Morris Randolph Barry (9 February 1918 – 20 November 2000) was a producer and director for the

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in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as an actor. He made his name as a producer and

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on productions such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', but his most impressive credit was perhaps as producer of the highly popular dramatisation of '' Poldark'' by Winston Graham. Barry directed three ''

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'' stories during the

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years: '' The Moonbase'' (1967), '' The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (1967) and '' The Dominators'' (1968). He was known by the cast and crew of ''Doctor Who'' to be a somewhat strict and uncompromising director of the old school, but '' The Moonbase'' and '' The Tomb of the Cybermen'' are often spoken of as classics of 1960s ''Doctor Who''. He was also well known for carrying a music stand to place his script on during rehearsals. He also appeared as an actor in the ''Doctor Who'' story '' The Creature from the Pit'' in 1979, playing the scientist Tollund. His other acting credits include episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Day of the Triffids'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', and '' Hi-de-Hi!''. Morris Barry died in 2000.

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