Barry MacKay (actor)

Barry MacKay (born Barry Leonard Graham Reay-Mackey; 8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was an English actor.[1][2]

Not to be confused with the American tennis player Barry MacKay.

Barry MacKay
MacKay in the trailer for A Christmas Carol (1938)
Born
Barry Leonard Graham Reay-Mackey

(1906-01-08)8 January 1906
London, England, U.K.
Died12 December 1985(1985-12-12) (aged 79)
Chelsea, London, England, U.K.
OccupationActor
Years active1933–1955
SpouseNatalie Hall

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).[3] On Stage he performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in the Green Room Rags of 2 December 1934; opposite Ann Todd in the sketch Every Twenty Thousand Years.

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).[2] 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.[3][4]

Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series.[5] He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".[6]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1933 The 1002nd Night Ganem Film debut, Voice
1934 Evergreen Tommy Thompson
Passing Shadows Jim Lawrence
The Private Life of Don Juan Rodrigo
Forbidden Territory Michael Farringdon
1935 Oh, Daddy! Jimmy Ellison
Me and Marlborough Dick Welch
The Private Secretary Douglas Cattermole
Brown on Resolution Lieutenant Somerville
1937 The Great Barrier Steve
Glamorous Night Anthony Allan
Gangway Bob Deering
Who Killed John Savage? Anthony Benedict
1938 Sailing Along Steve Barnes
A Christmas Carol Fred
1939 Smuggled Cargo Gerry Clayton
1952 The Pickwick Papers Mr. Snubbins
1953 Grand National Night Sergeant Gibson
Knights of the Round Table Green Knight's Squire Uncredited
1955 Orders are Orders R. S. M. Benson
Sherlock Holmes Reggie Taunton Episode: The Case of the Laughing Mummy
Timeslip Inspector Hammond Final film, Uncredited

References
  1. "Barry MacKay". IMDb.
  2. "Barry Mackay". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017.
  3. McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (14 August 2017). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780719091391 – via Google Books.
  4. "Barry Mackay". TVGuide.com.
  5. "Sherlock Holmes (1954) (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com.
  6. "The Case of the Laughing Mummy (1955)". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017.
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