Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 – June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of

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and was one of several actors who played

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on '' The Saint''

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. He also appeared in two films with Welles, '' Journey into Fear'' (1943) and ''

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'' (1948). Barrier also appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, '' Too Much Johnson'', which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013. He was a guest star on a few episodes of Disney's ''

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'' as Don Cornelio Esperon. Barrier was born in

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and died in

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from a

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Broadway roles

Edgar Barrier's Broadway stage credits are listed at the

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.Edgar Barrier
at the

* '' Mary of Scotland'' (1933) as Lord Douglas * '' Idiot's Delight'' (1936) as Auguste * ''The Magnificent Yankee'' (1946) as Mr. Justice Brandeis

Selected filmography

*''Le Spectre vert'' (1930) - Le médecin (film debut) *'' Too Much Johnson'' (1938) - Leon Dathis *''

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'' (1940) - Commissioner *''

Comrade X ''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Inte ...

'' (1940) - Rubick *'' The Penalty'' (1941) - Burns *'' They Dare Not Love'' (1941) - Capt. Wilhelm Ehrhardt *'' Bombay Clipper'' (1942) - Man on Intercom (voice, uncredited) *'' Danger in the Pacific'' (1942) - Zambesi *'' Eagle Squadron'' (1942) - Wadislaw Borowsky *''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, w ...

'' (1942) - Hospital Doctor *''

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror ''Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' is a 1942 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The film combines elements of Doyle's short story " His Last Bow", to which it is credited ...

'' (1942) - Voice of Terror (voice, uncredited) *''

Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' (1942) - Nadan *'' The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' (1943, Serial) - Tommy Thompson *'' Journey into Fear'' (1943) - Kuvetli *'' We've Never Been Licked'' (1943) - Nishikawa *'' Phantom of the Opera'' (1943) - Raoul Dubert *'' Crazy House'' (1943) - Studio Actor (uncredited) *'' Flesh and Fantasy'' (1943) - Stranger in Mask Shop (Episode 1) *''

Cobra Woman ''Cobra Woman'' is a 1944 American South Seas adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Siodmak that stars Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu. Shot in Technicolor, this film is typical of Montez's career at Universal, and, altho ...

'' (1944) - Martok *'' Secrets of Scotland Yard'' (1944) - John Usher / Robert Usher *''

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'' (1945) - Lash Carruthers *'' Cornered'' (1945) - DuBois, Insurance Man *'' A Game of Death'' (1945) - Erich Kreiger *''

Song of Mexico ''Song of Mexico'' is a 1945 American musical film written and directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier, George J. Lewis, Jacqueline Dalya, José Pulido and Raquel De Alva. It was released on December 28, 1945, by R ...

'' (1945) - Gregory Davis *''

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman ''Tarzan and the Leopard Woman'' is a 1946 action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller. Directed by Kurt Neumann, film sees Tarzan encounter a tribe of leopard-worshippers. It was ...

'' (1946) - Dr. Ameer Lazar *''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burges ...

'' (1948) - John Hammond *''

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'' (1948) - Grieg *''

Adventures in Silverado ''Adventures in Silverado'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Kilpatrick and Jo Pagano. The film stars William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier and I ...

'' (1948) - Robert Louis Stevenson *''

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'' (1948) - The Great Lingallo *''

'' (1948) -

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, the only Shakespearean role he played on film *''

Rogues' Regiment ''Rogues' Regiment'' is a 1948 film noir action film directed by Robert Florey and starring Dick Powell, Märta Torén, and Vincent Price. It is the first American feature film to be set in the First Indochina War. Plot An American Intelligence ...

'' (1948) - Colonel Mauclaire *'' The Secret of St. Ives'' (1949) - Sgt. Carnac *''

Last of the Buccaneers ''Last of the Buccaneers'' is a 1950 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Henreid as Jean Lafitte. Plot Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a Brit ...

'' (1950) - George Mareval *''

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'' (1950) - Dist. Atty. Michael Brogden *''

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'' (1950) -

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, a role created for the film (uncredited) *''

Hurricane Island ''Hurricane Island'' is a 1951 American Supercinecolor adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Jon Hall. Plot Juan Ponce de León searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it is not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous l ...

'' (1951) - Ponce de León *'' The Whip Hand'' (1951) - Dr. Edward Keller *'' Prince of Pirates'' (1953) - Count Blanco *'' Destination Gobi'' (1953) - Yin Tang (uncredited) *''

Count the Hours ''Count the Hours!'' is a 1953 crime film noir directed by Don Siegel, featuring Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright, John Craven, and Jack Elam.. Plot The bodies of farmer Fred Morgan and his housekeeper are found. Suspicion falls on hired hand Georg ...

'' (1953) - Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie *''

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'' (1953) - Prof. McPherson (uncredited) *''

The Stand at Apache River ''The Stand at Apache River'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Stephen McNally, Julie Adams and Hugh Marlowe.Blottner p.262 Plot Cast * Stephen McNally as Lane Dakota * Julie Adams as Valerie Kendrick ...

'' (1953) - Cara Blanca *'' The Golden Blade'' (1953) - Caliph *'' The Saracen Blade'' (1954) - Baron Rogliano *''

Princess of the Nile ''Princess of the Nile'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter and Michael Rennie. It was shot in technicolor and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Originally conceived as a more lavish ...

'' (1954) - Shaman *'' Silver Lode'' (1955) - Thad Taylor, Attorney (uncredited) *''

Rumble on the Docks ''Rumble on the Docks'' is a 1956 American crime film noir directed by Fred F. Sears and starring James Darren. Plot Jimmy Smigelski, living near the docks of Brooklyn, is quick to help when a neighborhood girl, Della, and her little brother ar ...

'' (1956) - Pete Smigelski *'' The Giant Claw'' (1957) - Dr. Karol Noymann *'' Juke Box Rhythm'' (1959) - Ambassador Truex *'' On the Double'' (1961) - Blankmeister *''

Snow White and the Three Stooges ''Snow White and the Three Stooges'' is a 1961 American comedy, fantasy film. It is the second feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and "Cu ...

'' (1961) - King Augustus *'' Pirates of Tortuga'' (1961) - Sir Thomas Mollyford *'' Irma la Douce'' (1963) - Gen. Lafayette (uncredited) (final film)

References

External links

The Saint.org profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrier, Edgar 1907 births 1964 deaths Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male stage actors American male radio actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery