Image of Barry MacKay

Barry MacKay

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".


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
Jan 8, 1906 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie The 1002nd Night 1933-05-19
Latest Project:
Movie Timeslip 1955-11-01
Known For
Poster of The Pickwick Papers
Poster of Oh, Daddy!
Poster of Passing Shadows
Poster of Evergreen
Filmography
Movie Timeslip Inspector Hammond 1955-11-01
Movie Orders Are Orders R.S.M. Benson 1954-10-01
Series Sherlock Holmes Unknown 1954-10-18
Movie Grand National Night Sergeant Gibson 1953-04-15
Movie The Pickwick Papers Mr. Snubbins 1952-11-14
Movie Smuggled Cargo Gerry Clayton 1939-08-21
Movie Sailing Along Steve Barnes 1938-04-15
Movie Who Killed John Savage? Anthony Benedict 1938-06-05
Movie A Christmas Carol Scrooge's Nephew Fred 1938-12-16
Movie The Great Barrier Steve 1937-01-02
Movie Glamorous Night Anthony Allan 1937-04-28
Movie Gangway Bob Deering 1937-08-19
Movie Brown on Resolution Lt. Somerville 1935-05-15
Movie Oh, Daddy! Jimmy Ellison 1935-02-08
Movie Me and Marlborough Dick Welch 1935-07-22
Movie The Private Secretary Douglas Cattermole 1935-08-26
Movie Evergreen Tommy Thompson 1934-04-01
Movie The Private Life of Don Juan Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance 1934-01-01
Movie Forbidden Territory Michael Farringdon 1934-10-19
Movie Passing Shadows Jim Lawrence 1934-10-22
Movie The 1002nd Night 1933-05-19