Ivor Barnard


Ivor Barnard was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He played the Water Rat in the first London production of A. A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall. In 1929 he appeared as Blanquet, in Bird in Hand at the Morosco Theatre in New York] after a successful run in London's West End. 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 Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps in 1935. In 1943, he played the stationmaster in the Ealing war film Undercover. He also appeared as Wemmick in David Lean's Great Expectations, and as the Chairman of the Workhouse, in Lean's film Oliver Twist. One of his last film appearances was as the murderer Major Jack Ross in John Huston's Beat the Devil with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre.

Partial filmography

  • The Skin Game as Dawker
  • The Skin Game as Man at Auction
  • Sally in Our Alley as Tod Small
  • Illegal as Albert
  • Blind Spot as Mull
  • The Good Companions as Eric Tipstead
  • The Crime at Blossoms as A late visitor
  • Waltz Time as Falke, the Bat
  • Sleeping Car as Durande
  • The Wandering Jew as Castro
  • The Roof as Arthur Stannard
  • Love, Life and Laughter as Troubetski
  • Princess Charming as Ivanoff
  • Brides to Be as John Boyle
  • Death at Broadcasting House as Joseph Higgins
  • The Price of Wisdom as Mr. Pollit
  • The Village Squire as Mr. Worsford
  • The 39 Steps as Political Meeting Chairman
  • The Guv'nor as Vagrant
  • Someday as Hope
  • Foreign Affaires as Count
  • The Man Behind the Mask as Hewitt
  • Dreams Come True
  • The House of the Spaniard as Mott
  • The Mill on the Floss as Mr. Moss
  • Secret Lives as Baldhead
  • Farewell to Cinderella as Mr. Temperley
  • Storm in a Teacup as Watkins
  • Double Exposures as Mather
  • Victoria the Great as Assassin
  • Pygmalion as Sarcastic Bystander
  • What a Man! as Mayor
  • Everything Happens to Me as Martin
  • Cheer Boys Cheer as Naseby
  • The Stars Look Down as Wept
  • The House of the Arrow as Jean Cladel
  • Quiet Wedding as Bass
  • The Saint's Vacation as Emil
  • The Silver Fleet as Admiral
  • Undercover as Station Master
  • Escape to Danger as Henry Waud
  • Up with the Lark
  • Hotel Reserve as P. Molon, chemist
  • English Without Tears as Mr. Quiel
  • Don't Take It to Heart as Bus-Driver
  • Great Day as Bailiff
  • Perfect Strangers as Chemist
  • Murder in Reverse as Woody
  • The Wicked Lady as Clergyman
  • Caesar and Cleopatra as 2nd. Nobleman
  • What Do We Do Now? as Ted Goof
  • Appointment with Crime as Jonah Crackle
  • Great Expectations as Mr. Wemmick
  • The Grand Escapade as Fisherman
  • So Well Remembered as Spivey
  • Mrs. Fitzherbert as Rev. Burt
  • So Evil My Love as Mr. Watson
  • Oliver Twist as Chairman of the Board
  • London Belongs to Me as Mr. Justice Plymme
  • Esther Waters as Randal
  • The Queen of Spades as Bookseller
  • Paper Orchid as Eustace Crabb
  • Madeleine as Mr. Murdoch
  • Hell Is Sold Out as Taxi Driver
  • The Importance of Being Earnest as Guard on train
  • Time Gentlemen, Please! as Timothy Crouch
  • Hot Ice as Edwin Carson
  • Sea Devils as Benson
  • Malta Story as Old Man
  • Beat the Devil as Major Jack Ross

    Radio

  • ''The Dark Tower''