Nigel Barrie

Nigel Barrie
Barrie in a photo from Motion Picture Magazine (1920)
Born	(1889-02-05)5 February 1889 Calcutta, India
Died	8 October 1971(1971-10-08) (aged 82) England
Occupation	Actor

Nigel Barrie (5 February 1889, Calcutta, British India – 8 October 1971, England) was an Indian-born British actor.

Biography

Barrie's background as a dancer and actor on legitimate stages and in vaudeville in both Great Britain and the United States paved the way to early success in silent films. He made screen debut in the 1916 adventure film serial Beatrice Fairfax. After playing Marguerite Clark's love interest in the 1917 Babs series, Barrie settled into a long career as a handsome supporting player, sometimes cast as villains with roles varying from boxer to romantic interests. Increasingly dignified in appearance with his natural build and good looks, the 6' 1" actor later played Captain Halliwell in The Little Minister (1921) and was Richard Barthelmess' formidable rival in The Amateur Gentleman (1926). Returning to Great Britain at the advent of sound, Barrie continued in films until at least 1938.

Selected filmography

• Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
• Bab's Diary (1917)
• Bab's Burglar (1917)
• Bab's Matinee Idol (1917)
• Diane of the Green Van (1919)
• Josselyn's Wife (1919)
• Widow by Proxy (1919)
• The Better Wife (1919)
• The Honey Bee (1920)
• The Turning Point (1920)
• Charge It (1921)
• The Little Fool (1921)
• The Little Minister (1921)
• White Shoulders (1922)
• Fires of Fate (1923)
• Lights of London (1923)
• Comedy of the Heart (1924)
• The Tower of Silence (1924)
• Express Train of Love (1925)
• Mutiny (1925)
• Hogan's Alley (1925)
• The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
• The Love Thief (1926)
• The Traffic Cop (1926)
• Husband Hunters (1927)
• The Climbers (1927)
• Home Struck (1927)
• The Shield of Honor (1928)
• The Ringer (1928)
• The Forger (1928)
• Cocktails (1928)
• The Plaything (1929)
• Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
• Dreyfus (1931)
• Old Soldiers Never Die (1931)
• Passenger to London (1937)

References

Bibliography

Silent Era Filmmaking in Santa Barbara, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, p. 121

External links

• Nigel Barrie at IMDb