Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Dancing with Crime (1947) — Paul Baker
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Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937) — Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Bedelia (1946) — Ben Chaney
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Girl in the News (1940) — Stephen Farringdon
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This Man Is News (1938) — Simon Drake
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Who Goes Next? (1938) — Hamilton
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The Ware Case (1938) — Michael Adye
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Spies of the Air (1939) — Peter Thurloe
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Law and Disorder (1940) — Larry Preston
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Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948) — Grumpy Customer
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Prison Without Bars (1938) — Dr. Georges Marechal
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This Man in Paris (1939) — Simon Drake
- The Midas Touch (1940) — Evan Jones
- Dodging the Dole (1936) — The Dole Dodger