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Barry K. Barnes
Actor
Born December 27, 1906Died January 12, 1965 (58 years)
Barry K. Barnes (born Nelson Barry Mackintosh Barnes; 27 December 1906 – 12 January 1965) was an English film and stage actor. The son of Horatio Nelson Barnes and Anne Mackintosh Barnes, he was born and died in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947. He played Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1937 film Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel. His film career was cut short in 1947 due to an undiagnosable illness contracted during the war. He was married to actress Diana Churchill, and worked with his wife on stage during the 1940s and 1950s, taking West End revivals of The Admirable Crichton and On Approval on profitable tours.
Known For
Filmography
1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Frederick |
1948 | Cup-Tie Honeymoon · as Grumpy Customer |
1947 | Dancing with Crime · as Paul Baker |
1946 | Bedelia · as Ben Chaney |
1940 | The Girl in the News · as Stephen Farringdon |
1940 | Law and Disorder · as Larry Preston |
1939 | Spies of the Air · as Peter Thurloe |
1938 | The Ware Case · as Michael Adye |
1938 | You're the Doctor · as John Meriden |
1938 | Who Goes Next? · as Hamilton |
1938 | Prison Without Bars · as Dr. Georges Marechal |
1938 | This Man Is News · as Simon Drake |
1937 | The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel · as Sir Percy Blakeney Alias The Scarlet Pimpernel |