Person
Barry K. Barnes
Acting · 1906–1965 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
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 Crime
Paul Baker
Girl in the News
Stephen Farringdon
Bedelia
Ben Chaney
Dodging the Dole
The Dole Dodger
Law and Disorder
Larry Preston
This Man in Paris
Simon Drake
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
This Man Is News
Simon Drake
The Ware Case
Michael Adye
Spies of the Air
Peter Thurloe
Filmography
- 1948Cup-Tie HoneymoonGrumpy Customer
- 1947Dancing with CrimePaul Baker
- 1946BedeliaBen Chaney
- 1940Girl in the NewsStephen Farringdon
- 1940Law and DisorderLarry Preston
- 1940The Midas TouchEvan Jones
- 1939This Man in ParisSimon Drake
- 1939Spies of the AirPeter Thurloe
- 1938The Ware CaseMichael Adye
- 1938Prison Without BarsDr. Georges Marechal
- 1938This Man Is NewsSimon Drake
- 1938Who Goes Next?Hamilton
- 1937Return of the Scarlet PimpernelSir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 1936Dodging the DoleThe Dole Dodger
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