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Barry Norton
Actor
Born June 16, 1905Died August 24, 1956 (51 years)
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Barry Norton (born Alfredo Carlos Birabén; June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentinian-American actor. He appeared in over 90 films, starting in silent films from 1925 until his death in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his role as Juan Harker in Universal Pictures' Spanish-language version of Drácula in 1931, the English language role of Jonathan Harker originated by David Manners. Arriving in Hollywood in the 1920s, Norton first appeared as an extra in The Black Pirate (1926) but was soon cast in Fox Films' The Lily that same year. His big break came when he was given the role of Pvt. "Mother's Boy" Lewisohn in What Price Glory?, which turned out to be a huge commercial success. He landed substantial roles in Legion of the Condemned and 4 Devils (both 1928), which were also very successful. His acting was well received by audiences and critics at the time, and during the silent era he avoided being typecast as a Latin lover. One theater owner in Golden City, Montana said, "[Norton] has as yet to show me a bad performance. There's a boy that is a 'natural'."
In the early 1930s, Norton could still get leading roles in major films. Major Hollywood studios started producing alternate-language versions of their prestige productions, and he became one of dozens of Latino actors needed. Drácula was one of these films, but Norton also appeared in Spanish-language versions of Paramount on Parade (1930), The Benson Murder Case (1930), and The Criminal Code (1931). In a few cases, he appeared in both versions of a film. Examples include Storm Over the Andes (Spanish version: Alas sobre El Chaco), The Sea Fiend (El diablo del Mar), and Captain Calamity (El capitan Tormenta), the latter film reuniting him with Lupita Tovar, his romantic interest from Dracula.
In addition to roles in Spanish-territory films, he had roles in numerous major films, usually playing sophisticated Europeans. With the decline in Spanish-language film production in Los Angeles, Norton's opportunities for leading roles became less and less frequent. Though he had a pleasing voice, his Argentine accent seemed incongruous with his appearance. According to some sources, he never mastered English very well. In 1933, he secured what would be his last important role, playing Jean Parker's Spanish fiancé in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Although he would continue to work for another 15 years, Norton's last credited screen role would be Should Husbands Work? (1939). For the rest of his career, Norton continued to reside in Los Angeles and obtain small roles in films. Many films he appeared in are now considered to be classics.
Barry Norton (born Alfredo Carlos Birabén; June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentinian-American actor. He appeared in over 90 films, starting in silent films from 1925 until his death in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his role as Juan Harker in Universal Pictures' Spanish-language version of Drácula in 1931, the English language role of Jonathan Harker originated by David Manners. Arriving in Hollywood in the 1920s, Norton first appeared as an extra in The Black Pirate (1926) but was soon cast in Fox Films' The Lily that same year. His big break came when he was given the role of Pvt. "Mother's Boy" Lewisohn in What Price Glory?, which turned out to be a huge commercial success. He landed substantial roles in Legion of the Condemned and 4 Devils (both 1928), which were also very successful. His acting was well received by audiences and critics at the time, and during the silent era he avoided being typecast as a Latin lover. One theater owner in Golden City, Montana said, "[Norton] has as yet to show me a bad performance. There's a boy that is a 'natural'."
In the early 1930s, Norton could still get leading roles in major films. Major Hollywood studios started producing alternate-language versions of their prestige productions, and he became one of dozens of Latino actors needed. Drácula was one of these films, but Norton also appeared in Spanish-language versions of Paramount on Parade (1930), The Benson Murder Case (1930), and The Criminal Code (1931). In a few cases, he appeared in both versions of a film. Examples include Storm Over the Andes (Spanish version: Alas sobre El Chaco), The Sea Fiend (El diablo del Mar), and Captain Calamity (El capitan Tormenta), the latter film reuniting him with Lupita Tovar, his romantic interest from Dracula.
In addition to roles in Spanish-territory films, he had roles in numerous major films, usually playing sophisticated Europeans. With the decline in Spanish-language film production in Los Angeles, Norton's opportunities for leading roles became less and less frequent. Though he had a pleasing voice, his Argentine accent seemed incongruous with his appearance. According to some sources, he never mastered English very well. In 1933, he secured what would be his last important role, playing Jean Parker's Spanish fiancé in Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933). Although he would continue to work for another 15 years, Norton's last credited screen role would be Should Husbands Work? (1939). For the rest of his career, Norton continued to reside in Los Angeles and obtain small roles in films. Many films he appeared in are now considered to be classics.
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Barry Norton Filmography
| 2001 | |
| 1957 | The Tattered Dress · as Courtroom Spectator |
| 1957 | Mister Cory · as Club Patron |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy · as Department Store Employee |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Three Violent People · as Barfly |
| 1956 | Death of a Scoundrel · as Party Guest |
| 1956 | Runaway Daughters · as Party Guest |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free · as First Nighter |
| 1956 | The She-Creature · as Party Guest |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years · as Riverboat Passenger |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story · as Party Guest |
| 1956 | Serenade · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Man Leaving Building |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas · as Casino Patron |
| 1956 | |
| 1956 | The Benny Goodman Story · as Man In Audience At Carnegie Hall |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle · as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Officer On Hearing Board |
| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing · as Man In Audience |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief · as Frenchman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody · as Party Guest |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' · as Party Guest |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town · as Party Guest |
| 1955 | Three for the Show · as Audience Member |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1954 | So This Is Paris · as Gendarme |
| 1954 | White Christmas · as Carousel Club Diner (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Benefit Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez · as Gambling House Patron |
| 1954 | Lucky Me · as Diner / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny · as Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Playgirl · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1954 | Yankee Pasha · as Clerk In Marseilles |
| 1954 | Rhapsody · as Customer At Ritz Bar |
| 1953 | The French Line · as Ship Passenger |
| 1953 | Money from Home · as Hunt Club Ball Guest |
| 1953 | Bad for Each Other · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | The Robe · as Citizen |
| 1953 | How to Marry a Millionaire · as Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | No Escape · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way · as Party Guest |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything · as Reporter |
| 1953 | She's Back on Broadway · as First-Nighter |
| 1953 | Confidentially Connie · as Professor |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler · as Wedding Guest |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Gun · as Barfly |
| 1952 | The Jazz Singer · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1952 | No Holds Barred · as Party Guest |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as Restaurant Patron |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Man In Audience / Backstage Guest (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow · as Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1952 | What Price Glory · as Priest |
| 1952 | Actors and Sin · as Stagehand (segment "woman Of Sin") |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike · as Golf Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Deadline - U.S.A. · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas · as Lawyer At Seminar (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Something to Live For · as Man In Tweeds (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder · as Guest At Benefit |
| 1952 | Room for One More · as Boy Scout Ceremony Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Lullaby of Broadway · as Ship Passenger |
| 1951 | The Big Night · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Rich, Young and Pretty · as Dinner Guest |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train · as Tennis Match Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked · as Theatregoer |
| 1951 | Hollywood Story · as Christmas Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Pier 23 · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. · as Communist Agitator At Meeting |
| 1951 | Francis Goes to the Races · as Racetrack Spectator |
| 1951 | On the Riviera · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding · as Backstage Guest |
| 1951 | Three Guys Named Mike · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand · as Ship Passenger |
| 1950 | For Heaven's Sake · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1950 | Mister 880 · as Restaurant Diner (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Born to Be Bad · as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Toast of New Orleans · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl · as Party Guest |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as Hotel Guest |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own · as Country Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Rocketship X-M · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Under My Skin · as Horserace Spectator |
| 1950 | Wabash Avenue · as Man In Theatre Lobby |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn · as Man At Train Station / Café Guest (uncredited) |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side · as Del Rio Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss · as Operagoer |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as Officer At Party |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | The Sun Comes Up · as Music Lover |
| 1949 | Outpost in Morocco · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1948 | Trouble Makers · as Pedestrian |
| 1948 | Angel on the Amazon · as Brazilian Reporter |
| 1948 | An Innocent Affair · as Rocket Roof Patron (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Rogues' Regiment · as Legionnaire |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch · as Autograph Fan |
| 1948 | Easter Parade · as Diner At Rooftop Show (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Big Clock · as Man At Van Barth's (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Casbah · as Pilot |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie · as Fashion Show Attendee |
| 1947 | The Gangster · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux · as Garden Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow · as Club Member |
| 1947 | Variety Girl · as Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man · as Casino Patron |
| 1947 | Killer Dill · as Speakeasy Patron |
| 1947 | The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1947 | Violence · as Man At Airport |
| 1947 | Twilight on the Rio Grande · as Rurale |
| 1947 | That Way with Women · as Party Guest |
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge · as Princess Novemali's Escort |
| 1946 | The Jolson Story · as Audience Member |
| 1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1946 | Devil Monster · as Robert Jackson |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Great John L. · as Cast |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Zombies on Broadway · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions · as Man At Yacht Party |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time · as Man At Audition |
| 1944 | Storm Over Lisbon · as Casino Guest |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Lost Angel · as Man On Train |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion · as German Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow · as Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Card Player |
| 1943 | Happy Go Lucky · as Tourist |
| 1942 | |
| 1942 | One Dangerous Night · as Engagement Party Guest |
| 1942 | The McGuerins from Brooklyn · as Gambling Room Patron |
| 1942 | Casablanca · as Gambler At Rick's (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier · as One Of Maria's Suitors (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Crossroads · as Reporter |
| 1942 | Just Off Broadway · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli · as Man At Bar |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Secret Agent of Japan · as Gambler |
| 1942 | Call Out the Marines · as Cafe Patron |
| 1942 | Blue, White and Perfect · as Man At Ship Dock (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Playmates · as Rhumba Dancer |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story · as Audience Member |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls · as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1941 | We Go Fast · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1941 | Charlie Chan in Rio · as Night Club Patron |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost · as Club Patron (uncredited) |
| 1941 | My Life with Caroline · as Cocktail Club Patron |
| 1941 | Sunset in Wyoming · as Country Club Guest |
| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry · as Bowler (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand · as Dinner Guest |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl · as Palm Beach Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Scotland Yard · as Officer |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as Passenger On Ship (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three · as Man At Train Station |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West · as Hotel Guest |
| 1940 | Christmas in July · as Co-Worker In Office (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Hit Parade of 1941 · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1940 | Down Argentine Way · as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance · as Dissaproving Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1939 | Angel of Mercy · as President Garfield's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Three Blind Mice · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1938 | The Goldwyn Follies · as Party Guest |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Villere |
| 1937 | Hollywood Hotel · as Man At Premiere |
| 1937 | I'll Take Romance · as Juan |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night · as Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1937 | Rich Relations · as Don Blair |
| 1937 | She's Dangerous · as Joseph The Gigolo |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night · as Masseur |
| 1936 | Camille · as Emile (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Captain Calamity · as Carr |
| 1936 | Marihuana · as Carlos |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Criminal Within · as Tom Randel |
| 1935 | Anna Karenina · as Kitty's Suitor |
| 1935 | The Sea Fiend · as Robert Jackson |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Imitation of Life · as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The World Moves On · as Jacques Girard (1924) |
| 1934 | Grand Canary · as Robert Tranter |
| 1934 | Caravan · as Young Officer At Beer Garden (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Nana · as Lieutenant Louis |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday · as Jerry (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Lady for a Day · as Carlos |
| 1933 | Cocktail Hour · as Philippe |
| 1933 | Luxury Liner · as Prince Vladimir Gleboff |
| 1931 | Dishonored · as Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad |
| 1931 | Drácula · as Juan Harker |
| 1928 | The Red Dance · as Rasputin's Assassin (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Legion of the Condemned · as Byron Dashwood |
| 1927 | The Wizard · as Reginald Van Lear |
| 1927 | |
| 1926 | What Price Glory · as Pvt. Kenneth 'mother's Boy' Lewisohn |
| 1926 | The Lily · as Max De Maigny |
| 1926 | The Black Pirate · as Youth (uncredited) |