Patrick Barlow
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Patrick Barlow (born 18 March 1947) is an English actor, comedian and playwright.
His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent. The role of his assistant (or as Desmond likes to call him, "my entire company") has been taken by different actors over the years, including Jim Broadbent (as Wallace), Robert Austin (as Bernard), and John Ramm (as Raymond Box). Their 1998 production Love Upon the Throne (featuring Barlow as Prince Charles and Ramm as Lady Diana Spencer) was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy.
Patrick Barlow has appeared in several feature films, and made regular appearances in comedy and drama series on British television and radio, including co-starring with Imelda Staunton in Is it Legal?. He has also written and directed for television.
Patrick Barlow also wrote a stage adaptation of John Buchan's the 39 Steps, which opened in London's Tricycle Theatre in 2006, and after a successful run transferred to the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly.
