Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the

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, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first London production of A. A. Milne's "Toad of Toad Hall". In 1929 he appeared on stage as Blanquet, in "Bird in Hand" at the Morosco Theatre in

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, after a successful run in

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(

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was the juvenile). The part had been specially written for him by John Drinkwater. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1921 and 1953. He appeared in the

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film '' The 39 Steps'' in 1935. In 1943, he played the stationmaster in the

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war film ''

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''. He also appeared as Wemmick in David Lean's ''

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'' (1946), and as the Chairman of the Workhouse, in Lean's film ''

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'' (1948). One of his last film appearances was as the murderer Major Jack Ross in

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's '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) with Humphrey Bogart and

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Partial filmography

* '' The Skin Game'' (1921) as Dawker * '' The Skin Game'' (1931) as Man at Auction (uncredited) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) as Tod Small * ''

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'' (1932) as Albert * '' Blind Spot'' (1932) as Mull * ''

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'' (1933) as Eric Tipstead * '' The Crime at Blossoms'' (1933) as A late visitor * '' Waltz Time'' (1933) as Falke, the Bat * ''

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'' (1933) as Durande * ''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. Th ...

'' (1933) as Castro * '' The Roof'' (1933) as Arthur Stannard * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) as Troubetski * '' Princess Charming'' (1934) as Ivanoff * ''

Brides to Be ''Brides to Be'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Betty Stockfeld, Constance Shotter and Ronald Ward. The film was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British branch of Paramo ...

'' (1934) as John Boyle * '' Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934) as Joseph Higgins (uncredited) * '' The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) as Mr. Pollit * ''

The Village Squire ''The Village Squire'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a village's amateur produc ...

'' (1935) as Mr. Worsford * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) as Vagrant (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) as Hope * '' Foreign Affaires'' (1935) as Count * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) as Hewitt * ''

Dreams Come True Dreams Come True or Dream Come True may refer to: Organizations * Dreams Come True (British charity) * Dreams Come True (American non-profit) Film and television * ''Dreams Come True'' (film), a 1936 British musical film * " "Dreams Come True" ( ...

'' (1936) (uncredited) * '' The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) as Mott * '' The Mill on the Floss'' (1937) as Mr. Moss * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) as Baldhead * ''

Farewell to Cinderella ''Farewell to Cinderella'' is a 1937 British romance film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Anne Pichon, John Robinson and Glennis Lorimer. The film was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames as a quota quickie for release by t ...

'' (1937) as Mr. Temperley * ''

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'' (1937) as Watkins * '' Double Exposures'' (1937) as Mather * '' Victoria the Great'' (1937) as Assassin * '' Pygmalion'' (1938) as Sarcastic Bystander * '' What a Man!'' (1938) as Mayor * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) as Martin * ''

Cheer Boys Cheer ''Cheer Boys Cheer'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Peter Coke. Plot Edward Ironside (Edmund Gwenn), the head of Ironside Brewery ...

'' (1939) as Naseby * ''

The Stars Look Down ''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) ...

'' (1940) as Wept * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1940) as Jean Cladel * '' Quiet Wedding'' (1941) as Bass (uncredited) * ''

The Saint's Vacation ''The Saint's Vacation'' is a 1941 adventure film produced by the British arm of RKO Pictures. The film stars Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", a world-roving crimefighter who walks the fine edge of the law. This was t ...

'' (1941) as Emil * '' The Silver Fleet'' (1943) as Admiral * ''

'' (1943) as Station Master * ''

Escape to Danger ''Escape to Danger'' is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek. Plot During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caugh ...

'' (1943) as Henry Waud * '' Up with the Lark'' (1943) * '' Hotel Reserve'' (1944) as P. Molon, chemist ruggist* '' English Without Tears'' (1944) as Mr. Quiel * '' Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) as Bus-Driver * '' Great Day'' (1945) as Bailiff * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1945) as Chemist * ''

Murder in Reverse? ''Murder in Reverse'' (also styled ''Murder in Reverse?'') is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier. It is based on the story ''Query'' by "Seamark" (Austin J ...

'' (1945) as Woody * ''

The Wicked Lady ''The Wicked Lady'' is a 1945 British costume drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who becomes a highwayman for the excitement. The film had one of the top audiences for ...

'' (1945) as Clergyman * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) as 2nd. Nobleman * ''What Do We Do Now?'' (1945) as Ted Goof * '' Appointment with Crime'' (1946) as Jonah Crackle * ''

'' (1946) as Mr. Wemmick * ''

The Grand Escapade ''The Grand Escapade'' is a 1946 British family adventure film directed by John Baxter and starring The Artemus Boys, James Harcourt, Patric Curwen and Peter Bull. Plot Three boys join an old traveller on his journey through Southern England, ...

'' (1947) as Fisherman * '' So Well Remembered'' (1947) as Spivey * ''

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'' (1947) as Rev. Burt * ''

So Evil My Love ''So Evil My Love'' is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald. ''So Evil My Love'' is a period drama set in the Victorian era, and shot ...

'' (1948) as Mr. Watson * ''

'' (1948) as Chairman of the Board * ''

London Belongs to Me ''London Belongs to Me'' (also known as ''Dulcimer Street'') is a British film released in 1948, directed by Sidney Gilliat, and starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim. It was based on the novel ''London Belongs to Me'' by Norman Colli ...

'' (1948) as Mr. Justice Plymme * ''

Esther Waters ''Esther Waters'' is a novel by George Moore first published in 1894. Overview Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is about a pious young woman from a poor working-class family who, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduced ...

'' (1948) as Randal * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949) as Bookseller * '' Paper Orchid'' (1949) as Eustace Crabb * '' Madeleine'' (1950) as Mr. Murdoch * ''

Hell Is Sold Out ''Hell Is Sold Out'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Dekobra. Plot A Swedish-born woman, Va ...

'' (1951) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'' (1952) as Guard on train (uncredited) * ''

Time Gentlemen, Please! ''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was sho ...

'' (1952) as Timothy Crouch * '' Hot Ice'' (1952) as Edwin Carson * '' Sea Devils'' (1953) as Benson * ''

Malta Story ''Malta Story'' is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, which is set during the air defence of Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. The film uses real and unique footage of the locations at which the b ...

'' (1953) as Old Man (uncredited) * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) as Major Jack Ross

Radio

* ''

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'' (1946)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Ivor 1887 births 1953 deaths 20th-century English male actors English male film actors English male radio actors English male stage actors Male actors from London