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Ivor Barnard(1887-1953)

  • Actor
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Ivor Barnard in Beat the Devil (1953)
Ivor Barnard was born on 13 June 1887 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1946), Beat the Devil (1953) and Pygmalion (1938). He was married to Estelle Van Geuns. He died on 30 June 1953 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 13, 1887
DiedJune 30, 1953(66)
BornJune 13, 1887
DiedJune 30, 1953(66)
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Known for

Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations
7.8
  • Mr. Wemmick
  • 1946
Beat the Devil (1953)
Beat the Devil
6.4
  • Maj. Jack Ross
  • 1953
Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion (1938)
Pygmalion
7.7
  • Sarcastic Bystander
  • 1938
Jessie Matthews in The Good Companions (1933)
The Good Companions
6.8
  • Eric Tipstead
  • 1933

Credits

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Actor

  • Beat the Devil (1953)
    Beat the Devil
    6.4
    • Maj. Jack Ross
    • 1953
  • Malta Story (1953)
    Malta Story
    6.5
    • Old Man in Food Queue (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Yvonne De Carlo and Rock Hudson in Sea Devils (1953)
    Sea Devils
    5.6
    • Benson
    • 1953
  • Hot Ice
    • Edwin Carson
    • 1952
  • A Cradle of Willow
    TV Movie
    • Master Clampett
    • 1952
  • Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
    Time, Gentlemen, Please!
    6.4
    • Timothy Crouch
    • 1952
  • The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
    The Importance of Being Earnest
    7.4
    • Train Guard (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Peter Jones, Eric Lander, Patricia Neal, John Neville, Peter Sallis, Ursula O'Leary, Pieter Geldenhuys, Alan Nunn, Edna Fryer, Lempriere Hammond, Zilla Tomlin, Jane Newell, and John Harris in For the Children (1946)
    For the Children
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Martin
    • 1951
  • Richard Attenborough, Herbert Lom, and Mai Zetterling in Hell Is Sold Out (1951)
    Hell Is Sold Out
    5.9
    • Taxi Driver
    • 1951
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Booth
    • 1951
  • Madeleine (1950)
    Madeleine
    6.9
    • Mr. Murdoch
    • 1950
  • Paper Orchid (1949)
    Paper Orchid
    5.8
    • Eustace Crabb
    • 1949
  • Edith Evans and Anton Walbrook in The Queen of Spades (1949)
    The Queen of Spades
    7.1
    • Bookseller
    • 1949
  • Sin of Esther Waters (1948)
    Sin of Esther Waters
    6.2
    • Randal
    • 1948
  • Richard Attenborough in Dulcimer Street (1948)
    Dulcimer Street
    6.9
    • Mr. Justice Plymme
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • June 13, 1887
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 30, 1953
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Estelle Van Geuns1916 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage actor.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Thin, ferret-faced character actor who excelled at playing twitchy, nervous little men or underhanded, sneaky types. At his best, playing Wemmick in Great Expectations (1946) and the unpleasant Major Ross in John Huston's Beat the Devil (1953). Appeared in several films which starred Alec Guinness.

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