John Barclay

Actor · Died November 21, 1978, aged 86 · Bletchingly, Surrey, England, UK

John Barclay was born on 12 May 1892 in Bletchingly, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Soylent Green (1973), The Mikado (1939) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). He died on 21 November 1978 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born: May 12, 1892
Died: November 21, 1978 (aged 86)
From: Bletchingly, Surrey, England, UK
Works as: Actor
Titles: 9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 40% in 30 days

What are John Barclay's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

49%

Survival

24%

Morality

20%

Self

7%

Romantic love2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Heraldas The Mikado in The Mikado (1939)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Romantic

2

Dread

1

Absurd

1

Joyful

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Wistful2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Barclay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for John Barclay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

Soylent Green(1973)
as Book #2
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Hours of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Actor
The Brotherhood of Satan(1971)
as Witch
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Night Gallery(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Butler (segment "The Doll")
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Colonel Killigrew
Star!(1968)
as Elderly Tragedian (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
King Rat(1965)
as Spence
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Power of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Jonathan
Aloma of the South Seas(1941)
as Ikali
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)
as Constable
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Mikado(1939)
as The Mikado
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Dodsworth(1936)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 78^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1936 to 1973.

Highest rated

Night Gallery (1969)

Midcredits 86^th

Film career

1936Screen debut· Dodsworth

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting12 of 12 · 71^st

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s3 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s4 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.