Barry Jones (actor)
| Barry Jones | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
6 March 1893 Guernsey, Channel Islands  |
| Died |
1 May 1981 (aged 88) Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921–1965 |
Barry Jones (6 March 1893 – 1 May 1981) was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage.[1]
Biography
Barry Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893.[2] He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921.[3] He performed in his first film, Shaw's Arms and the Man as Bluntschli in 1932.[4] In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Glamorous Night.[5]
A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film Seven Days to Noon.[6] He also played Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of Brigadoon, and Polonius in the 1953 U.S. television adaptation of Hamlet.[1] He appeared as Claudius in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, The Robe.[7] This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death. Jones died at age eighty-eight in Guernsey.[8]
Selected filmography
- Women Who Play (1932) as Ernest Steele
- Arms and the Man (1932) as Bluntschli
- The Gay Adventure (1936) as Dernton
- Murder in the Family (1938) as Stephen Osborne
- Squadron Leader X (1943) as Bruce Fenwick
- Uneasy Terms (1948) as Inspector Gringall
- The Calendar (1948) as Sir John Garth
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949) as Colonel Stonhope
- That Dangerous Age (1949) as Arnold Cane
- Madeleine (1950) as Prosecuting Counsel
- Seven Days to Noon (1950) as Professor Willingdon
- The Clouded Yellow (1951) as Nicholas Fenton
- White Corridors (1951) as Dr. Shoesmith
- Appointment with Venus (1951) as the Provost
- The Magic Box (1951) as The Bath Doctor
- Plymouth Adventure (1952) as William Brewster
- Hamlet (1953) as Polonius
- Prince Valiant (1954) as King Luke
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) as Claudius
- Brigadoon (1954) as Mr. Lundy
- The Glass Slipper (1955) as the Duke
- Alexander the Great (1956) as Aristotle
- War and Peace (1956) as Count Rostov
- Saint Joan (1957) as de Courcelles
- The Safecracker (1958) as Bennett Carfield
- The 39 Steps (1959) as Professor Logan
- A Study in Terror (1965) as Duke of Shires
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) as Professor Logan
Appearances in TV series
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1953–61)
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1955–56)
- The Saint (1963)
- The Outer Limits (1963)
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1964)
- Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series) (1965)
- He played the role of Julius Caesar in the TV miniseries The Spread of the Eagle.
Sources
- Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies published by Harper-Collins - ISBN 0-06-093507-3
References
- 1 2 Born: 6 March 1893, GuernseyDied: 1 May 1981, Guernsey (1981-05-01). "Barry Jones | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ↑ The Broadway League. "Barry Jones - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com.
- ↑ "Barry Jones". britmovie.co.uk.
- ↑ "Arms and the Man (1932)". BFI.
- ↑ Ellacott, Vivyan. "London Musicals 1935-1939", Over the Footlights, accessed 12 March 2013
- ↑ Hal Erickson. "Barry Jones - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)". BFI.
- ↑ "Barry Jones (1893 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com.
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