Edgar Barrier
Film, radio and television actor (1907-1964) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 57
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 appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, Too Much Johnson, which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013.
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A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1964Died20 June 19641961
On the DoubleFilm, Blankmeister1960
The Roaring 20'sSeries1959
Adventures in ParadiseSeries, Soovan1958
77 Sunset StripSeries1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries, Durant
The Giant ClawFilm, 1957Dr. Karol Noymann1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal LancersSeries1954
Princess of the NileFilm, Shaman1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Zadok
Count the Hours!Film, 1953Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie1952Chevron TheatreSeries
Dangerous AssignmentSeries, 1952Majak1951
Racket SquadSeries
Hurricane IslandFilm, 1951Ponde de Leon1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. Boucourt
Cyrano de BergeracFilm, 1950Cardinal Richelieu1946
Tarzan and the Leopard WomanFilm, Dr. Ameer Lazar1945
A Game of DeathFilm, Erich Kreiger1944
Cobra WomanFilm, Martok1943
Crazy HouseFilm, Studio Actor (uncredited)1941
They Dare Not LoveFilm, Capt. Wilhelm Ehrhardt1940
Comrade XFilm, Rubick1933
The Invisible ManFilm, Radio Announcer (uncredited)1907Born4 March 1907
On the DoubleFilm, Blankmeister1960The Roaring 20'sSeries1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, Soovan195877 Sunset StripSeries1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries, DurantThe Giant ClawFilm, 1957Dr. Karol Noymann1956Tales of the 77th Bengal LancersSeries1954Princess of the NileFilm, Shaman1953General Electric TheaterSeries, ZadokCount the Hours!Film, 1953Dist. Atty. Jim Gillespie1952Chevron TheatreSeriesDangerous AssignmentSeries, 1952Majak1951Racket SquadSeriesHurricane IslandFilm, 1951Ponde de Leon1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Dr. BoucourtCyrano de BergeracFilm, 1950Cardinal Richelieu1946Tarzan and the Leopard WomanFilm, Dr. Ameer Lazar1945A Game of DeathFilm, Erich Kreiger1944Cobra WomanFilm, Martok1943Crazy HouseFilm, Studio Actor (uncredited)1941They Dare Not LoveFilm, Capt. Wilhelm Ehrhardt1940Comrade XFilm, Rubick1933The Invisible ManFilm, Radio Announcer (uncredited)1907Born4 March 1907Known for
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The Invisible Man 1933
Macbeth 1948
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
Cyrano de Bergerac 1950
The War of the Worlds 1953
People around Edgar
Close ties
Orson Welles Directed Macbeth and Too Much Johnson
Benedict Bogeaus Produced Silver Lode and Count the Hours
Robert Wise Directed Destination Gobi and A Game of Death
Arthur Lubin Directed Phantom of the Opera and Eagle Squadron
Walter Wanger Produced Arabian Nights and Eagle Squadron
Gene Roth Also in Silver Lode and Count the Hours
Ralph Sanford Also in Silver Lode and Nob Hill
Turhan Bey Also in Crazy House and Arabian Nights
Lane Chandler Also in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Teresa Wright Also in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Don Siegel Directed Count the Hours (1953)
Dick Powell Also in Rogues' Regiment and Cornered
C. Aubrey Smith Also in Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Steven Geray Also in Phantom of the Opera and Cornered
Hank Mann Also in Phantom of the Opera and Silver Lode
Morris Ankrum Also in The Giant Claw and Silver Lode
Dolores Moran Also in Silver Lode and Count the Hours
Pierre Watkin Also in The Pride of the Yankees and Crazy House- Fred F. Sears Directed The Giant Claw (1957)
- Mischa Bakaleinikoff Wrote The Giant Claw and Last of the Buccaneers
John Rawlins Directed Arabian Nights (1942)
James Whale Directed They Dare Not Love (1941)
George J. Lewis Also in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Harry Cording Also in Arabian Nights (1942)
Filmography 40
74 credits on file
Television 17
Media & music
About this person
He was also in two films with Welles, Journey into Fear (1943) and Macbeth (1948).
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1964 · aged 57
