Education
Born in South Wales, Barry served with the British Royal Artillery during World World War II and completed his university studies prior to beginning his acting career.
Born in South Wales, Barry served with the British Royal Artillery during World World War II and completed his university studies prior to beginning his acting career.
After beginning his film career in bit parts in England, he moved to Canada in the early 1950s where he also wrote and adapted scripts for radio as well acting in television He eventually moved to Hollywood in the 1960s, where he would make many television and film appearances during the next 25 years. Many younger movie fans may remember him as Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) and Chet (Bill Paxton) Donnelly"s grandfather in the 1985 film Weird Science.
Barry"s television appearances included Bonanza, Daniel Boone, Bewitched, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Manitoba, Fantasy Island, and Highway to Heaven.
He died of heart failure in Woodland Hills, California on 12 December 2006.