Bruno Barnabe | |
|---|---|
 in Make Mine a Million (1959) | |
| Born | Bruno Bianco Alberto G. G. Barnabe 3 April 1905 St Giles, London, England |
| Died | 20 June 1998 (aged 93) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1980 |
| Spouse | Avice Landone (1940–1976) (her death) (1 child) |
Bruno Bianco Alberto G. G. Barnabe (3 April 1905 – 20 June 1998) was an English film and stage actor. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and in Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.
Barnabe was born in St Giles, London on 3 April 1905[1] to Tina (née Bendi) and Louis Vincent Barnabe. He married Avice Landone,[2] who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[2] where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky.[3] Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946.[2] He died in June 1998.[4]
Barnabe made his first stage appearance on 4 April 1927 playing a wedding guest in The Dybbuk at the Royalty Theatre. In October 1928, Barnabe travelled to Egypt as a member of a Shakespearean company led by Robert Atkins. The following year he travelled to the United States with Ben Greet; during this trip he portrayed Everyman at Columbia University, which marked his first stage appearance in New York City.[2] His first and only appearance on Broadway came in 1935 in the original production of Escape Me Never at the Shubert Theatre.[5] In 1937, Barnabe went on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in a company led by Fay Compton. Other major venues at which Barnabe appeared include the Criterion Theatre, the Q Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Windsor.[2]
Barnabe appeared in films as early as 1927 and appeared on television as early as 1937. He appeared on numerous television shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Maigret, Danger Island, The Troubleshooters and Jesus of Nazareth. Films in which Barnabe acted include Man in the Shadow (1957), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). He also appeared in a television adaptation of King Richard the Second in 1978.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Escape Me Never | Undetermined role | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Ball at Savoy | Train Conductor | |
| Beloved Imposter | Policeman | ||
| The Avenging Hand | Waiter | Uncredited | |
| Second Bureau | Commissaire of Police | ||
| 1937 | Wake Up Famous | Undetermined role | Uncredited |
| Landslide | Bert White | ||
| Dreaming Lips | Rescuer | ||
| 1939 | Money for Jam | Mario Dorlando | TV film |
| 1948 | L'Ultima Cena | Leonardo da Vinci | |
| 1950 | Assassin for Hire | Meyerling | TV film |
| 1953 | Always a Bride | Hotel Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The Wise Cat | Marcus | TV film |
| Portrait of Alison | Italian Detective | ||
| 1956 | The Tamer Tamed | Christopher Sly | TV film |
| 1957 | King's Rhapsody | Chief Revolutionary | TV film |
| Italian Love Story | Franci | TV film | |
| Man in the Shadow | Italian Barber | ||
| Aladdin | The Vizier | TV film | |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Cesare | |
| Pit of Darkness | Bruno | ||
| 1966 | Drop Dead Darling | Head Waiter | |
| 1967 | The Mummy's Shroud | Pharaoh | |
| 1973 | The Man Who Died Twice | Poldo | TV film |
| 1976 | The Message | Umaya | |
| The Dancing Years | Brietkopf | TV film | |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Balsora | |
| 1978 | King Richard the Second | Abbot of Westminster | TV film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Sunday Night Theatre | Ivan Borolsky | Episode: "Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure" |
| 1955 | The Prince | Episode: "It Could Happen Only in Paris" | |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Mondovi | Episode: "The Golden Fleece" | |
| 1956 | Meyer | Episode: "Skipper Next to God" | |
| 1957 | Sergeant Savoldo | Episode: "The Affair at Assino" | |
| Beauvais | Episode: "Million Dollar Smile" | ||
| Dixon of Dock Green | Tom Rowlands | Episode: "The Silent House" | |
| The Buccaneers | Captain Gomez | Episode: "Prize of Andalusia" | |
| The Machine Breakers | Topping, Counsel for Prosecution | Episode: "The Trial" | |
| The Errol Flynn Theatre | Hotel Manager | Episode: "Out of the Blue" | |
| Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | Head Waiter | Episode: "Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter" | |
| The Gay Cavalier | Major Harry Jawkins | 2 episodes | |
| Sword of Freedom | Girolamo | Episode: "Marriage of Convenience" | |
| Sailor of Fortune | Kleber | Episode: "Port Jeopardy" | |
| Peters | Episode: "The Golden Head" | ||
| Sunday Night Theatre | Joshua Speed | Episode: "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" | |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe | Rinaldo | Episode: "Rinaldo" |
| The Invisible Armies | M. Biot | 1 episode | |
| Sailor of Fortune | Brigadier | Episode: "The King's Four Wives" | |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Cyrus Carve | Episode: "The Great Adventure" | |
| The Sky Larks | El Rashid | Episode: "Flag-Captain" | |
| African Patrol | Frank Vincent | Episode: "Shooting Star" | |
| Mencken | Episode: "The Silver Story" | ||
| Slade | Episode: "The Robbery" | ||
| Armchair Theatre | Court of Appeal President | Episode: "A Gust of Wind" | |
| Captain Rienzi | Episode: "Vendetta" | ||
| ITV Play of the Week | Domenico | Episode: "The Enchanted April" | |
| 1959 | Boyd Q.C. | Renato | Episode: "The Samurai Killing" |
| Frankly Howerd | 1 episode | ||
| The Invisible Man | First Secretary | Episode: "The Decoy" | |
| Interpol Calling | Dekker | Episode: "No Flowers for Onno" | |
| Dial 999 (TV series) | Josh | Episode: "Rolling Racketeers" | |
| The Four Just Men | Mark | Episode: "The Godfather" | |
| Armchair Theatre | Dr. Gerard | Episode: "Dr Kabil" | |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men | Terranti | Episode: "The Man with the Golden Touch" |
| Counter-Attack! | Mr. Prout | Series regular | |
| Knight Errant Limited | Mr. Menelli | Episode: "Little Italy" | |
| About Religion | Second Man | Episode: "The News on Good Friday" | |
| Biggles | Episode: "Biggles Follows On" | ||
| Arthur's Treasured Volumes | Club Manager | Episode: "A Slight Case of Deception" | |
| The Days of Vengeance | Gregory | Episode: "A Bunch of Roses" | |
| On Trial | Mr. Poland | Episode: "W.T. Stead" | |
| Armchair Theatre | Judge | Episode: "A Heart and a Diamond" | |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Dr. O'Hara | Episode: "The Batchelor Party" | |
| International Detective | Jacontinski | Episode: "The Rainis Case" | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | Boris | Episode: "The Wind and the Sun" | |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse | Episode: "The Private Lives of Edward Whiteley" | |
| Maigret | Pozzo | Episode: "The Experts" | |
| ITV Play of the Week | Ugo Pulcini | Episode: "The Girl on the Via Flaminia" | |
| Sykes and a... | Episode: "Sykes and a Saleman" | ||
| The Mask of the Clown | Steven Marsh | ||
| International Detective | The Policeman | Episode: "The Martos Case" | |
| Hancock's Half Hour | BBC Official | Episode: "The Bowmans" | |
| No Hiding Place | Ex-Inspector Bowden | Episode: "Dead Ringer" | |
| Flower of Evil | Lutz | Mini-series | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | Mr. Cartwright | Episode: "Scene of the Accident" | |
| 1962 | Bowden | Episode: "The Alderman" | |
| Top Secret | Magella | Episode: "Escape to Danger" | |
| Outbreak of Murder | Superintendent Mainwairing | 4 episodes | |
| Somerset Maugham Hour | Don Agosto | Episode: "The Closed Shop" | |
| Maigret | Judge | Episode: "Death in Mind" | |
| 1963 | Harpers West One | Edmond Stilwell | 1 episode |
| Moonstrike | Inspector Saloux | Episode: "The Escape" | |
| Suspense | Manager | Episode: "Miranda and a Salesman" | |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mr. Gordon | Episode: "The Fixers" | |
| Maigret | Judge Bonville | Episode: "A Man Condemned" | |
| The Saint | Inspector Manteolli | Episode: "The King of the Beggars" | |
| 1964 | The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling | Bahadur Khan | Episode: "The Return to Imray" |
| The Valiant Varneys | Episode: "The Incredible Adventures of Sherlock Varney" | ||
| Crane | The Master | Episode: "The Man with the Big Feet" | |
| The Avengers | Fitch | Episode: "The White Elephant" | |
| Story Parade | Mr. Byculla | Episode: "Mr. Byculla" | |
| 1965 | Dr. Mudie | Episode: "The Old Boys" | |
| R3 | Lord Green | Episode: "A Source of Contamination" | |
| 199 Park Lane | Garside | 3 episodes | |
| Serjeant Musgrave's Dance | The Parson | 2 episodes | |
| The Mask of Janus | Secony | Episode "The Arranger" | |
| 1966 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Everton | Episode: "When Last Seen" |
| The Avengers | Grand Vizier | Episode: "Honey for the Prince" | |
| Hope and Keen | Episode: "Casablanca" | ||
| Play of the Month | Bordeini | Episode: "Gordon of Khartoum" | |
| The Wednesday Play | Inspector Potts | Episode: "Rodney, Our Intrepid Hero" | |
| Court Martial | Dr. Gregorio | Episode: "Let Slip the Dogs of War" | |
| The Newcomers | Brewer | 4 episodes | |
| 1967 | Hugh and I | Episode: "Adios, Amigos" | |
| Softly, Softly | Sanderson | Episode: "The Same the Whole World Over" | |
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Ispettore di Polizia | Episode: "The New Catacomb" | |
| Danger Island | Inspector Molina | Recurring role | |
| For Schools and Colleges: Drama | Doctor | Episode: "The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls" | |
| The Troubleshooters | Dr. Giuseppe Casale | Episode: "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down" | |
| 1968 | Tariq | Episode: "The Slight Problem with the Press" | |
| Freewheelers | Alex Dmitropulous | Episode: "Recipe for Danger" | |
| Vendetta | Tito Capuana | Episode: "The Money Man" | |
| The Avengers | Farrar | Episode: "You'll Catch Your Death" | |
| 1969 | Comedy Playhouse | Columnist | Episode: "As Good Cooks Go" |
| As Good Cooks Go | Columnist | Episode: "A Good Pull Up for Bentleys" | |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Nathan | Episode: "Whose Turn Next" | |
| 1969-1970 | Slim John | Miller | Series regular |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Charles | Episode: "Spectre at the Feast" |
| 1971 | From a Bird's Eye View | Immigration Officer | Episode: "Witness for the Persecution" |
| The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder | Moscrop | Episode: "The Duke" | |
| Out of the Unknown | Harvey | Episode: "This Body Is Mine" | |
| Misleading Cases | Fred Barker | Episode: "How Free Is a Freeman?" | |
| The Persuaders! | Maitre de | Episode: "Overture" | |
| 1972 | Z-Cars | Clifford Lamb | Episode: "Keep to Yourself" |
| Doomwatch | Francesco Cavalli | Episode: "The Killer Dolphins" | |
| 1973 | War and Peace | General Mortier | Episode: "Moscow!" |
| The Regiment | Mr. Smith | Episode: "Riot" | |
| Spy Trap | Emilio Mauro | Episode: "The Italian Link" | |
| 1974 | Centre Play | Mr. Brown | Episode: "My Last Duchess" |
| Father Brown | Buller | Episode: "The Mirror of the Magistrate" | |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North | Director | Episode: "Headhunters" |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Ezra | Mini-series |
| 1980 | Minder | Mario | Episode: "The Dessert Song" |
