Don Barclay
Don Barclay , fully Donn Van Tassel Barclay , (born December 26, 1892 in Ashland , Oregon , USA , † October 16, 1975 in Palm Springs , California ) was an American actor . He had in his internationally best-known role Disney - Movie Musical Mary Poppins (1964).
Life
Don Barclay made his film debut in 1915 in a number of slapstick silent film comedies, most notably the "Ambrose" series starring Mack Swain . He also appeared as Keystone Kop in one of these films, Ambrose's Nasty Temper (1915) . After that, however, he concentrated on a stage career and appeared on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 and 1917. During the 1920s he played mainly on Broadway and was in musicals - comedies and revues such as Go-Go (1923), The Greenwich Village Follies (1924/25), Merry-Go-Round (1927), Nina Rosa (1930 / 31) or Americana (1932).
In 1933 Barclay returned to the film business and worked for Hal Roach for a few months . There he played a number of comical characters in short films such as the chauffeur in Honky Donkey with the little rascals . Countless supporting roles in full-length feature films followed , mostly without a mention in the opening credits or credits. Barclay provided a whole gallery of drunks, but was also used as a taxi driver , reporter , bartender or - as in The Law West of Tombstone (1938) - as a piano player. He had bigger roles in The Falcon's Brother (1942) and in the horror film Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ( Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man , 1943) alongside Lon Chaney junior , Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill .
Starting with Cinderella ( Cinderella , 1950), he voiced a number of cartoon characters in productions by Walt Disney during the 1950s and 60s . In Disney's Mary Poppins ( Mary Poppins , 1964), his last film, he finally played his most famous role today: that of "Mr. Binnacle ”, the assistant to“ Admiral Boom ”.
Don Barclay died at the age of 82 on October 16, 1975 in Palm Springs .
Filmography (selection)
- 1915: That Little Band of Gold (short film)
- 1915: Ambrose's Little Hatchet (short film)
- 1915: Ambrose's Lofty Perch (short film)
- 1915: Ambrose's Nasty Temper (short film)
- 1915: The Cannon Ball (short film)
- 1933: Beauty and the Bus (short film)
- 1933: Peg o 'My Heart (short film)
- 1933: Air Fright (short film)
- 1934: Mixed Nuts (short film)
- 1934: Honky Donkey (short film)
- 1937: On a Dangerous Mission (I Cover the War)
- 1938: The Law West of Tombstone
- 1942: The Falcon's Brother
- 1942: Silver Queen
- 1943: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man)
- 1948: Whispering Smith
- 1950: Cinderella (Cinderella) - voice
- 1951: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) - voice
- 1953: Peter Pan (Peter Pan) - voice
- 1961: 101 Dalmatians (One Hundred and One Dalmatians) - voice
- 1964: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)
Web links
- Don Barclay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Don Barclay in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB )
Individual evidence
- ↑ date of birth according to imdb ; the ibdb, however, gives March 19, 1892 as the birthday
- ↑ Information from the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barclay, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barclay, Donn Van Tassel (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashland (Oregon) , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1975 |
| Place of death | Palm Springs, California , USA |