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Barry Cuthbert Jones (6 March 1893 – 1 May 1981) was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage.[1][2]

Barry Jones
Jones in The Glass Slipper (1955)
Born	Barry Cuthbert Jones (1893-03-06)6 March 1893 St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Died	1 May 1981(1981-05-01) (aged 88) Guernsey, Channel Islands
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1921–1965

Biography

Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893.[3] He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921.[4] He performed in his first film, Shaw's Arms and the Man as Bluntschli in 1932.[5] In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Ivor Novello's stage musical, Glamorous Night.[6]

A character actor in many films, often portraying nobility, he had a starring role in the film Seven Days to Noon.[7] He also played Mr. Lundie in the 1954 film adaptation of Brigadoon, and Polonius in the 1953 U.S. television adaptation of Hamlet.[1] He appeared as Claudius in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, The Robe.[8] This character was Caligula's uncle and became the new Emperor after Caligula's death.

Jones died at the age of eighty-eight in Guernsey.[1]

Selected filmography

Appearances in TV series

Sources

• Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies published by Harper-Collins – ISBN 0-06-093507-3

References

External links

• Barry Jones at IMDb 
• Barry Jones at the Internet Broadway Database

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Barry Cuthbert Jones (6 de marzo de 1893 - 1 de mayo de 1981) fue un actor teatral, cinematográfico y televisivo británico.

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