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Born:
1905-04-03

Birthplace:
St. Giles, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Credits:
38 Total Roles

Bruno Barnabe

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Biography

Barnabe was born in St Giles, London on 3 April 1905 to Tina (née Bendi) and Louis Vincent Barnabe. He married Avice Landone, who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky. Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946. He died in June 1998. 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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1979 Minder TV Mario
1978 Richard II MOVIE Abbot of Westminster
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger MOVIE Balsora
1977 Jesus of Nazareth TV Ezra
1976 The Message MOVIE Umaya
1974 Father Brown TV Self
1973 Centre Play TV Mr Brown
1972 The Regiment TV Self
1971 The Persuaders! TV Maitre de
1967 The Mummy's Shroud MOVIE Pharaoh

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