Edgar Barrier
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| Born | March 4, 1907 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–1964 |
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 was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on The Saint radio show.[2] He also appeared in two films with Welles, Macbeth and Journey into Fear. Barrier also appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, Too Much Johnson, which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013.[3]
He was a guest star on a few episodes of Disney's Zorro as Don Cornelio Esperon.[4]
Barrier was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.[2]
Broadway roles
Edgar Barrier's Broadway stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.[5]
- Mary of Scotland (1933) as Lord Douglas
- Idiot's Delight (1936) as Auguste
- The Magnificent Yankee (1946) as Mr. Justice Brandeis
Selected filmography
- Too Much Johnson (1938)
- Comrade X (1940)
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
- Eagle Squadron (1942)
- Danger in the Pacific (1942)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) as Voice of Terror (uncredited)
- Phantom of the Opera (1943)
- Journey into Fear (1943)
- We've Never Been Licked (1943)
- The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943 film serial)
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) (first segment only)
- Cobra Woman (1944)
- Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
- A Game of Death (1945)
- Cornered (1945)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
- Macbeth (1948), as Banquo, the only Shakespearean role he played on film
- To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
- The Secret of St. Ives (1949)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), as Cardinal Richelieu, a role created for the film
- The Whip Hand (1951)
- Count the Hours (1953)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- The Giant Claw (1957)
- Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
References
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- ↑ Edgar Barrier at the Internet Broadway Database
External links
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