Gene Barry
Gene Barry (* 14. June 1919 as Eugene Klass in New York ; † 9. December 2009 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Gene Barry chose his stage name in memory of John Barrymore . He practiced singing and playing the violin and spent two years at the Chatham Square School of Music in order to obtain a singing scholarship. In 1944 he appeared on Broadway . Appearances in films and television series followed. It wasn't until 1983 that he appeared again on Broadway when he was there in a musical . A well-known film role took place in 1953 in Battle of the Worlds as Dr. Clayton Forrester. Barry had later a cameo appearance in Steven Spielberg's remake alongside Ann Robinson , who also starred in the original. Further leading roles in B-films of the 1950s followed, but the breakthrough to a film star did not succeed.
Instead, Barry had a recurring role in the series Our Miss Brooks as early as the mid-1950s and eventually became a television star through his appearances in the three popular television series Bat Masterson , The Name of the Game and Amos Burke . In 1965 he received the Golden Globe for his role in Amos Burke . In 1993 and 1994, Amos Burke ran under the title Burke's Law . Barry also took the lead role in this sequel. In 1973 he also appeared in the title role of the television series Gene Bradley on a secret mission . In 1968 he played the murderer in the first television film in the series Columbo - Murder by Prescription . In 1990 he appeared in two episodes in Paradise - One Man, One Colt, Four Children . In the same year he also appeared in The best player far and wide - His highest bet .
On October 22, 1944, Gene Barry married his wife Betty, with whom he was married until her death on January 31, 2003. The couple had two sons and later adopted a daughter. Barry died on December 9, 2009 at the age of 90.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: The City of a Thousand Dangers (The Atomic City)
- 1953: War of the Worlds (The War of the Worlds)
- 1954: Weak Alibi (Naked Alibi)
- 1954: White Death in Alaska (Alaska Seas)
- 1955: The Purple Mask
- 1955: Meeting point Hong Kong (Soldier of Fortune)
- 1955–1956: Our Miss Brooks (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 1957: The 27th Day
- 1957: Forty Guns (Forty Guns)
- 1958–1961: Bat Masterson (TV series, 108 episodes)
- 1963–1966: Amos Burke ( Burke's Law, TV series, 81 episodes)
- 1967: Morocco 7 (Maroc 7)
- 1967: Prescription: Murder (Prescription: Murder)
- 1968: Istanbul Express (Istanbul Express)
- 1968–1971: The Name of the Game (TV series, 41 episodes)
- 1972–1973: Gene Bradley on a secret mission ( The Adventurer, TV series, 26 episodes)
- 1977-1981: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels, television series, 2 episodes)
- 1978–1982: Love Boat (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1979: Guiana - Cult of the Damned (Guyana, el crimen del siglo)
- 1987: Perry Mason and the lost love ( Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love, movie made for TV)
- 1989: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote, TV series, 1 episode)
- 1991: The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw - The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
- 1994–1995: Burke's Law ( Burke's Law, television series, 27 episodes)
- 2005: War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds)
Web links
- Gene Barry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gene Barry in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gene Barry in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Obituary in the Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2009, accessed November 12, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barry, Gene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klass, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2009 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |