14 Facts About Frank Barrie

Frank Barrie was born on 19 September 1936 and is a British actor, director and writer.

Frank Barrie made his acting debut in 1959 in a production of Henry IV, Part 2 at the York Theatre Royal.

Frank Barrie proved to be a successful Shakespearean actor throughout his career.

Frank Barrie was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire on 19 September 1936, but spent his childhood in York.

In 1967 Frank Barrie toured the United States and Europe with the Company, repeating his Mercutio and Lucio on Broadway, New York, and many other major cities.

The Stage noted that "Frank Barrie is an excellent Wendoll", and that he gave a "characterisation of richness and power".

Frank Barrie appeared as Brachiano in The White Devil, Barelli in The Rules of the Game with Paul Scofield; Ganya in The Idiot with Derek Jacobi; Desmoulins in Danton's Death with Christopher Plummer; and Bassanio to Olivier's Shylock.

Frank Barrie was the first member of the Bristol Old Vic to star at the Young Vic, where he won wide critical acclaim as Byron in The Naked Peacock.

Frank Barrie appeared as Arthur Kipps in The Woman in Black at The Fortune; Lord Rosebery in Motherdear opposite Margaret Lockwood at The Ambassadors and Janacek at The Royal Festival Hall, in which he achieved his long held ambition of conducting an orchestra.

Frank Barrie played Braham in The Philanthropist at Wyndham's and Major Ross in The Crucifer of Blood at the Haymarket.

In 1995 he played the title role in a later production of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, with The Stage commenting that "the central performance by Frank Barrie is finely placed and impeccably played".

In 2008, Frank Barrie was cast as Noel Coward in the original London production of Lunch with Marlene, a play about the friendship between Coward and fellow acting legend Marlene Dietrich.

Frank Barrie has appeared in over 150 British television productions, including such shows as Emergency Ward 10, No Hiding Place, Softly, Softly, Special Branch, On Giant's Shoulders and Queen of Swords.

Frank Barrie has appeared on BBC's EastEnders as Edward Bishop in 2010 and 2011, a local choir master who becomes Dot Branning's gentleman friend.