Barry MacKay

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barry MacKay (8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was a British actor. He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen (1934), Gangway (1937) and Sailing Along (1938). Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in Brown on Resolution (1935) and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film A Christmas Carol (1938), the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, Smuggled Cargo (1939). After these films and serving in the Canadian navy during WW II, followed by stage work, there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film (Timeslip a.k.a. The Atomic Man ) in 1955. Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series. He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".

Known For

A Christmas Carol

as Scrooge's Nephew Fred

The Private Life of Don Juan

as Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance

Sherlock Holmes

The Pickwick Papers

as Mr. Snubbins

Timeslip

as Inspector Hammond

Evergreen

as Tommy Thompson

Orders Are Orders

as R.S.M. Benson

Brown on Resolution

as Lt. Somerville

Grand National Night

as Sergeant Gibson

Sailing Along

as Steve Barnes