Barry K. Barnes

Biography

Barry K. Barnes (born Nelson Barry Mackintosh Barnes; 27 December 1906 – 12 January 1965) was an English film and stage actor. The son of Horatio Nelson Barnes and Anne Mackintosh Barnes, he was born and died in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947. He played Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1937 film Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel. His film career was cut short in 1947 due to an undiagnosable illness contracted during the war. He was married to actress Diana Churchill, and worked with his wife on stage during the 1940s and 1950s, taking West End revivals of The Admirable Crichton and On Approval on profitable tours.

Known For

The Ware Case

Bedelia

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Dancing with Crime

Spies of the Air

Girl in the News

Prison Without Bars

Law and Disorder

All Movies (14)

• Cup-Tie Honeymoon1948 · as Grumpy Customer
• Dancing with Crime1947 · as Paul Baker
• Bedelia1946 · as Ben Chaney
• Girl in the News1940 · as Stephen Farringdon
• Law and Disorder1940 · as Larry Preston
• The Midas Touch1940 · as Evan Jones
• This Man in Paris1939 · as Simon Drake
• Spies of the Air1939 · as Peter Thurloe
• The Ware Case1938 · as Michael Adye
• Prison Without Bars1938 · as Dr. Georges Marechal
• This Man Is News1938 · as Simon Drake
• Who Goes Next?1938 · as Hamilton
• Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel1937 · as Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Dodging the Dole1936 · as The Dole Dodger