Don Barclay
Acting
Biography
Don Barclay (born Donn Van Tassel Barclay, December 26, 1892 – October 16, 1975) was an American actor, artist and caricaturist whose many roles stretched the period from the Keystone Cops in 1915 to Mary Poppins in 1964 and whose many paintings and caricatures of celebrities filled establishments worldwide and are archived in the Library of Congress.
Born: December 26, 1892
Place of Birth: Ashland, Oregon, USA
Known For
Sweetheart of the Navy
Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.
Mary Poppins
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
My Darling Clementine
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.
Blondie's Blessed Event
Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby always creates is the appearance of Hans Conried as a cynical author who becomes caught up in the Bumstead lifestyle.
Alice in Wonderland
On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Cinderella
Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
The Sainted Sisters
Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with money from their latest scam, hide out in a small town in Maine, near the Canadian border. However, this small town's residents aren't quite as unsophisticated as the girls think they are.
This Gun for Hire
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Filmography
as Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
as Mr. Binnacle
as Truck Driver (voice)
as Other Cards (voice)
as Doorman (voice)
as Dr. Sawbuck
as Dr. Benton (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Opera House Owner (uncredited)
as Drowning Drunk (uncredited)
as Cab driver (uncredited)
as Pete (uncredited)
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Cigar clerk
as Franzec a Vasarian
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Lefty
as Mr. Smith of the Elephants
as Eating Contest Emcee (Uncredited)
as Fingers O'Toole
as Piano Player (uncredited)
as Walter (uncredited)
as Tattooer
as Man with Feathers (uncredited)
as Joe
as Bettor
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Sergeant Andy Sharpe
as Martin Dorsey
as Rusty
as Private Timothy O'Reilly
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Sparky
as Second Drunk at Red Apple Inn (uncredited)
as Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
as Elmer Davis
as Pete
as Lucky Smith
as Drunk in Dressing Room (uncredited)
as J. Browne #1 (uncredited)
as Bertie
as Ronald DeWitt
as Paddy Callahan
as Corporal Bunce
as Reporter Waffles
as Jackson - the Drunk
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Barclay
as Sound Man
as First Butler, with Knee Britches
as Prof. Barclay
as Mr. Barclay, the Inventor
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
as Motorist