George Barbier (actor)

George Barbier
George Barbier in 1937
Born	(1864-11-19)November 19, 1864 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930-1945
Spouse(s)	Caroline Thatcher

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George Barbier with Harold Lloyd in The Milky Way

George W. Barbier (November 19, 1864 – July 19, 1945) was an American film and stage actor.

Career

Barbier entered Crozier Seminary to study for the ministry but gave it up to go on the stage. He began his career in light opera and spent several years in repertory and stock companies. He eventually played on Broadway, where he appeared in seven productions betwenn 1922 and 1930, among them The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Man Who Came Back. He signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1929 and later worked as a character actor for most of the major studios. His first film was The Big Pond (1930). The weighty, white-haired Barbier often played pompous, but mostly kind-hearted businessmen or patriarchs in supporting roles. George Barbier appeared in 88 films until his death in 1945.

Partial filmography

• The Big Pond (1930)
• The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
• 24 Hours (1931)
• Girls About Town (1931)
• Skyscraper Souls (1932)
• The Phantom President (1932)
• The Big Broadcast (1932)
• No Man of Her Own (1932)
• Turn Back the Clock (1933)
• This Day and Age (1933)
• The Cat's-Paw (1934)
• Journal of a Crime (1934)
• Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)
• Ladies Should Listen (1934)
• The Merry Widow (1934)
• Life Begins at Forty (1935)
• Broadway Gondolier (1935)
• Old Man Rhythm (1935)
• The Crusades (1935)
• Millions in the Air (1935)
• The Milky Way (1936)
• Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
• The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
• The Princess Comes Across (1936)
• On the Avenue (1937)
• Hotel Haywire (1937)
• It's Love I'm After (1937)
• Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
• The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
• Hold That Kiss (1938)
• Little Miss Broadway (1938)
• Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
• The Return of Frank James (1940)
• Million Dollar Baby (1941)
• Week-End in Havana (1941)
• Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941)
• The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
• The Magnificent Dope (1942)
• Thunder Birds (1942)

External links

• George Barbier at the Internet Movie Database
• George Barbier at the Internet Broadway Database
• George Barbier at Find a Grave