Real name: Leslie Hulme

Effective period / Period of releases: 1966 - 1993

Ken Barrie (born January 3, 1943, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England - died July 29, 2016, Uxbridge, London, England) was a British voice actor and singer best known for narrating the BBC television programme "Postman Pat". He was also responsible for providing the voices of Postman Pat, Ted Glen, Granny Dryden, Peter Fogg, Major Forbes, George Lancaster, Geoff Pringle, Alf Thompson, Reverend Timms, Arthur Selby, and Sam Waldron. Barrie also sang the soundtrack for Charlie Chalk and recorded the soundtracks for Sharks' Treasure and Emily. He recorded for Embassy Records under the stage name Les Carle.