Patrick Barr (1908-1985)



 
 
 
Above is another example of Laurence's fabulous autograph collection of actors and actresses that appeared in Walt Disney's Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men (1952). This time we have Patrick Barr, resplendent as Richard the Lionheart in the live-action movie, preparing to depart for the Holy Land.
 
Like Hubert Gregg who played Prince John, Barr resurrected his role as Richard the Lionheart in two episodes of the classic TV series the Adventures of Robin Hood. In a unique cross-over between the silver screen and television  he appeared again as King Richard, this time alongside Richard Greene in two episodes; Secret Mission (1956) and Richard the Lion-Heart (1956) .

Patrick (or Pat, as he was sometimes called) was born in Akola, India on 13th February 1908 and had his first brush with the legendary outlaw when he first appeared on the silver screen in 1932 as a torturer in the black and white short, The Merry Men of Sherwood.
During the 1930’s Patrick was very often cast as dependable, trustworthy characters and after six years of military service during WWII he continued to bring those qualities to his roles in a very long career in film and television.


To read more about the life and career of Pat Barr please click here.

 


3 comments:

Clement Glen said...

Thank you Laurence for sharing your autograph collection with us.

Patrick Barr (1908-1985)

Neil said...

I am old enough to remember Patrick Barr being around on television - and there was only ONE channel then BBC - in many plays and serials they used to have covering maybe 6 weeks of half hour episodes. They were good and often Francis Durbridge plays. I know Richard Todd toured with one of his plays in the 90s. Patrick Barr fitted the role as Richard The Lionheart very well I thought - he certainly looked the part. As we have so often said - those actors must have had a wonderful time at Denham in the summer of 1951. Oh for a time machine !!!

Clement Glen said...

Yes a time machine would be wonderful. I just hope that some more people might come forward that witnessed the making of this classic movie.