manchester College became a chartered accountant, working at the city’s town hall until 1982. But he found it boring. His real talent was in writing silly poems, which he would perform at local folk clubs. He soon became a regular at folk clubs and festivals all over Great Britain. In 1989, he formed the Mrs. Ackroyd Band with Hilary Spencer, Alison Younger and Chris Harvey, putting his words to music. Les died in Oswestry, West Midlands, England, U.K. on January 15, 2023. He was two weeks shy of his 76^th birthday.

Barker appeared in the futuristic Euro-western “Welcome to Blood City (1976) starring Jack Palance in the credited role of 3rd citizen.

BARKER, Les [1/30/1947, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, U.K. - 1/15/2023, Oswestry, West Midlands, England, U.K.] – poet, songwriter, film, TV actor.

Welcome to Blood City – 1976 (3rd citizen)