Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first London production of A. A. Milne's "Toad of Toad Hall". In 1929 he appeared on stage as Blanquet, in "Bird in Hand" at the Morosco Theatre in New York, after a successful run in London's West End (Laurence Olivier was the juvenile). The part had been specially written for him by John Drinkwater. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1921 and 1953. He appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps in 1935. In 1943, he played the stationmaster in the Ealing war film Undercover. He also appeared as Wemmick in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), and as the Chairman of the Workhouse, in Lean's film Oliver Twist (1948). One of his last film appearances was as the murderer Major Jack Ross in John Huston's Beat the Devil (1953) with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre. Partial filmography The Skin Game (1921) as Dawker The Skin Game (1931) as Man at Auction (uncredited) Sally in Our Alley (1931) as Tod Small Illegal (1932) as Albert Blind Spot (1932) as Mull The Good Companions (1933) as Eric Tipstead The Crime at Blossoms (1933) as A late visitor Waltz Time (1933) as Falke, the Bat Sleeping Car (1933) as Durande The Wandering Jew (1933) as Castro The Roof (1933) as Arthur Stannard Love, Life and Laughter (1934) as Troubetski Princess Charming (1934) as Ivanoff Brides to Be (1934) as John Boyle Death at Broadcasting House (1934) as Joseph Higgins (uncredited) The Price of Wisdom (1935) as Mr. Pollit The Village Squire (1935) as Mr. Worsford The 39 Steps (1935) as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) The Guv'nor (1935) as Vagrant (uncredited) Someday (1935) as Hope Foreign Affaires (1935) as Count The Man Behind the Mask (1936) as Hewitt Dreams Come True (1936) (uncredited) The House of the Spaniard (1936) as Mott The Mill on the Floss (1937) as Mr. Moss Secret Lives (1937) as Baldhead Farewell to Cinderella (1937) as Mr.