Biography
Barnabe was born in St Giles, London on 3 April 1905 to Tina (née Bendi) and Louis Vincent Barnabe. He married Avice Landone, who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky. Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946. He died in June 1998. Barnabe appeared in films as early as 1927 and appeared on television as early as 1937. He appeared on numerous television shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Maigret, Danger Island, The Troubleshooters and Jesus of Nazareth. Films in which Barnabe acted include Man in the Shadow (1957), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). He also appeared in a television adaptation of King Richard the Second in 1978.
Movies & TV Shows
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — Ezra
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The Message (1976) — Umaya
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — Balsora
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The Avengers (1961) — Farrar
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The Saint (1962) — Inspector Manteolli
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The Persuaders! (1971) — Maitre de
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The Mummy's Shroud (1967) — Pharaoh
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Minder (1979) — Mario
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Arrivederci, Baby! (1966) — Head Waiter
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Portrait of Alison (1955) — Italian Detective
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Maigret (1960)
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Pit of Darkness (1961) — Bruno
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Father Brown (1974) — Buller
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Ivanhoe (1958) — Rinaldo
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Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) — Maître d'
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The Buccaneers (1956) — Capt. Gomez
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Landslide (1937) — Bert White
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Interpol Calling (1959) — Capt. Dekker
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No Hiding Place (1959)
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Richard II (1978) — Abbot of Westminster
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Five Golden Hours (1961) — Cesare
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Ball at Savoy (1936) — Train Conductor
- International Detective (1959) — Jacotinski
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The Regiment (1972)
- The Mask of Janus (1965) — Secony
- Beloved Impostor (1936) — Policeman
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The Last Supper (1949) — Leonardo da Vinci
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This Body Is Mine (1971) — Harvey
- Story Parade (1964) — Dr. Mudie
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) — Head waiter
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Centre Play (1973) — Mr Brown
- The Tamer Tamed (1956) — Christopher Sly
- King's Rhapsody (1957) — Chief Revolutionary
- Doctor Kabil (1959) — Dr. Gerard
- Outbreak of Murder (1962)
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Sailor of Fortune (1957) — Brigadier Peter Kleber
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967) — Ispettore di Polizia
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Counter-Attack (1960) — Mr. Prout