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Barry K. Barnes

Barry K. Barnes

Actor · Died January 12, 1965, aged 58 · Chelsea, London, England, UK

Barry K. Barnes (born Nelson Barry Mackintosh Barnes; 27 December 1906 – 12 January 1965) was an English film and stage actor. The son of Horatio Nelson Barnes and Anne Mackintosh Barnes, he was born and died in London. He appeared in sixteen films between 1936 and 1947. He played Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1937 film Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel. His film career was cut short in 1947 due to an undiagnosable illness contracted during the war. He was married to actress Diana Churchill, and worked with his wife on stage during the 1940s and 1950s, taking West End revivals of The Admirable Crichton and On Approval on profitable tours.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 27, 1906
Died
January 12, 1965 (aged 58)
From
Chelsea, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 14 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 98% in 30 days

What are Barry K. Barnes' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
50%
Bonds
19%
Self
19%
Society
12%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Barry K. Barnes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barry K. Barnes' 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

14 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cup-Tie Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Grumpy Customer

  • Dancing with Crime(1947)

    as Paul Baker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bedelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ben Chaney

  • The Girl in the News(1940)

    as Stephen Farringdon

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Law and Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Larry Preston

  • The Midas Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Evan Jones

  • This Man in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Simon Drake

  • Spies of the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Peter Thurloe

  • The Ware Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Michael Adye

  • Prison Without Bars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Georges Marechal

  • This Man Is News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Simon Drake

  • Who Goes Next? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Hamilton

  • The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel(1937)

    as Sir Percy Blakeney alias The Scarlet Pimpernel

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dodging the Dole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as The Dole Dodger

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1936 to 1948.

Highest rated

Dancing with Crime (1947)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

The Girl in the News (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Barry K. Barnes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · actor

The Girl in the News (1940)

Midcredits 66th · 59% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 48. 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 Barry K. Barnes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barry K. Barnes' MovieCove titles; Margaretta Scott shares the most, 2.