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name: "Ivor Barnard"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 June 1887"
died: "30 June 1953"
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average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:01.505126+00:00"
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# Ivor Barnard

Actor. Born 13 June 1887 in London, England, UK. Died 30 June 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 June 1887, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 30 June 1953
- **Active:** 1935–1946

## Biography

Ivor Barnard (1887–1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He trained at F. R. Benson’s Academy and was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from its founding in 1913, appearing in Shakespearean roles including Shylock and Caliban. He played the Water Rat in the first London production of A. A. Milne’s Toad of Toad Hall and appeared on Broadway in 1929.

Barnard appeared in more than eighty films between 1921 and 1953. His credits include the political meeting chairman in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935), the sarcastic bystander in Pygmalion (1938), Mr. Wemmick in David Lean’s Great Expectations (1946), the workhouse chairman in Oliver Twist (1948) and Major Jack Ross in Beat the Devil (1953). He was married to actress Estelle Van Geuns.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Great Expectations* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Mr. Wemmick — [page](https://film.one/film/great-expectations.md)
- *The 39 Steps* (1935), Fi1m 88, as Political Meeting Chairman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-39-steps.md)

## Also known for

- *Oliver Twist* (1948), Chairman of the Board
- *Beat the Devil* (1953), Maj. Jack Ross
- *Pygmalion* (1938), Sarcastic Bystander
- *The Importance of Being Earnest* (1952), Conductor (Uncredited)
- *The Skin Game* (1931), Man at Auction (uncredited)
- *The Queen of Spades* (1949), Bookseller
- *Caesar and Cleopatra* (1945), 2nd. Nobleman

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