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Edgar Barrier was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on The Saint radio show. He also appeared in two films with Welles, Journey into Fear (1943) and Macbeth (1948). Barrier also appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, Too Much Johnson, which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013.
Born
Monday, 04 March 1907
Died
Saturday, 20 June 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dr. Karol Noymann | 2007 |
| Irma la Douce | Gen. Lafayette | 1963 |
| Ensign O'Toole | General Tong Ho | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Mr. Popin | 1961 |
| Pirates of Tortuga | Sir Thomas Mollyford | 1961 |
| Snow White and the Three Stooges | King Augustus | 1961 |
| On the Double | Blankmeister | 1961 |
| The Roaring 20's | Col. Popescu | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Bindsari | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Riviera | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dr. Karol Noymann | 2007 |
| Irma la Douce | Gen. Lafayette | 1963 |
| Ensign O'Toole | General Tong Ho | 1962 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Mr. Popin | 1961 |
| Pirates of Tortuga | Sir Thomas Mollyford | 1961 |
| Snow White and the Three Stooges | King Augustus | 1961 |
| On the Double | Blankmeister | 1961 |
| The Roaring 20's | Col. Popescu | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Bindsari | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Riviera | 1960 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Colonel Latif | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Soovan | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Don Diego / The Great Bianco | 1959 |
| Men Into Space | Russian General | 1959 |
| Markham | Grube | 1959 |
| Juke Box Rhythm | Ambassador Truex | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Ambassador / Rochard | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Arthur LaMond / Baron / Mr. Holger | 1958 |
| Zorro | Don Cornelio Esperon | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Count | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Durant | 1957 |
| The Giant Claw | Dr. Karol Noymann | 1957 |
| Rumble on the Docks | Pete Smigelski | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Borsani / Count Belefonte / Mayo / Palace Officer | 1956 |
| Broken Arrow | Chenoweth | 1956 |
| Crusader | Harry Martin | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Ramon Ortego | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Mr. Robinson - Mara's Father | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Camecasse | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Narrator - First Animated Sequence | 1954 |
| Princess of the Nile | Shaman | 1954 |
| Silver Lode | Thad Taylor | 1954 |
| The Saracen Blade | Baron Rogliano | 1954 |
| The War of the Worlds | Prof. McPherson | 1953 |
| The Golden Blade | Caliph | 1953 |
| The Stand at Apache River | Cara Blanca | 1953 |
| Eyes of the Jungle | Max Kruger | 1953 |
| Ramar of the Jungle | Max Kruger / Maharajah / Crisandi - The Healer | 1953 |
| Count the Hours! | Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie | 1953 |
| Destination Gobi | Yin Tang | 1953 |
| Prince of Pirates | Count Blanco | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Zadok | 1953 |
| Terry and the Pirates | Inspector | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Lorenzo LaMer / Oliver Jamison | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Shah of Zena | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Richards | 1952 |
| The Unexpected | Dr. Jensen | 1952 |
| Mark Saber | (unconfirmed) | 1951 |
| The Whip Hand | Dr. Edward Keller | 1951 |
| Hurricane Island | Ponce de León / Ponde de Leon | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Casaba | 1951 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Cardinal / Cardinal Richelieu | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Dist. Atty. Michael Brogden | 1950 |
| Last of the Buccaneers | George Mareval | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | President of Court / Dr. Boucourt / Andrew Benoit | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Abdul Pasha / Majak / Valdez | 1950 |
| The Secret of St. Ives | Sgt. Carnac | 1949 |
| Your Show Time | Dr. Grimesby Roylott | 1949 |
| Macbeth | Banquo | 1948 |
| Rogues' Regiment | Colonel Mauclaire / Col. Mauclaire | 1948 |
| Port Said | The Great Lingallo | 1948 |
| Adventures in Silverado | Robert Louis Stevenson | 1948 |
| To the Ends of the Earth | Grieg | 1948 |
| Rocky | John Hammond | 1948 |
| Tarzan and the Leopard Woman | Dr. Ameer Lazar | 1946 |
| Song of Mexico | Gregory Davis | 1945 |
| Cornered | DuBois, Insurance Man | 1945 |
| A Game of Death | Erich Kreiger | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Lash Carruthers | 1945 |
| Secrets of Scotland Yard | Robert Usher / John Usher | 1944 |
| Cobra Woman | Martok | 1944 |
| Flesh and Fantasy | Stranger in Mask Shop (Episode 1) / Stranger in Mask Shop (segment 1) | 1943 |
| Crazy House | Studio Actor | 1943 |
| We've Never Been Licked | Nishikawa | 1943 |
| Phantom of the Opera | Raoul Daubert / Raoul D'Aubert | 1943 |
| Journey Into Fear | Kuvetli / Kuvetli - tobacco salesman | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Tommy Thompson | 1943 |
| Arabian Nights | Nadan | 1942 |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror | Voice of Terror | 1942 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Hospital Doctor | 1942 |
| Eagle Squadron | Wadislaw Borowsky | 1942 |
| Danger in the Pacific | Zambesi | 1942 |
| Bombay Clipper | Man on Intercom | 1941 |
| They Dare Not Love | Capt. Wilhelm Ehrhardt | 1941 |
| The Penalty | Burns | 1941 |
| Comrade X | Rubick | 1940 |
| Escape | Commissioner | 1940 |
| Too Much Johnson | Leon Dathis | 1938 |
