Occupation Actor Died May 1, 1981, Guernsey Role Actor | Name Barry Jones Years active 1921—1965 | |
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Born 6 March 1893 ( 1893-03-06 ) Guernsey, Channel Islands Awards AACTA Awards - Raymond Longford Award Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In A Supporting Role By An Actor Movies Brigadoon, Seven Days to Noon, Demetrius and the Gladiators, Return to Paradise, The Clouded Yellow Similar People Ralph Thomas, William Marshall, Paul Dehn, Robert Rossen, Roy Boulting | ||
TV shows Martin Chuzzlewit (1964) | ||
Barry Jones (6 March 1893 – 1 May 1981) was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage.
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Biography
Barry Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893. He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921. He performed in his first film, Shaw's Arms and the Man as Bluntschli in 1932. In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Glamorous Night.
A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film Seven Days to Noon. He also played Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of Brigadoon, and Polonius in the 1953 U.S. television adaptation of Hamlet. He appeared as Claudius in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, The Robe. This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death. Jones died at age eighty-eight in Guernsey.
Appearances in TV series
Filmography
Actor
1965
The Heroes of Telemark as
Professor Logan
1965
A Study in Terror as
Duke of Shires
1965
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Charles Augustus Milverton
- Charles Augustus Milverton (1965) - Charles Augustus Milverton
1959
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Sir Percy Brack / T.G.B
- The Trial of Dr. Fancy (1964) - Sir Percy Brack
- The Bird, the Bear and the Actress (1959) - T.G.B
1964
Martin Chuzzlewit (TV Mini Series) as
Martin Chuzzlewit the Elder
1963
The Outer Limits (TV Series) as
Dwight Hartley
- The Borderland (1963) - Dwight Hartley
1963
The Spread of the Eagle (TV Mini Series) as
Julius Caesar / The Ghost of Julius Caesar
- Part Six: The Revenge (1963) - The Ghost of Julius Caesar
- Part Five: The Fifteenth (1963) - Julius Caesar
- Part Four: The Colossus (1963) - Julius Caesar
1963
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Dr. Parkin
- A King's Ransom (1963) - Dr. Parkin
1963
The Saint (TV Series) as
Otis Q. Fennick
- The Ever-Loving Spouse (1963) - Otis Q. Fennick
1961
Victoria Regina (TV Movie) as
The Dean
1961
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Shabyelsky
- Ivanov (1961) - Shabyelsky
1961
Encounter (TV Series) as
Mr. Lattimer
- Something Old, Something New (1961) - Mr. Lattimer
1961
Time Remembered (TV Movie) as
Lord Hector
1961
Karolina Rijecka as
Admiral
1961
Time Remembered (TV Movie) as
Lord Hector
1960
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lloyd Hartley
- The Guinea Pig (1960) - Lloyd Hartley
1960
Cradle Song (TV Movie) as
The Doctor
1959
The 39 Steps as
Professor Logan
1959
Ten Little Indians (TV Movie) as
Mr. Justice Sir Lawrence Wargrave
1958
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
Mr. Earnshaw
- The Hasty Heart (1958)
- Wuthering Heights (1958) - Mr. Earnshaw
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) as
King Watkins
- The Magic Fishbone (1958) - King Watkins
1955
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Scotland Yard Inspector / Doc
- The Man in Authority (1958) - Scotland Yard Inspector
- Dog in a Bush Tunnel (1958) - Doc
- Night of the Plague (1957)
- One (1955)
1958
Little Moon of Alban (TV Movie) as
Dr. Clive
1958
The Safecracker as
Bennett Carfield
1957
Saint Joan as
De Courcelles
1956
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Constable Cuff
- Michael and Mary (1956) - Constable Cuff
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Captain Whalley / Professor Staver
- Miracle at Lensham (1956)
- The End of the Tether (1956) - Captain Whalley
- The Breaking Point (1955) - Professor Staver
1956
Studio One (TV Series) as
Peter Prouse
- The Crimes of Peter Page (1956) - Peter Prouse
1956
War and Peace as
Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov
1956
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Hamish
- The Piper of St. James (1956) - Hamish
1956
The Cradle Song (TV Movie) as
the Doctor
1956
Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
- This Happy Breed (1956)
1956
Alexander the Great as
Aristotle
1955
The Glass Slipper as
Duke
1954
Omnibus (TV Series)(segment "The New World") / (segment "Antigone")
- The New World (1955) - (segment "The New World")
- Antigone (1954) - (segment "Antigone")
1953
You Are There (TV Series) as
John Milton / Socrates
- The Tragedy of John Milton (August 13, 1660) (1955) - John Milton
- The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) - Socrates
1954
Danger (TV Series)
- Stranglehold (1954)
1954
Brigadoon as
Mr. Lundie
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators as
Claudius
1954
Prince Valiant as
King Luke
1953
Medallion Theatre (TV Series) as
Bishop Bienvenu
- The Bishop's Candlesticks (1953) - Bishop Bienvenu
1953
The Imaginary Invalid (TV Movie) as
Argan
1953
Return to Paradise as
Pastor Corbett
1953
Hamlet (TV Movie) as
Polonius
1952
Plymouth Adventure as
William Brewster
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Rev. Hillyer / Henry Aspen
- The Wonderful Visit (1952) - Rev. Hillyer
- The Indifferent Shepherd (1950) - Henry Aspen
1951
Island Rescue as
Provost
1951
The Magic Box as
Bath Doctor
1951
White Corridors as
Dr. Tom Shoesmith
1950
The Clouded Yellow as
Nicholas Fenton
1950
The Mudlark as
Speaker (uncredited)
1950
Double Exit (TV Movie) as
George
1950
Seven Days to Noon as
Professor Willingdon
1950
Away from It All (TV Movie) as
Hugo Bastin
1950
Madeleine as
Proscuting Counsel
1949
Twelve O'Clock High as
Lord Haw-Haw (voice, uncredited)
1949
The Browning Version (TV Movie) as
Andrew Crocker-Harris
1949
The Bad Lord Byron as
Col. Stonhope
1949
If This Be Sin as
Arnold Cane
1948
The Guardsman (TV Movie) as
The critic
1948
Uneasy Terms as
Inspector Gringall
1948
The Calendar as
Sir John Garth
1947
Dancing with Crime as
Mr. Gregory
1947
Frieda as
Holliday
1946
The Queen's Husband (TV Movie) as
King Eric VIII
1943
Squadron Leader X as
Bruce Fenwick
1939
One Night, One Day... (TV Movie) as
Max
1938
Murder in the Family as
Stephen Osborne
1936
The Gay Adventure as
Darnton
1932
Arms and the Man as
Captain Bluntschli
1932
Number 17 as
Henry Doyle
1932
Women Who Play as
Ernest Steele
Self
1963
Living Today (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 April 1963 (1963) - Self
Archive Footage
2023
Compression (TV Series documentary)
- Compression Brigadoon de Vincente Minnelli (2023)
References
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