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Byron Barr(1917-1966)

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Byron Barr (1945)
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Byron Barr was born on 18 August 1917 in Corning, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Double Indemnity (1944), Tokyo Rose (1946) and Seven Were Saved (1947). He died on 3 November 1966 in Sacramento County, California, USA.
BornAugust 18, 1917
DiedNovember 3, 1966(49)
BornAugust 18, 1917
DiedNovember 3, 1966(49)
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Known for

Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity
8.3
  • Nino Zachetti
  • 1944
Tokyo Rose (1946)
Tokyo Rose
5.6
  • Pete Sherman
  • 1946
Byron Barr, Don Castle, Catherine Craig, Richard Denning, Ann Doran, Russell Hayden, and Richard Loo in Seven Were Saved (1947)
Seven Were Saved
5.8
  • Lt. Martin Pinkert
  • 1947
Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, and Lizabeth Scott in Pitfall (1948)
Pitfall
7.1
  • Bill Smiley
  • 1948

Credits

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Actor

  • Allan Lane and Black Jack in Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
    Covered Wagon Raid
    6.4
    • Roy Chandler
    • 1950
  • Alan Ladd and Phyllis Calvert in Appointment with Danger (1950)
    Appointment with Danger
    6.5
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Arthur Franz and Dorothy Patrick in Tarnished (1950)
    Tarnished
    6.3
    • Joe Pettigrew
    • 1950
  • Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Lora Lee Michel, and Lizabeth Scott in Paid in Full (1950)
    Paid in Full
    6.1
    • Man at Bar (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
    The File on Thelma Jordon
    6.9
    • McCary
    • 1949
  • Down Dakota Way (1949)
    Down Dakota Way
    6.0
    • Steve Paxton
    • 1949
  • Anne Gwynne and John Howard in Public Prosecutor (1947)
    Public Prosecutor
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Glenn Thursby
    • 1948
  • Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, and Lizabeth Scott in Pitfall (1948)
    Pitfall
    7.1
    • Bill Smiley
    • 1948
  • Janet Martin and Al Pearce in The Main Street Kid (1947)
    The Main Street Kid
    5.1
    • Bud Wheeling (as Byron S. Barr)
    • 1947
  • Byron Barr, Don Castle, Catherine Craig, Richard Denning, Ann Doran, Russell Hayden, and Richard Loo in Seven Were Saved (1947)
    Seven Were Saved
    5.8
    • Lt. Martin Pinkert
    • 1947
  • Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, and Phillip Reed in Big Town (1946)
    Big Town
    5.1
    • Vance Crane
    • 1946
  • Brian Donlevy, James Brown, Bill Edwards, Diana Lynn, and Gail Russell in Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
    Our Hearts Were Growing Up
    6.7
    • Roger (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Barbara Britton, James Bush, and Robert Lowery in They Made Me a Killer (1946)
    They Made Me a Killer
    5.8
    • Steve Reynolds
    • 1946
  • Tokyo Rose (1946)
    Tokyo Rose
    5.6
    • Pete Sherman
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernández, and Barry Fitzgerald in Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
    Two Years Before the Mast
    6.9
    • Friend (uncredited)
    • 1946

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Byron S. Barr
  • Born
    • August 18, 1917
    • Corning, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • November 3, 1966
    • Sacramento County, California, USA(respiratory failure caused by an illness.)
  • Other works
    (December 9 to 20, 1941) He acted in DeWitt Bodeen's play, "Escape to Autumn," at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California with Harry Lewis, Mabel Albertson and Rita Lynn in the cast. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. George Phelps was director. Barbara Vajda was also director.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Actor Gig Young's real name was Byron Barr. He even used it professionally in his earliest movies which occasionally caused confusion with name recognition between the two actors.

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