Robert Barrat
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Born | Robert Harriot Barrat July 10, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 7, 1970 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place | Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Stage, film, television actor |
Years active | 1915-64 |
Spouse | Mary Dean |
Robert Harriot Barrat (July 10, 1889 – January 7, 1970) was an American stage, motion picture, and television character actor.
Career
Born in New York City, Barrat made his theatrical debut in a stock company in Springfield, Massachusetts. He later acted on Broadway, where his credits include Lilly Turner (1932), Bulls, Bears and Asses (1931), This Is New York (1930), Judas (1928), The Lady Lies (1928), A Lady for a Night (1927), Marco Millions (1927), Chicago (1926), Kid Boots (1923), The Breaking Point (1923), The Unwritten Chapter (1920), The Crimson Alibi (1919), The Invisible Foe (1918), and Some One in the House (1918).[1]
He appeared in 150 films, according to IMDb, in a Hollywood career that lasted four decades. He appeared in seven pictures with James Cagney during the 1930s. Two of his most noted roles were as the murder victim Archer Coe in Michael Curtiz's The Kennel Murder Case (1933) and as the treacherous Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy in the 1937 Academy Award winning film The Life of Emile Zola. He played several other historical characters as well, among them Davy Crockett in Man of Conquest, Zachary Taylor in Distant Drums, Abraham Lincoln in Trailin' West, Cornelius Van Horne in Canadian Pacific and General Douglas MacArthur twice,[2] in They Were Expendable and American Guerrilla in the Philippines. He also appeared with the Marx Brothers in Go West (1940).
By 1954, he had turned to television roles. His final acting appearance was in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in 1964, according to IMDb.
Death
He died of a heart ailment in Hollywood in 1970, aged 80.[2] He was survived by his wife, Mary Dean.[2] He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Martinsburg, West Virginia.[3]
Complete filmography
- Her Own Way (1915)
- The Wonder Man (1920)
- Whispering Shadows (1921)
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) (uncredited)
- The Wiser Sex (1932) (uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) (uncredited)
- King of the Jungle (1933)
- The Mind Reader (1933) (uncredited)
- Picture Snatcher (1933)
- Lilly Turner (1933)
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) (uncredited)
- Ann Carver's Profession (1933) (uncredited)
- The Silk Express (1933)
- Heroes for Sale (1933)
- The Mayor of Hell (1933)
- Baby Face (1933)
- Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
- The Devil's in Love (1933) (uncredited)
- Tugboat Annie (1933) (uncredited)
- Captured! (1933)
- My Lips Betray (1933) (uncredited)
- Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
- I Loved a Woman (1933)
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
- From Headquarters (1933)
- Massacre (1934)
- Hi, Nellie! (1934)
- Not Tonight, Josephine (1934 short)
- Dark Hazard (1934)
- Wonder Bar (1934)
- Gambling Lady (1934)
- A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
- Upper World (1934)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934)
- Return of the Terror (1934)
- Midnight Alibi (1934)
- Here Comes the Navy (1934)
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
- Housewife (1934)
- The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
- Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
- I Sell Anything (1934)
- The St. Louis Kid (1934)
- The Firebird (1934)
- I Am a Thief (1934)
- Bordertown (1935)
- Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
- While the Patient Slept (1935)
- The Florentine Dagger (1935)
- Village Tale (1935)
- Stranded (1935)
- The Murder Man (1935)
- Special Agent (1935)
- Dressed to Thrill (1935)
- Dr. Socrates (1935)
- Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
- Captain Blood (1935)
- Exclusive Story (1936)
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
- The Country Doctor (1936)
- I Married a Doctor (1936)
- Sons o' Guns (1936)
- Mary of Scotland (1936)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
- Trailin' West (1936)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- God's Country and the Women (1937)
- Black Legion (1937) (uncredited)
- The Barrier (1937)
- Mountain Justice (1937)
- Draegerman Courage (1937)
- Souls at Sea (1937) (uncredited)
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
- Confession (1937)
- Love Is on the Air (1937)
- The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
- The Buccaneer (1938)
- Penitentiary (1938)
- Forbidden Valley (1938)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) (uncredited)
- The Texans (1938)
- Breaking the Ice (1938)
- Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
- Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
- Union Pacific (1939)
- The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)
- Man of Conquest (1939)
- Heritage of the Desert (1939)
- Colorado Sunset (1939)
- Conspiracy (1939)
- Bad Lands (1939)
- Allegheny Uprising (1939)
- The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
- Laddie (1940)
- The Man from Dakota (1940)
- Northwest Passage (1940)
- Captain Caution (1940)
- Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)
- Go West (1940)
- They Met in Argentina (1941)
- Parachute Battalion (1941)
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)
- The Girl from Alaska (1942)
- Fall In (1942)
- American Empire (1942)
- A Stranger in Town (1943)
- They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
- Bomber's Moon (1943)
- Johnny Come Lately (1943)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
- Enemy of Women (1944)
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (scenes cut)
- Grissly's Millions (1945)
- The Great John L. (1945)
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
- Dakota (1945)
- Road to Utopia (1945)
- They Were Expendable (1945)
- San Antonio (1945)
- Strangler of the Swamp (1946)
- Just Before Dawn (1946)
- Sunset Pass (1946)
- The Time of Their Lives (1946)
- Dangerous Millions (1946)
- Magnificent Doll (1946)
- The Sea of Grass (1947)
- The Fabulous Texan (1947)
- Road to Rio (1947)
- I Love Trouble (1948)
- Relentless (1948)
- Joan of Arc (1948)
- Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
- Riders of the Range (1949)
- Song of India (1949)
- The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
- Canadian Pacific (1949)
- The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
- The Kid from Texas (1950)
- The Baron of Arizona (1950)
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
- The Pride of Maryland (1951)
- Double Crossbones (1951)
- Darling, How Could You! (1951)
- Flight to Mars (1951)
- Distant Drums (1951)
- Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
- Son of Ali Baba (1952)
- Cow Country (1953)
- Tall Man Riding (1955)
References
- ^ "("Robert Barrat" search results)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Robert Barrat, Character Actor". The New York Times. United Press International. January 9, 1970. Subscription required for full article.
- ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 43. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved 12 February 2017.