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Barry MacKay

Barry MacKay

Birthday: 1906-01-08 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor. He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938). Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in Brown on Resolution (1935) and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film A Christmas Carol (1938), the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, Smuggled Cargo (1939). After these films and serving in the Canadian navy during WW II, followed by stage work, there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film (Timeslip a.k.a. The Atomic Man ) in 1955. Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series. He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1953
Grand National Night

as    Sergeant Gibson

1938
A Christmas Carol

as    Scrooge's Nephew Fred

1937
The Great Barrier

as    Steve

1935
Me and Marlborough

as    Dick Welch

1935
Brown on Resolution

as    Lt. Somerville

1934
Forbidden Territory

as    Michael Farringdon

1934
Evergreen

as    Tommy Thompson