Barry MacKay
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-01-08 in London, England, UK
Died
1985-12-12
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".
Most Known For
MGM Parade
as Self
Sherlock Holmes
Forbidden Territory
as Michael Farringdon
Oh, Daddy!
as Jimmy Ellison
A Christmas Carol
as Scrooge's Nephew Fred
Passing Shadows
as Jim Lawrence
The Pickwick Papers
as Mr. Snubbins
Orders Are Orders
as R.S.M. Benson
Smuggled Cargo
as Gerry Clayton
Me and Marlborough
as Dick Welch
Evergreen
as Tommy Thompson
Brown on Resolution
as Lt. Somerville
The Private Life of Don Juan
as Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance
Glamorous Night
as Anthony Allan
Grand National Night
as Sergeant Gibson
The Great Barrier
as Steve
Gangway
as Bob Deering
Timeslip
as Inspector Hammond
It Might Be You
as Tom
Sailing Along
as Steve Barnes