Bruno Barnabe

Bruno Bianco Alberto G. G. Barnabe (3 April 1905 – June 1998) was an English film and stage actor. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and in Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.

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(s)	Avice Landone (1940–1976) (her death) (1 child)

Biography

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]

Stage career

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]

Film career

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]

Filmography

Film

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	Pharoah
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

Television

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	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"

Notes

1. http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=bruno&lastname=barnabe
2. Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "BARNABE, Bruno". Who's Who in the Theatre. 1. Gale Research Company. p. 43–44. ISSN 0083-9833.
3. Mennen, Richard E. (October 1979). "Theodore Komisarjevsky's Production of "The Merchant of Venice"". Theatre Journal. 31 (3): 395. JSTOR 3219342.
4. Bruno Barnabe at IMDb
5. Bruno Barnabe at the Internet Broadway Database