Barry K. Barnes
Biography
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
Dancing with CrimePaul Baker6.1
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelSir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
BedeliaBen Chaney
Girl in the NewsStephen Farringdon
This Man Is NewsSimon Drake
Who Goes Next?Hamilton
The Ware CaseMichael Adye
Spies of the AirPeter Thurloe
Law and DisorderLarry Preston
Cup-Tie HoneymoonGrumpy Customer
Prison Without BarsDr. Georges Marechal
This Man in ParisSimon Drake
Filmography
- 1948Cup-Tie HoneymoonFilm: Grumpy Customer
- 1947Dancing with CrimeFilm: Paul Baker
- 1946BedeliaFilm: Ben Chaney
- 1940Girl in the NewsFilm: Stephen Farringdon
- 1940Law and DisorderFilm: Larry Preston
- 1940The Midas TouchFilm: Evan Jones
- 1939This Man in ParisFilm: Simon Drake
- 1939Spies of the AirFilm: Peter Thurloe
- 1938The Ware CaseFilm: Michael Adye
- 1938Prison Without BarsFilm: Dr. Georges Marechal
- 1938This Man Is NewsFilm: Simon Drake
- 1938Who Goes Next?Film: Hamilton
- 1937Return of the Scarlet PimpernelFilm: Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1936Dodging the DoleFilm: The Dole Dodger
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