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Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Actor · Died June 30, 1953, aged 66 · London, England, UK

Ivor Barnard was born on 13 June 1887 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Great Expectations (1946), Beat the Devil (1953) and Pygmalion (1938). He was married to Estelle Van Geuns. He died on 30 June 1953 in London, England, UK.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 13, 1887
Died
June 30, 1953 (aged 66)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Ivor Barnard's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Morality
24%
Self
23%
Ideas
15%
Power
10%
Marriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
1
Warm
2
Absurd
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ivor Barnard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ivor Barnard'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

62 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beat the Devil(1953)

    as Maj. Jack Ross

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Malta Story(1953)

    as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sea Devils(1953)

    as Benson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hot Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Edwin Carson

  • Time, Gentlemen, Please! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Timothy Crouch

  • The Importance of Being Earnest(1952)

    as Conductor (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hell Is Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Paper Orchid(1949)

    as Eustace Crabb

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Queen of Spades(1949)

    as Bookseller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dulcimer Street(1948)

    as Mr Justice Plymme

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Esther Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as John Randall

  • So Evil My Love(1948)

    as Mr. Watson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(1948)

    as Chairman of the Board

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Rev. Burt

  • So Well Remembered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Spivey

  • Great Expectations(1946)

    as Mr. Wemmick

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Appointment with Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jonah Crackle

  • What Do We Do Now? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ted Goof

  • Caesar and Cleopatra(1945)

    as 2nd. Nobleman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Wicked Lady(1945)

    as Clergyman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Murder in Reverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Woody

  • Vacation from Marriage(1945)

    as Chemist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Great Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bailiff

  • Don't Take It to Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Bus Driver

  • English Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mr. Quiel

  • Hotel Reserve(1944)

    as P. Molon, chemist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Escape to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Henry Waud

  • Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Station Master

  • The Silver Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Admiral

  • The New Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Photographer

  • The Saint's Vacation(1941)

    as Emil

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bass

  • The Stars Look Down(1940)

    as Wept

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cheer Boys Cheer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Naseby

  • Bees on the Boat-Deck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Fletherington

  • The Barber's Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • What a Man! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mayor

  • Everything Happens to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Martin

  • Pygmalion(1938)

    as Sarcastic Bystander

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Victoria the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Assassin

  • Double Exposures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Edward Mather

  • Secret Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Baldhead

  • Storm in a Teacup(1937)

    as Watkins

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Mill on the Floss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mr. Moss

  • The House of the Spaniard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mott

  • The Man Behind the Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Hewitt

  • Foreign Affaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Count

  • Someday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Hope

  • The Guv'nor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Vagrant

  • The Price of Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Pollit

  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Village Squire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mr. Worsford

  • Death at Broadcasting House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Joseph Higgins (uncredited)

  • Brides to Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as John Boyle

  • Love, Life and Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Troubetski

  • The Wandering Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Castro (Phase IV)

  • Sleeping Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Durande

  • The Good Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Eric Tipstead

  • The Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Arthur Stannard

  • Illegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Albert

  • Sally in Our Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Tod Small

  • The Skin Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Man at Auction (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1931 to 1953.

Biggest box office

Great Expectations (1946)

$33K worldwide

Highest rated

Great Expectations (1946)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 62: 62 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1930s29 · acting1940s26 · acting1950s7 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
3141

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ivor Barnard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Oliver Twist (1948)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ivor Barnard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ivor Barnard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ralph Kemplen shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers