Don Barclay (born Donn Van Tassel Barclay, December 26, 1892 â€"
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.The more experienced comedian, Don Barclay helped
and later became roommates with a rookie actor in Bristol, England
named Archie Leach. Barclay and Leach developed a two-man comedy show
together in New York. Leach later became better known as Cary Grant
and Grant rejoined Barclay beginning in 1920 in New York and Hollywood
where they were often roommates. They remained lifelong best
friends.Barclay portrayed hundreds of roles on films and voices for
Walt Disney who considered Barclay a good luck charm. He is perhaps
most recognized now for his portrayal of Admiral Boom's first mate,
Mr. Binnacle in the Disney family film Mary Poppins. His character was
a former Royal Navy bosun and next-door neighbor to the Banks family.
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.The more experienced comedian, Don Barclay helped
and later became roommates with a rookie actor in Bristol, England
named Archie Leach. Barclay and Leach developed a two-man comedy show
together in New York. Leach later became better known as Cary Grant
and Grant rejoined Barclay beginning in 1920 in New York and Hollywood
where they were often roommates. They remained lifelong best
friends.Barclay portrayed hundreds of roles on films and voices for
Walt Disney who considered Barclay a good luck charm. He is perhaps
most recognized now for his portrayal of Admiral Boom's first mate,
Mr. Binnacle in the Disney family film Mary Poppins. His character was
a former Royal Navy bosun and next-door neighbor to the Banks family.
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