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Barry MacKay

Acting Born Jan 8, 1906 London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor.

He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938).

Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in Brown on Resolution (1935) and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film A Christmas Carol (1938), the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, Smuggled Cargo (1939). After these films and serving in the Canadian navy during WW II, followed by stage work, there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film (Timeslip a.k.a. The Atomic Man ) in 1955.

Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series. He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".

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Known for

Sherlock Holmes

1954

Full filmography

  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • Sherlock Holmes (1954)
  • A Christmas Carol (1938) as Scrooge's Nephew Fred
  • Knights of the Round Table (1953) as Green Knight's Squire (uncredited)
  • The Great Barrier (1937) as Steve
  • Brown on Resolution (1935) as Lt. Somerville
  • Forbidden Territory (1934) as Michael Farringdon
  • Orders Are Orders (1954) as R.S.M. Benson
  • The Pickwick Papers (1952) as Mr. Snubbins
  • Passing Shadows (1934) as Jim Lawrence
  • Smuggled Cargo (1939) as Gerry Clayton
  • Timeslip (1955) as Inspector Hammond
  • Oh, Daddy! (1935) as Jimmy Ellison
  • Evergreen (1934) as Tommy Thompson
  • The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) as Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance
  • Grand National Night (1953) as Sergeant Gibson
  • Me and Marlborough (1935) as Dick Welch
  • Gangway (1937) as Bob Deering
  • Glamorous Night (1937) as Anthony Allan
  • The 1002nd Night (1933)
  • Sailing Along (1938) as Steve Barnes
  • Who Killed John Savage? (1938) as Anthony Benedict
  • It Might Be You (1938) as Tom
  • The Private Secretary (1935) as Douglas Cattermole