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

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and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first London production of

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's "Toad of Toad Hall". In 1929 he appeared on stage as Blanquet, in "Bird in Hand" at the

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, after a successful run in London's West End (

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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

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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 * '' Illegal'' (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 * ''

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

Death at Broadcasting House ''Death at Broadcasting House'', also known as ''Death at a Broadcast'', is a 1934 UK, British mystery film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall, and Jack Ha ...

'' (1934) as Joseph Higgins (uncredited) * '' The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) as Mr. Pollit * '' The Village Squire'' (1935) as Mr. Worsford * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) as Vagrant (uncredited) * ''

Someday Someday or Some Day may refer to: Film and television * ''Someday'' (1935 film), a British film directed by Michael Powell * ''Someday'' (2011 film), a Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto * ''Someday'' (2021 film), an Indian Hindi-lang ...

'' (1935) as Hope * '' Foreign Affaires'' (1935) as Count * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) as Hewitt * '' Dreams Come True'' (1936) (uncredited) * '' The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) as Mott * ''

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'' (1937) as Mr. Moss * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) as Baldhead * '' Farewell to Cinderella'' (1937) as Mr. Temperley * '' Storm in a Teacup'' (1937) as Watkins * '' Double Exposures'' (1937) as Mather * ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play '' Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the r ...

'' (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, the head of Ironside Brewery Ltd, informs hi ...

'' (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) v ...

'' (1940) as Wept * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1940) as Jean Cladel * '' Quiet Wedding'' (1941) as Bass (uncredited) * '' The Saint's Vacation'' (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 caug ...

'' (1943) as Henry Waud * '' Up with the Lark'' (1943) * '' Hotel Reserve'' (1944) as P. Molon, chemist ruggist* ''

English Without Tears ''English Without Tears'' is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Wilding, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Lilli Palmer. The screenplay was by Terrance Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald. It was release ...

'' (1944) as Mr. Quiel * ''

Don't Take It to Heart ''Don't Take It to Heart'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Patricia Medina, Moore Marriott and Richard Bird. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with set ...

'' (1944) as Bus-Driver * '' Great Day'' (1945) as Bailiff * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1945) as Chemist * '' Murder in Reverse?'' (1945) as Woody * ''

The Wicked Lady ''The Wicked Lady'' is a 1945 British costume drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring James Mason and Margaret Lockwood. Lockwood plays a nobleman's wife who becomes a Highwayman, highwaywoman for the excitement. It had one of the l ...

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

Appointment with Crime ''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed and written by John Harlow (director), John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty. Plot Leo Martin works for a criminal gang run by ...

'' (1946) as Jonah Crackle * ''

'' (1946) as Mr. Wemmick * '' The Grand Escapade'' (1947) as Fisherman * '' So Well Remembered'' (1947) as Spivey * '' Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) as Rev. Burt * '' So Evil My Love'' (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 Collins ...

'' (1948) as Mr. Justice Plymme * '' Esther Waters'' (1948) as Randal * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949) as Bookseller * ''

Paper Orchid ''Paper Orchid'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Roy Ward Baker, with a script written by Val Guest. It featured Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell and Garry Marsh, and was based on the 1948 Paper Orchid (novel), novel of the same title by Arthu ...

'' (1949) as Eustace Crabb * '' Madeleine'' (1950) as Mr. Murdoch * '' Hell Is Sold Out'' (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, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' (1952) as Guard on train (uncredited) * '' Time Gentlemen, Please!'' (1952) as Timothy Crouch * '' Hot Ice'' (1952) as Edwin Carson * '' Sea Devils'' (1953) as Benson * '' Malta Story'' (1953) as Old Man (uncredited) * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) as Major Jack Ross

Radio

* '' The Dark Tower'' (1946)

References

External links

* * {{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 People from Marylebone Actors from the City of Westminster