Bruno Barnabe

Acting

Born April 3, 1905, St. Giles, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

• Minder — Mario
• 1978Richard II — Abbot of Westminster
• Jesus of Nazareth — Ezra
• 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger — Balsora
• 1976The Message — Umaya
• Father Brown — Buller
• Centre Play — Mr Brown
• 1973The Man Who Died Twice — Poldo
• The Regiment
• The Persuaders! — Maitre de
• 1971This Body Is Mine — Harvey
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — Ispettore di Polizia
• 1967The Mummy's Shroud — Pharaoh
• 1966Arrivederci, Baby! — Head Waiter
• The Mask of Janus — Secony
• Story Parade — Dr. Mudie, Mr. Byculla
• Outbreak of Murder
• The Saint — Inspector Manteolli
• 1961Five Golden Hours — Cesare
• 1961Pit of Darkness — Bruno
• The Avengers — Farrar
• Counter-Attack — Mr. Prout
• Maigret
• 1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. — Maître d'
• 1959Doctor Kabil — Dr. Gerard
• International Detective — Jacotinski, The Policeman
• Interpol Calling — Capt. Dekker
• No Hiding Place
• Ivanhoe — Rinaldo
• 1957King's Rhapsody — Chief Revolutionary
• Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! — Head waiter
• Hancock's Half Hour
• The Buccaneers — Capt. Gomez
• 1956The Tamer Tamed — Christopher Sly
• 1955Portrait of Alison — Italian Detective
• 1949The Last Supper — Leonardo da Vinci
• 1937Landslide — Bert White
• 1936Ball at Savoy — Train Conductor
• 1936Beloved Impostor — Policeman