Biography
Nigel Barrie (5 February 1889, in Calcutta, British India β 8 October 1971, in South Africa) was an Indian-born British actor. 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 when he relocated to live in Rhodesia and then South Africa.
In 1918, Barrie enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps.
Filmography
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Movies 41
Anything to Declare? (1938)
Passenger to London (1937)
Dreyfus (1931)
Old Soldiers Never Die (1931)
Loose Ends (1930)
The Plaything (1929)
Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
Cocktails (1928)
The Ringer (1928)
Behind the Counter (1928)
The Shield of Honor (1927)
The Lone Eagle (1927)
The Climbers (1927)
Husband Hunters (1927)
Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
The Love Thief (1926)
Hogan's Alley (1925)
Express Train of Love (1925)
The Tower of Silence (1925)
Comedy of the Heart (1924)
Fires of Fate (1923)
The Bolted Door (1923)
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
Peg o' My Heart (1922)
East Is West (1922)
Heroes and Husbands (1922)
The Fast Freight (1922)
The Little Minister (1921)
A Prince There Was (1921)
Charge It (1921)
Girl in the Web (1920)
QuaidE-Azam Zindahbad (1920)
The Cinema Murder (1919)
The Better Wife (1919)
Josselyn's Wife (1919)
Diane of the Green Van (1919)
Bab's Burglar (1917)
Bab's Diary (1917)
Patria (1917)
Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1889-02-05
Deathday1971-10-08 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceKolkata, India
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsRoynon Cholmondeley Nigel-Jones
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