Barry K. Barnes

Acting

Barry K. Barnes

Born December 27, 1906 · Chelsea, London, England, UK

Died January 12, 1965 · aged 58

Barry K. Barnes (born Nelson Barry Mackintosh Barnes; 27 December 1906 – 12 January 1965) was an English film and stage actor. The son of Horatio Nelson Barnes and Anne Mackintosh Barnes, he was born and died in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947. He played Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1937 film Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel. His film career was cut short in 1947 due to an u…

Known For

Spies of the AirSpies of the Air · 1939
Spies of the Air
6.71939
MovieAdventure
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released in 1940, war had been declared.
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelReturn of the Scarlet Pimpernel · 1937
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
4.41937
MovieActionRomance
Sir Percy is forced to return to France one last time, to rescue his wife from the clutches of the sinister Robespierre. It's clearly a trap, but nothing will keep the good Pimpernel from carrying out his mission.
BedeliaBedelia · 1946
Bedelia
5.31946
MovieDramaMystery
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Law and DisorderLaw and Disorder · 1940
Law and Disorder
6.31940
MovieComedyCrime
On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.
Dancing with CrimeDancing with Crime · 1947
Dancing with Crime
6.11947
MovieCrimeDrama
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
Girl in the NewsGirl in the News · 1940
Girl in the News
6.51940
MovieCrimeThriller
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arise.
Who Goes Next?Who Goes Next? · 1938
Who Goes Next?
7.01938
MovieWar
During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape a prisoner-of-war camp.
This Man in ParisThis Man in Paris · 1939
This Man in Paris
10.01939
MovieMysteryComedy
A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters.

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