Edgar Barrier
Film, radio and television actor (1907–64)
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Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 – June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre[1] and appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, Too Much Johnson, which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013.[2] He was also in two films with Welles, Journey into Fear (1943) and Macbeth (1948).
Edgar Barrier | |
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Barrier as Banquo in Orson Welles' 1948 film version of Macbeth | |
| Born | March 4, 1907 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1964 (aged 57) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–1964 |
Career
Barrier was born in New York City and died in Hollywood from a heart attack at the age of 57.[3] He was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on The Saint radio show[3] and had the recurring role of Don Cornelio Esperon on a few episodes of Disney's 1957 TV series Zorro.
Broadway roles
Edgar Barrier's Broadway stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.[4]
- Mary of Scotland (1933) as Lord Douglas
- Idiot's Delight (1936) as Auguste
- The Magnificent Yankee (1946) as Mr. Justice Brandeis
Selected filmography
- Le Spectre vert (1930) - Le médecin (film debut)
- Too Much Johnson (1938) - Leon Dathis
- Escape (1940) - Commissioner
- Comrade X (1940) - Rubick
- The Penalty (1941) - Burns
- They Dare Not Love (1941) - Capt. Wilhelm Ehrhardt
- Bombay Clipper (1942) - Man on Intercom (voice, uncredited)
- Danger in the Pacific (1942) - Zambesi
- Eagle Squadron (1942) - Wadislaw Borowsky[5]
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Hospital Doctor
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) - Voice of Terror (voice, uncredited)
- Arabian Nights (1942) - Nadan
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943, Serial) - Tommy Thompson
- Journey into Fear (1943) - Kuvetli
- We've Never Been Licked (1943) - Nishikawa
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) - Raoul Dubert
- Crazy House (1943) - Studio Actor (uncredited)
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) - Stranger in Mask Shop (Episode 1)
- Cobra Woman (1944) - Martok
- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) - John Usher / Robert Usher
- Nob Hill (1945) - Lash Carruthers
- Cornered (1945) - DuBois, Insurance Man
- A Game of Death (1945) - Erich Kreiger
- Song of Mexico (1945) - Gregory Davis
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) - Dr. Ameer Lazar
- Rocky (1948) - John Hammond
- To the Ends of the Earth (1948) - Grieg
- Adventures in Silverado (1948) - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Port Said (1948) - The Great Lingallo
- Macbeth (1948) - Banquo, the only Shakespearean role he played on film
- Rogues' Regiment (1948) - Colonel Mauclaire
- The Secret of St. Ives (1949) - Sgt. Carnac
- Last of the Buccaneers (1950) - George Mareval
- Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) - Dist. Atty. Michael Brogden
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) - Cardinal Richelieu, a role created for the film (uncredited)
- Hurricane Island (1951) - Ponce de León
- The Whip Hand (1951) - Dr. Edward Keller
- Prince of Pirates (1953) - Count Blanco
- Destination Gobi (1953) - Yin Tang (uncredited)
- Count the Hours (1953) - Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie
- The War of the Worlds (1953) - Prof. McPherson (uncredited)
- The Stand at Apache River (1953) - Cara Blanca
- The Golden Blade (1953) - Caliph
- The Saracen Blade (1954) - Baron Rogliano
- Princess of the Nile (1954) - Shaman
- Silver Lode (1955) - Thad Taylor, Attorney (uncredited)
- Rumble on the Docks (1956) - Pete Smigelski
- The Giant Claw (1957) - Dr. Karol Noymann
- Juke Box Rhythm (1959) - Ambassador Truex
- On the Double (1961) - Blankmeister
- Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) - King Augustus
- Pirates of Tortuga (1961) - Sir Thomas Mollyford
- Irma la Douce (1963) - Gen. Lafayette (uncredited) (final film)