Nigel Barrie (5 February 1889, in

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– 8 October 1971, in

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) was an Indian-born British actor.

Biography

Barrie's background as a dancer and actor on legitimate stages and in vaudeville in both Great Britain and the United States paved the way to early success in silent films. He made screen debut in the 1916 adventure film serial '' Beatrice Fairfax''. After playing

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's love interest in the 1917 Babs series, Barrie settled into a long career as a handsome supporting player, sometimes cast as villains with roles varying from boxer to romantic interests. Increasingly dignified in appearance with his natural build and good looks, the 6' 1" actor later played Captain Halliwell in '' The Little Minister'' (1921) and was

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and w ...

' formidable rival in ''

The Amateur Gentleman ''The Amateur Gentleman'' is a novel by Jeffery Farnol, published in 1913. It was made into a silent film in 1920 and again in 1926 and a talking film in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. starring as the protagonist, Barnabas Barty. Plot summ ...

'' (1926). Returning to Great Britain at the advent of sound, Barrie continued in films until at least 1938 when he relocated to live in Rhodesia and then South Africa. In 1918, Barrie enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps.

Filmography

* '' Beatrice Fairfax'' (1916) * '' Patria'' (1917) * ''

Bab's Diary ''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This w ...

'' (1917) * '' Bab's Burglar'' (1917) * '' Bab's Matinee Idol'' (1917) * '' The Marionettes'' (1918) * '' Diane of the Green Van'' (1919) * '' Josselyn's Wife'' (1919) * '' Tangled Threads'' (1919) * '' The Better Wife'' (1919) * '' Widow by Proxy'' (1919) * '' The Cinema Murder'' (1919) * '' The Honey Bee'' (1920) * '' The Notorious Miss Lisle'' (1920) * '' The Turning Point'' (1920) * '' The Girl in the Web'' (1920) * '' A Slave of Vanity'' (1920) * ''

Charge It newspaper advert ''Charge It'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young. Cast *Clara Kimball Young - Julia Lawrence *Herbert Rawlinson - Philip Lawrence * Edward M. Kimball - Tom Garreth *Be ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Little Fool ''The Little Fool'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Milton Sills, Frances Wadsworth and Nigel Barrie.Parish & Pitts p.320 Cast * Milton Sills as Dick * Frances Wadsworth as Florence * Nigel Barrie ...

'' (1921) * '' A Prince There Was'' (1921) * '' Their Mutual Child'' (1921) * '' The Little Minister'' (1921) * ''

White Shoulders ''White Shoulders'' is a lost 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Melville W. Brown and starring Mary Astor and Jack Holt, with major supporting roles by Ricardo Cortez and Sidney Toler. The film was produced and distributed b ...

'' (1922) * '' Heroes and Husbands'' (1922) * '' The Fast Freight'' (1922) * '' East Is West'' (1922) * ''

Peg o' My Heart "Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan (words) and Fred Fisher (music). It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The song was first performed publicly by Irving Kaufman i ...

'' (1922) * '' The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1923) * '' The Bolted Door'' (1923) * '' Lights of London'' (1923) * '' Comedy of the Heart'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

The Desert Sheik ''The Desert Sheik'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Pedro de Cordoba.Munden p.180 British star Stewart Rome also appears in a supporting role. The story is inspired by ...

'' (1924) * '' The Tower of Silence'' (1925) * ''

Express Train of Love ''Express Train of Love'' (German:''Blitzzug der Liebe'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch and Lillian Hall-Davis. It premiered on 6 May 1925 at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in ...

'' (1925) * ''

Steel Preferred ''Steel Preferred'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Vera Reynolds, William Boyd, and Hobart Bosworth. The film portrays a power struggle at a steelworks. Plot As described in a film magazine review, ...

'' (1925) * '' Mutiny'' (1925) * '' Hogan's Alley'' (1925) * ''

'' (1926) * ''

The Love Thief ''The Love Thief'' is a 1926 silent black and white American romance film. Directed by John McDermott, it stars Norman Kerry, Greta Nissen, and Marc McDermott. Cast list * Norman Kerry as Prince Boris Alexander Emanuel Augustus * Greta Niss ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Traffic Cop ''The Traffic Cop'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Kathleen Myers, and Nigel Barrie.Munden p. 825 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Joe Regan, a young traffic office ...

'' (1926) * '' Sunshine of Paradise Alley'' (1926) * ''

The Lone Eagle The Lone Eagle is a 1927 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson, based on the story by Emilie Johnson, and starring Raymond Keane, Barbara Kent and Nigel Barrie. It was released by Universal Pictures on September 18, 1927. Plot Du ...

'' (1927) * '' Husband Hunters'' (1927) * '' The Climbers'' (1927) * '' Home Struck'' (1927) * ''

The Shield of Honor The Shield of Honor is a 1927 American silent film, silent crime drama film directed by Emory Johnson based on the original story by Emilie Johnson. It starred Neil Hamilton (actor), Neil Hamilton, Dorothy Gulliver, and Ralph Lewis (actor), Ral ...

'' (1928) * '' The Ringer'' (1928) * '' The Forger'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

The Plaything ''The Plaything'' is a 1929 British romance film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Estelle Brody, Heather Thatcher and Nigel Barrie. The film was a mixture of silent and sound film as it was released during the transition period follo ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Dreyfus'' (1931) * '' Old Soldiers Never Die'' (1931) * '' Passenger to London'' (1937) * ''

Anything to Declare? ''Anything to Declare?'' is a 1938 British crime thriller film directed by Redd Davis and starring John Loder, Noel Madison and Belle Chrystall. It was shot at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. Plot A new gas formula that can be used a ...

'' (1938)

References

Notes

Bibliography

''Silent Era Filmmaking in Santa Barbara'', Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 121

External links

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