Barry Jones (actor)

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][2]

Barry Jones
Born(1893-03-06)6 March 1893
St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Died1 May 1981(1981-05-01) (aged 88)
Guernsey, Channel Islands
OccupationActor
Years active1921–1965

Biography

Barry Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893.[3] He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921.[4] He performed in his first film, Shaw's Arms and the Man as Bluntschli in 1932.[5] In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Ivor Novello's stage musical, Glamorous Night.[6]

A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film Seven Days to Noon.[7] 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.[8] This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death.

Jones died at the age of eighty-eight in Guernsey.[1]

Selected filmography

Appearances in TV series

Sources
  • Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies published by Harper-Collins - ISBN 0-06-093507-3

References
  1. "Barry Jones | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. 1 May 1981. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. "Barry Jones - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  3. The Broadway League. "Barry Jones - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com.
  4. "Barry Jones". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. "Arms and the Man (1932)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. Ellacott, Vivyan. "London Musicals 1935-1939", Over the Footlights, accessed 12 March 2013
  7. Hal Erickson. "Barry Jones - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  8. "Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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