Ronnie Barker

Ronnie Barker (25th September 1929- 3rd October 2005) was an English actor and comedian who played Norman Stanley Fletcher in Porridge from 1974 to 1777 and the sequels Going Straight in 1978 and Life Beyond The Box in 2003.

After Porridge
Barker returned to doing a second series of Open All Hours in 1981 after repeats of the first one proved successful. This was followed up by a third and fourth series in 1982 and 1985, before it officially ended. He retired from acting in 1987, although returned in the late 1990s.

He reprised the role of an older Stanley Fletcher in Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher, which would be his final contribution to television. He passed away two years later in 2005.

Refs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Barker