What is Berty Gunathilake?
{{Infobox person | name = Berty Gunathilake <br>බර්ටි ගුණතිලක | other_names = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Besthiyage Don Bertie Sangathissa Gunathilake | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|8|2|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ampitiya, Central Province|Ampitiya, Kandy]], [[British Ceylon]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|3|6|1924|8|2|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kahawatta]], Sri Lanka | nationality = Sri Lankan | education = Sangharaja Pirivena, Kandy | years_active = 1947–2003 | party = | spouse = Soma Gunathilake | children = 4 | awards = Desha Nethru | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Actor, comedian }} '''Besthiyage Don Bertie Sangathissa Gunathilake''' ([[:si:බර්ටි ගුණතිලක|බර්ටි ගුණතිලක]]; 2 August 1924 – 6 March 2022), popularly as '''Berty Gunathilake''', was a Sri Lankan actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-berty-gunathilaka-80.html |title=Berty Gunathilaka - බර්ටි ගුණතිලක filmography |publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210143949/http://www.films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-berty-gunathilaka-80.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was born in [[Ampitiya, Central Province|Ampitiya, Kandy]], [[British Ceylon]]. His career lasted from 1947 until 2003. His best known roles were in ''[[Binaramalee]]'' (1969), ''[[Cheriyo Captain]]'' (1995), ''[[Somy Boys]]'' (2002) and ''[[Vala In London]]'' (2003). Gunathilake died on 6 March 2022 at a hospital in [[Kahawatta]], Sri Lanka at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Actor Berty Gunathilake Passes Away |url=https://www.onlanka.com/news/veteran-actor-berty-goonetileke-passes-away.html |access-date=6 March 2022 |publisher=Onlanka |date=6 March 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2022