Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the

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, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first London production of

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's "Toad of Toad Hall". In 1929 he appeared on stage as Blanquet, in "Bird in Hand" at the Morosco Theatre in New York, after a successful run in

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(

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was the juvenile). The part had been specially written for him by John Drinkwater. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1921 and 1953. He appeared in the

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film '' The 39 Steps'' in 1935. In 1943, he played the stationmaster in the

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war film ''

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''. He also appeared as Wemmick in David Lean's '' Great Expectations'' (1946), and as the Chairman of the Workhouse, in Lean's film '' Oliver Twist'' (1948). One of his last film appearances was as the murderer Major Jack Ross in

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's '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) with Humphrey Bogart and

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Partial filmography

* ''

The Skin Game The Skin Game may refer to: * ''The Skin Game'' (play), a play by John Galsworthy * ''The Skin Game'' (1921 film), a 1921 Dutch film, based on the play * ''The Skin Game'' (1931 film), a 1931 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, also based on the ...

'' (1921) as Dawker * ''

'' (1931) as Man at Auction (uncredited) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) as Tod Small * ''

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'' (1932) as Albert * '' Blind Spot'' (1932) as Mull * ''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It won ...

'' (1933) as Eric Tipstead * ''

The Crime at Blossoms ''The Crime at Blossoms'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as '' Dark Secret''. After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman become ...

'' (1933) as A late visitor * ''

Waltz Time The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western culture, Western musical notation to specify how many beat (music), beats (pulses) are contained in each measu ...

'' (1933) as Falke, the Bat * '' Sleeping Car'' (1933) as Durande * ''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. ...

'' (1933) as Castro * '' The Roof'' (1933) as Arthur Stannard * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) as Troubetski * '' Princess Charming'' (1934) as Ivanoff * ''

Brides to Be ''Brides to Be'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Betty Stockfeld, Constance Shotter and Ronald Ward. The film was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British branch of Paramount ...

'' (1934) as John Boyle * ''

Death at Broadcasting House ''Death at Broadcasting House'', also known as ''Death at a Broadcast'', is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Ian Hunter, Austin Trevor, Henry Kendall, and Jack Hawkins. Novel The original plot comes from a ...

'' (1934) as Joseph Higgins (uncredited) * ''

The Price of Wisdom ''The Price of Wisdom'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Mary Jerrold, Roger Livesey and Lilian Oldland. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British sub ...

'' (1935) as Mr. Pollit * ''

The Village Squire ''The Village Squire'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne (actor), David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a vill ...

'' (1935) as Mr. Worsford * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) as Vagrant (uncredited) * '' Someday'' (1935) as Hope * ''

Foreign Affaires ''Foreign Affaires'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Norma Varden and Cecil Parker. The screenplay is by Ben Travers, and the cast included cast members from the Wal ...

'' (1935) as Count * ''

The Man Behind the Mask ''The Man Behind the Mask'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne. A man assaults and switches places wi ...

'' (1936) as Hewitt * '' Dreams Come True'' (1936) (uncredited) * ''

The House of the Spaniard ''The House of the Spaniard'' is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Peter Haddon, Brigitte Horney and Allan Jeayes. It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot a ...

'' (1936) as Mott * ''

The Mill on the Floss ''The Mill on the Floss'' is a novel by George Eliot, first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York. Plot summary Spanning a period of 10 to ...

'' (1937) as Mr. Moss * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) as Baldhead * '' Farewell to Cinderella'' (1937) as Mr. Temperley * '' Storm in a Teacup'' (1937) as Watkins * ''

Double Exposures ''Double Exposures'' (A.K.A. ''Alibi Breaker'') is a 1937 British crime film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring David Langton, Julien Mitchell and Ruby Miller. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. (David Langton is cr ...

'' (1937) as Mather * ''

Victoria the Great ''Victoria the Great'' is a 1937 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook and Walter Rilla. When Laurence Housman's play ''Victoria Regina'' was banned by the Lord Chamberlain (in 1935 the royal ...

'' (1937) as Assassin * ''

Pygmalion Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to: Mythology * Pygmalion (mythology), a sculptor who fell in love with his statue Stage * ''Pigmalion'' (opera), a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Pygmalion'' (Rousseau), a 1762 melodrama by Jean-Jacques ...

'' (1938) as Sarcastic Bystander * '' What a Man!'' (1938) as Mayor * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) as Martin * ''

Cheer Boys Cheer ''Cheer Boys Cheer'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Peter Coke. Plot Edward Ironside (Edmund Gwenn), the head of Ironside Brewer ...

'' (1939) as Naseby * ''

The Stars Look Down ''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) ve ...

'' (1940) as Wept * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1940) as Jean Cladel * ''

Quiet Wedding ''Quiet Wedding'' is a 1941 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding. The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play ''Qui ...

'' (1941) as Bass (uncredited) * ''

The Saint's Vacation ''The Saint's Vacation'' is a 1941 adventure film produced by the British arm of RKO Pictures. The film stars Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", a world-roving crimefighter who walks the fine edge of the law. This was th ...

'' (1941) as Emil * ''

The Silver Fleet ''The Silver Fleet'' is a 1943 British war film written and directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley and produced by Powell and Pressburger under the banner of "The Archers". Plot Early during the World War II, Second World War, the Nazi ...

'' (1943) as Admiral * ''

'' (1943) as Station Master * ''

Escape to Danger ''Escape to Danger'' is a 1943 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and Victor Hanbury and starring Eric Portman, Ann Dvorak and Karel Stepanek. Plot During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught u ...

'' (1943) as Henry Waud * ''

Up with the Lark ''Up with the Lark'' is a 1943 British musical comedy film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West and Anthony Holles. A low-budget production during the Second World War, its main message is to treat the black market ...

'' (1943) * ''

Hotel Reserve ''Hotel Reserve'' is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel ...

'' (1944) as P. Molon, chemist ruggist* ''

English Without Tears ''English Without Tears'' is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Wilding, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Lilli Palmer. It was released in the U.S. under the title ''Her Man Gilbey'', as a reference t ...

'' (1944) as Mr. Quiel * ''

Don't Take It to Heart ''Don't Take It to Heart'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Patricia Medina, Moore Marriott and Richard Bird. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with sets de ...

'' (1944) as Bus-Driver * '' Great Day'' (1945) as Bailiff * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1945) as Chemist * ''

Murder in Reverse? ''Murder in Reverse'' (also styled ''Murder in Reverse?'') is a 1945 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring William Hartnell, Jimmy Hanley and Chili Bouchier. It is based on the story ''Query'' by "Seamark" ( Austin J. ...

'' (1945) as Woody * ''

The Wicked Lady ''The Wicked Lady'' is a 1945 British costume drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who becomes a highwayman for the excitement. The film had one of the top audiences for a f ...

'' (1945) as Clergyman * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) as 2nd. Nobleman * ''What Do We Do Now?'' (1945) as Ted Goof * ''

Appointment with Crime ''Appointment with Crime'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell, Joyce Howard and Robert Beatty. Plot Leo Martin (Hartnell) works for a criminal gang run by Gus Loman (Lovell) tha ...

'' (1946) as Jonah Crackle * '' Great Expectations'' (1946) as Mr. Wemmick * '' The Grand Escapade'' (1947) as Fisherman * ''

So Well Remembered ''So Well Remembered'' is a 1947 British drama film starring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. The film was based on James Hilton's 1945 novel of the same title and tells the story of a reformer and the woman he marries in a fictional ...

'' (1947) as Spivey * ''

Mrs. Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert (''née'' Smythe, previously Weld; 26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837) was a longtime companion of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV of the United Kingdom). In 1785, they secretly contracted a marriage that was i ...

'' (1947) as Rev. Burt * ''

So Evil My Love ''So Evil My Love'' is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald. ''So Evil My Love'' is a period drama set in the Victorian era, and shot ...

'' (1948) as Mr. Watson * '' Oliver Twist'' (1948) as Chairman of the Board * '' London Belongs to Me'' (1948) as Mr. Justice Plymme * ''

Esther Waters ''Esther Waters'' is a novel by George Moore first published in 1894. Overview Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is about a pious young woman from a poor working-class family who, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduce ...

'' (1948) as Randal * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949) as Bookseller * '' Paper Orchid'' (1949) as Eustace Crabb * '' Madeleine'' (1950) as Mr. Murdoch * ''

Hell Is Sold Out ''Hell Is Sold Out'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Dekobra. Plot A Swedish-born woman, V ...

'' (1951) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'' (1952) as Guard on train (uncredited) * ''

Time Gentlemen, Please! ''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was shot at ...

'' (1952) as Timothy Crouch * '' Hot Ice'' (1952) as Edwin Carson * '' Sea Devils'' (1953) as Benson * ''

Malta Story ''Malta Story'' is a 1953 British war film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, which is set during the air defence of Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. The film uses real and unique footage of the locations at which the ba ...

'' (1953) as Old Man (uncredited) * '' Beat the Devil'' (1953) as Major Jack Ross

Radio

* '' The Dark Tower'' (1946)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Ivor 1887 births 1953 deaths 20th-century English male actors English male film actors English male radio actors English male stage actors Male actors from London