Dave Barry (actor)
Dave Barry (August 26, 1918 – August 16, 2001) was an American actor, comedian, entertainer and radio moderator.
Dave Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1918 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 2001 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, entertainer, radio moderator |
| Years active | 1938–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Ginger (Seiden) Barry ( m. 1951–2001; his death) |
| Children | 5 |
Biography
Early life
Dave Barry (family name David Segal, last name legally changed in the 1940s) was born in New York City in 1918. He began his show business career in his early years with parts in radio on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour. He started as a “Borscht Belt” comic in the Catskills after serving in the army during World War II and traveling with the USO along with Bob Hope and many celebrities of the time.
Voice acting career
Barry's first film was the 1938 animated short Mother Goose Goes Hollywood, in which he imitated several Hollywood stars, including Humphrey Bogart, whom Barry also imitated in Bacall to Arms, Slick Hare and 8 Ball Bunny.
He provided several voices for Capitol Records children's albums in the 1950s like Bugs Bunny, Merrie Melodies, Pink Panther, Popeye the Sailor, Roland and Rattfink and Sniffles along with Elmer Fudd and Mr. Magoo.
Barry also worked with well known voice actor Daws Butler on a number of novelty records in the 1960s including "Will the Real Howard Hughes Please Stand Up," and "Him".
His last voice-over role was on The Pink Panther Laugh-and-a-Half Hour-and-a-Half Show in 1976.
Film and television career
At the end of the 1940s, Barry began also to garner roles in both film and television. He appeared with Marilyn Monroe in the B-movie Ladies of the Chorus (1948), and eleven years later he was reunited with her in what was perhaps his most famous role: bumbling band manager Beinstock in Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959).
He appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s. He also guest-starred on television series such as 87th Precinct, Green Acres, The Monkees, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Emergency!, and in his final role as Jack Brice in the 1978 episode High Rollers of Flying High on CBS.
In 1963, Barry was cast as Harry in the episode "Has Anyone Seen Eddie?" of ABC's Going My Way, with Gene Kelly, an adaptation of the 1944 film of the same name.
Nightclub career
Barry also worked as an club entertainer and comedian in Las Vegas. He started at the Hacienda Resort, and worked as the opening act for famous performers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and many more. He appeared with Wayne Newton at the height of Newton's popularity for more than a decade in the 1970s at the Frontier, Sands, and Desert Inn.
Personal life and death
Barry was the father of five children (Alan, Kerry, Steve, Dana and Wendy) and was married to his wife, singer Ginny (Ginger), for over 50 years until his death from cancer in 2001.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Mother Goose Goes Hollywood | Groucho Marx Eddie Cantor Spencer Tracy Hugh Herbert Ned Sparks Joe Penner Charles Laughton W.C. Fields Charlie McCarthy Edward G. Robinson Joe E. Brown Oliver Hardy |
Voice Uncredited |
| 1940 | Malibu Beach Party | Ned Sparks | Voice Uncredited |
| 1942 | Alona on the Sarong Seas | Bluto | Voice Uncredited |
| A Hull of a Mess | Bluto | Voice Uncredited | |
| 1943 | Too Weak to Work | Bluto | Voice Uncredited |
| 1944 | We're On Our Way to Rio | Bluto | Voice Uncredited |
| 1946 | Bacall to Arms | Bogey Gocart | Voice Uncredited |
| Hush My Mouse | Edward G. Robincat | Voice Uncredited | |
| 1947 | Slick Hare | Humphrey Bogart | Voice Uncredited |
| 1948 | What Makes Daffy Duck | Daffy Duck | Voice Uncredited |
| Embraceable You | The Comic | Uncredited | |
| Ladies of the Chorus | Ripple the Decorator | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | 8 Ball Bunny | Humphrey Bogart | Voice Uncredited |
| 1954 | Playgirl | Jonathan Hughes, Photographer | |
| 1955 | High Society | Palumbo the Pianist | |
| 1957 | Four Girls in Town | Vince | |
| The Shadow on the Window | Miller | Uncredited | |
| 1958 | Voice in the Mirror | Quintet Pianist | |
| Pre-Hysterical Hare | Elmer Fudd / Elmer Fuddstone | Voice Uncredited | |
| 1959 | Some Like it Hot | Beinstock | |
| 1965 | Pinkfinger | Spy | Short, Voice |
| 1966 | Spinout | Harry | |
| 1969 | The Deadwood Thunderball | Rattfink | Voice |
| 1974 | How to Seduce a Woman | Ticket Seller | |
| 1979 | Disco Sexpot | (final film role) |
References
- DeMott, Rick (August 21, 2001). "Voice Actor Dave Barry Passes". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
External links
- Dave Barry on IMDb