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Bruno Barnabe

Barnabe was born in St Giles, London on 3 April 1905 to Tina (née Bendi) and Louis Vincent Barnabe. He married Avice Landone, who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky. Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946. He died in June 1998. Barnabe appeared in films as early as 1927 and appeared on television as early as 1937. He appeared on numerous television shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Maigret, Danger Island, The Troubleshooters and Jesus of Nazareth. Films in which Barnabe acted include Man in the Shadow (1957), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). He also appeared in a television adaptation of King Richard the Second in 1978.

Known for

Richard II
Richard II
1978 • Abbot of Westminster
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 • Balsora
The Message
The Message
1976 • Umaya
The Mummy's Shroud
The Mummy's Shroud
1967 • Pharaoh
Arrivederci, Baby!
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966 • Head Waiter
Pit of Darkness
Pit of Darkness
1961 • Bruno
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours
1961 • Cesare
Doctor Kabil
1959 • Dr. Gerard

Full filmography

Richard II
Richard II
1978 • Abbot of Westminster
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The Message
The Message
1976 • Umaya
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Arrivederci, Baby!
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966 • Head Waiter
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Doctor Kabil
1959 • Dr. Gerard
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King's Rhapsody
1957 • Chief Revolutionary
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The Tamer Tamed
1956 • Christopher Sly
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Portrait of Alison
Portrait of Alison
1955 • Italian Detective
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Landslide
Landslide
1937 • Bert White
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Beloved Impostor
1936 • Policeman
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Ball at Savoy
Ball at Savoy
1936 • Train Conductor
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Bruno Barnabe – Biography, Known For & Filmography