Bradley Barker (January 18, 1883 – September 29, 1951) was an American actor and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of the

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. He also created sound effects for film and radio. Born in

Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...

, Barker was a vaudeville performer and an actor in stock theater. He appeared in 70 films between 1915 and 1928. He also directed seven films between 1929 and 1930. After he worked as an actor, Barker began creating sound effects for radio programs and films. He provided the sound of the MGM lion on screen before the studio began using a recording of a real lion and provided sounds of a variety of animals on radio. Radio programs on which he worked included ''

Let's Pretend ''Let's Pretend'', created and directed by Nila Mack, was a CBS radio series for children. Prior to being renamed ''Let's Pretend'', the program had a variety of titles and formats. In its most famous form, ''Let's Pretend'', the Peabody Award ...

'' and ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...

''. On September 29, 1951, Barker died at his home in New York City at age 68.

Selected filmography

* '' What Happened to Jones'' (1915) * '' The Moth and the Flame'' (1915) * ''

The House with Nobody in It ''The House with Nobody in It'', also released as ''The House with Nobody Home'', is a three-reel American silent drama film released on September 22, 1915 by the Gaumont Film Company as a Rialto Star Feature and distributed by the Mutual Film C ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Little Gypsy ''The Little Gypsy'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Dorothy Bernard. It was produced by William Fox and released through Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Dorothy Bernard - Babbie *Thurlow Bergen - Gavin *Raymond ...

'' (1915) * ''

The Jury of Fate ''The Jury of Fate'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. Mabel Taliaferro plays a brother and sister dual role in the film, which is set in Canada. With no prints of ''The Jury of Fate'' located in any film archives, ...

'' (1917) * '' Little Miss Fortune'' (1917) * '' Billy and the Big Stick'' (1917) * '' The Road Between'' (1917) * ''

The Eyes of Mystery ''The Eyes of Mystery'' is a lost 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Tod Browning starring Edith Storey. Plot As described in a film magazine, Carma Carmichael (Storey), who lives with her uncle Quincy Carmichael (Andrews), is kid ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

A Woman's Experience ''A Woman's Experience'' is a 1919 silent film drama directed by Perry N. Vekroff and starring Sam Hardy and Mary Boland. It was filmed in 1918 and released in early 1919. This film is preserved by the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a ...

'' (1919) * ''

Erstwhile Susan ''Erstwhile Susan'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel ''Barnabetta'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play ''Erstwhile Susa ...

'' (1919) * '' Wanted: A Husband'' (1919) * '' The Master Mind'' (1920) * ''

Away Goes Prudence ''Away Goes Prudence'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This picture was directed by John S. Robertson and starred Billie Burke. Screenwriter Josephine Lovett provid ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Fear Market ''The Fear Market'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Alice Brady, Frank Losee, Harry Mortimer, Richard Hatteras, Edith Stockton, and Bradley Barker. The film was releas ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Secrets of Paris ''The Secrets of Paris'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Lew Cody, Gladys Hulette, and Effie Shannon. Cast Preservation No copies of ''The Secrets of Paris'' are located in any archives, making ...

'' (1922) * '' The Leavenworth Case'' (1923) *'' Twenty-One'' (1923) * ''

Into the Net ''Into the Net'' is a 1924 American film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Edna Murphy as Natalie Van Cleef * Jack Mulhall as Bob Clayton * Constance Bennett as Madge Clayton * Bradley Barker as Bert Moore * Frank Lackteen as Dr. Vini ...

'' (1924) * ''

Playthings of Desire ''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library o ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Man Without a Heart ''The Man Without a Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Kenneth Harlan, Jane Novak and David Powell.Munden p.362 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Rufus Asher * Jane Novak as Barbara Wier * David Powell ...

'' (1924) * '' The Live Wire'' (1925) * ''

Ermine and Rhinestones ''Ermine and Rhinestones'' is a 1925 silent film, written by Louise Winter, and directed by Burton L. King Synopsis Billy Kershaw, the son of a manufacturer in a small western town, comes to New York City on business. He becomes engaged to we ...

'' (1925) * '' The Crackerjack'' (1925) * ''

The Police Patrol ''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367 Plot A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a do ...

'' (1925) * ''

False Pride ''False Pride'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker and starring Owen Moore, Faire Binney, Ruth Stonehouse, and J. Barney Sherry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man who prefers legal practice to a ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Early Bird ''The Early Bird'' is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom. It also features Edward Chapman, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon, John Le Mesurier and Jerry Desmonde. It was the first Norman Wisdom film to ...

'' (1925) * ''

Rainbow Riley ''Rainbow Riley'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines, Brenda Bond, and Bradley Barker. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Steve Riley, a cub reporter, is sent out to cover a fe ...

'' (1926) * '' The Brown Derby'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' His Rise to Fame'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Inspiration'' (1928) * ''

Mother's Boy Mother's boy, also commonly and informally mummy's boy or mama's boy, is a term for a man seen as having an unhealthy dependence on his mother at an age at which he is expected to be self-reliant (e.g. live on his own, be economically independent) ...

'' (1929)

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