Barry K. Barnes

Birthday: 1906-12-27
Deathday: 1965-01-12
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1948-06-01 Cup-Tie Honeymoon Grumpy Customer
1947-06-25 Dancing with Crime Paul Baker
1946-07-08 Bedelia Ben Chaney
1940-08-28 Girl in the News Stephen Farringdon
1940-07-06 Law and Disorder Larry Preston
1940-05-04 The Midas Touch Evan Jones
1939-07-01 This Man in Paris Simon Drake
1939-03-30 Spies of the Air Peter Thurloe
1938-12-02 The Ware Case Michael Adye
1938-09-20 Prison Without Bars Dr. Georges Marechal
1938-09-16 This Man Is News Simon Drake
1938-03-01 Who Goes Next? Hamilton
1937-10-20 Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
1936-07-01 Dodging the Dole The Dole Dodger