George W. Barbier (November 19, 1864 â€" July 19, 1945) was an
American stage and film actor who appeared in 88 films.Barbier was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the Crozer Theological
Seminary in Upland, Pennsylvania to study for the ministry but gave it
up to go on the stage.Barbier began his career in light opera and
spent several years in repertory and stock companies. He eventually
played on Broadway, where he appeared in seven productions between
1922 and 1930, among them The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Front Page
and The Man Who Came Back.He signed a contract with Paramount Pictures
in 1929 and later worked as a character actor for most of the major
studios. His first film was The Big Pond (1930). The weighty,
white-haired Barbier often played pompous, but mostly kind-hearted
businessmen or patriarchs in supporting roles. George Barbier appeared
in 88 films until his death in 1945.
American stage and film actor who appeared in 88 films.Barbier was
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He entered the Crozer Theological
Seminary in Upland, Pennsylvania to study for the ministry but gave it
up to go on the stage.Barbier began his career in light opera and
spent several years in repertory and stock companies. He eventually
played on Broadway, where he appeared in seven productions between
1922 and 1930, among them The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Front Page
and The Man Who Came Back.He signed a contract with Paramount Pictures
in 1929 and later worked as a character actor for most of the major
studios. His first film was The Big Pond (1930). The weighty,
white-haired Barbier often played pompous, but mostly kind-hearted
businessmen or patriarchs in supporting roles. George Barbier appeared
in 88 films until his death in 1945.
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