Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1906
Died
Dec 12, 1985
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
24 titles
Barry MacKay
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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".
Known For
Filmography
Timeslip
Inspector Hammond
MGM Parade
Self
Sherlock Holmes
Orders Are Orders
R.S.M. Benson
Knights of the Round Table
Green Knight's Squire (uncredited)
Grand National Night
Sergeant Gibson
The Pickwick Papers
Mr. Snubbins
Smuggled Cargo
Gerry Clayton
A Christmas Carol
Scrooge's Nephew Fred
It Might Be You
Tom
Who Killed John Savage?
Anthony Benedict
Sailing Along
Steve Barnes
Gangway
Bob Deering
Glamorous Night
Anthony Allan
The Great Barrier
Steve
The Private Secretary
Douglas Cattermole
Me and Marlborough
Dick Welch
Brown on Resolution
Lt. Somerville
Oh, Daddy!
Jimmy Ellison
Passing Shadows
Jim Lawrence
Forbidden Territory
Michael Farringdon
Evergreen
Tommy Thompson
The Private Life of Don Juan
Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance
The 1002nd Night