Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier
Barrier as Banquo in Macbeth, 1948
Born	(1907-03-04)March 4, 1907 New York City, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1964(1964-06-20) (aged 57) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1932–1964

Edgar Barrier (March 4, 1907 – June 20, 1964) was an American actor who appeared on radio, stage, and screen. In the 1930s he was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre^[1] and was one of several actors who played Simon Templar on The Saint radio show.^[2] He also appeared in two films with Welles, Journey into Fear (1943) and Macbeth (1948). Barrier also appeared in the 1938 Welles-directed short, Too Much Johnson, which was long believed lost but was rediscovered in 2013.^[3]

He was a guest star on a few episodes of Disney's Zorro as Don Cornelio Esperon.^{[citation needed]}

Barrier was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.^[2]

Broadway roles

Edgar Barrier's Broadway stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.^[4]

• Mary of Scotland (1933) as Lord Douglas
• Idiot's Delight (1936) as Auguste
• The Magnificent Yankee (1946) as Mr. Justice Brandeis

Selected filmography

References

External links

• The Saint.org profile
• Edgar Barrier at IMDb
• Edgar Barrier at the Internet Broadway Database