About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1906-01-08
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:
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Barry MacKay

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor.

He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938).

Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in Brown on Resolution (1935) and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film A Christmas Carol (1938), the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, Smuggled Cargo (1939). After these films and serving in the Canadian navy during WW II, followed by stage work, there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film (Timeslip a.k.a. The Atomic Man ) in 1955.

Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series. He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".

Known for

Acting
1955 Timeslip Actor Inspector Hammond 58
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1954 Orders Are Orders Actor R.S.M. Benson 59
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1953 Grand National Night Actor Sergeant Gibson 59
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1952 The Pickwick Papers Actor Mr. Snubbins 59
Average
1939 Smuggled Cargo Actor Gerry Clayton N/A
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1938 A Christmas Carol Actor Scrooge's Nephew Fred 61
Fair
1938 It Might Be You Actor Tom N/A
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1938 Who Killed John Savage? Actor Anthony Benedict N/A
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1938 Sailing Along Actor Steve Barnes 59
Average
1937 Gangway Actor Bob Deering 59
Average
1937 Glamorous Night Actor Anthony Allan 59
Average
1937 The Great Barrier Actor Steve 59
Average
1935 The Private Secretary Actor Douglas Cattermole 59
Average
1935 Me and Marlborough Actor Dick Welch 58
Average
1935 Brown on Resolution Actor Lt. Somerville 59
Average
1935 Oh, Daddy! Actor Jimmy Ellison 59
Average
1934 Passing Shadows Actor Jim Lawrence N/A
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1934 Forbidden Territory Actor Michael Farringdon 58
Average
1934 Evergreen Actor Tommy Thompson 59
Average
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan Actor Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance 59
Average
1933 The 1002nd Night Actor 58
Average