Barry Jones (actor)
Barry Jones ( March 6, 1893 in Guernsey - May 1, 1981 ) was a British actor in British and American films. He also played roles on US television and theater.
life and work
Barry Jones started his career on the stage of British theaters in 1921. His first film role was in George Bernard Shaw's Heroes as Bluntschli in 1932. In 1935 he played King Stephen in the musical Glamourous Night by Ivor Novello at the Theater Royal, Drury Lane .
As a character actor, he was often successful in roles of noblemen or scholars. He starred in A City Holds Your Breath . He played the character of Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of the musical Brigadoon and played Polonius in the US TV version of Hamlet from 1953, directed by Albert McCleery, who is known for his TV pioneering work . He appeared as Claudius in The Gladiators , a continuation of the biblical ethos The Robe from the 20th Century Fox studios . Overall, he was seen in more than 60 film and television productions.
In 1962, Barry Jones was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Series at the Emmy Awards for his role on the NBC series " Hallmark Hall of Fame " (episode: Victoria Regina).
Barry Jones died at the age of 88 on the island of Guernsey , where he was also born.
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: Women Who Play
- 1932: Heroes (Arms and the Man)
- 1936: The Gay Adventure
- 1938: Murder in the Family
- 1943: Squadron Leader X
- 1948: bigamy ...? (Uneasy Terms)
- 1948: Victory and Place (The Calendar)
- 1949: The Sinful Poet (The Bad Lord Byron)
- 1949: Women of Dangerous Age (That Dangerous Age)
- 1950: Madeleine
- 1950: A city holds its breath (Seven Days to Noon)
- 1951: On the wrong track (The Clouded Yellow)
- 1951: Serum 703 (White Corridors)
- 1951: Appointment with Venus
- 1951: The Wonderful Flicker Box (The Magic Box)
- 1952: Ship without a home (Plymouth Adventure)
- 1953: Return to Paradise (Return to Paradise)
- 1953: Hamlet (TV movie)
- 1954: Prince Eisenherz (Prince Valiant)
- 1954: The Gladiators (Demetrius and the Gladiators)
- 1954: Brigadoon
- 1955: the glass slipper (The Glass Slipper)
- 1956: Alexander the Great (Alexander the Great)
- 1956: War and Peace (War and Peace)
- 1957: Saint Joan (Saint Joan)
- 1958: Safeknacker No. 1 (The Safecracker)
- 1959: 39 steps (The 39 Steps)
- 1965: Sherlock Holmes' greatest case (A Study in Terror)
- 1965: Password "Heavy Water" (The Heroes of Telemark)
Web links
- Barry Jones in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Barry Jones in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Barry Jones in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Barry Jones - external site
Individual evidence
- ^ The Broadway League: Barry Jones - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information . In: ibdb.com .
- ^ Arms and the Man (1932) . In: BFI .
- ↑ Ellacott, Vivyan. "London Musicals 1935-1939" , Over the Footlights , accessed March 12, 2013
- ↑ Hal Erickson: Barry Jones - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie . In: AllMovie .
- ↑ Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) . In: BFI .
- ↑ 14th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners . In: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ Barry Jones (1893-1981) - Find A Grave Memorial . In: findagrave.com .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor in British and American films |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | guernsey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1981 |
| Place of death | guernsey |