Robert Barrat

Actor

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Also Known As

Robert Barratt, Robert H. Barrat

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

July 10, 1891

Died

January 07, 1970

Cause of Death

Heart Ailment

Biography

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With his deep voice and imposing physique, character actor Robert Barrat made a name for himself by portraying dozens of supporting roles in the 1930s. After beginning his acting career in a small Massachusetts theatrical company, Barrat found success on the Broadway stage before discovering endless opportunities in the Hollywood film industry. His colorful vocal techniques helped him st...

Filmography

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Tall Man Riding (1955)

Cow Country (1953)

Son of Ali Baba (1952)

Denver & Rio Grande (1952)

Double Crossbones (1951)

Darling, How Could You! (1951)

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Kennel Murder Case, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) The Well-Known Fancier

Picture Snatcher (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Dirtiest We Can Get

Biography

With his deep voice and imposing physique, character actor Robert Barrat made a name for himself by portraying dozens of supporting roles in the 1930s. After beginning his acting career in a small Massachusetts theatrical company, Barrat found success on the Broadway stage before discovering endless opportunities in the Hollywood film industry. His colorful vocal techniques helped him stand out among his peers with roles like the gruff Wolverstone in the 1935 swashbuckling adventure, "Captain Blood," starring Errol Flynn. His ability to create memorable characters and perform intricate stunts led Barrat to star alongside James Cagney in seven films throughout the 1930s, and the two actors became close friends -- despite their numerous on-screen fist fights. But while he took advantage of his talents as a physical actor, Barrat most enjoyed creating elaborate accents and building his characters through eccentric details, such as in the role of the Mohican chief Chingachgook in the 1936 film, "The Last of the Mohicans." When Barrat's career slowed after performing in more than 150 films, he found work on the television screen portraying more subtle, quiet characters, and he continued acting in television playhouse roles on an irregular schedule before retiring in 1964, six years before his death.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Tall Man Riding (1955)

Cow Country (1953)

Son of Ali Baba (1952)

Denver & Rio Grande (1952)

Double Crossbones (1951)

Darling, How Could You! (1951)

Distant Drums (1951)

General Zachary Taylor

Pride of Maryland (1951)

Flight to Mars (1951)

American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)

The Baron of Arizona (1950)

The Kid from Texas (1950)

General [Lew] Wallace

Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

Sheriff of Leadville

Canadian Pacific (1949)

Cornelius [William] Van Horne

Riders of the Range (1949)

Song of India (1949)

Maharajah of Ranjat

The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)

The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)

Relentless (1948)

Joan of Arc (1948)

Jacques D'Arc, her father

I Love Trouble (1948)

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Road to Rio (1947)

The Fabulous Texan (1947)

Road to Utopia (1946)

Dangerous Millions (1946)

Hendrick Van Boyden

Magnificent Doll (1946)

Sunset Pass (1946)

Strangler of the Swamp (1946)

Christian Sanders

Just Before Dawn (1946)

The Time of Their Lives (1946)

Maj. Andre Putnam

San Antonio (1945)

Colonel Johnson

The Great John L. (1945)

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)

Uncle James Collinshaw

They Were Expendable (1945)

The General [Douglas MacArthur]

Grissly's Millions (1945)

Grissly Morgan Palmor

Enemy of Women (1944)

Heinrich Wallburg

The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

Horace E. Bixby

Johnny Come Lately (1943)

They Came to Blow Up America (1943)

Bomber's Moon (1943)

Colonel Elliott

A Stranger in Town (1943)

Mayor [Jim] Connison

American Empire (1942)

The Girl from Alaska (1942)

Parachute Battalion (1941)

Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)

Judge [Frank] Dyer

They Met in Argentina (1941)

Don Enrique O'Shea

Northwest Passage (Book I--Rogers' Rangers) (1940)

Captain Caution (1940)

The Man from Dakota (1940)

Mr. [John] Stanton

Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)

Chester Russell

Northwest Passage (1940)

Union Pacific (1939)

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1939)

Captain Johnson

The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)

Sheriff McNally

Colorado Sunset (1939)

Doc [Rodney] Blair

Allegheny Uprising (1939)

Man of Conquest (1939)

Bad Lands (1939)

Sheriff [Bill Cummings]

Conspiracy (1939)

Heritage of the Desert (1939)

The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)

The Buccaneer (1938)

The Texans (1938)

[Major] Isaiah Middlebrack

Breaking the Ice (1938)

Forbidden Valley (1938)

Penitentiary (1938)

Shadows over Shanghai (1938)

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Citizen-officer

Torchy Blane, the Adventurous Blonde (1937)

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Major Walsin-Esterházy

Confession (1937)

Prosecuting attorney

Love Is on the Air (1937)

J. D. Harrington

God's Country and the Woman (1937)

Jefferson Russett

Draegerman Courage (1937)

The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)

The Barrier (1937)

Black Legion (1937)

Mountain Justice (1937)

I Married a Doctor (1936)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Count Igor Volonoff

Sons O' Guns (1936)

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)

The Country Doctor (1936)

Mary of Scotland (1936)

Exclusive Story (1936)

[Martin] Werther

Trailin' West (1936)

Abraham Lincoln

Special Agent (1935)

Head of the Internal Revenue Department.

Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)

Buck [Cantwell]

While the Patient Slept (1935)

Adolphe [Federie]

Bordertown (1935)

The Florentine Dagger (1935)

Murder Man (1935)

Stranded (1935)

Stanislaus Janauschek

Dressed to Thrill (1935)

Dr. Socrates (1935)

Village Tale (1935)

Drury Stevenson

Captain Blood (1935)

Upper World (1934)

Commissioner Clark

The Firebird (1934)

Housewife (1934)

Fog over Frisco (1934)

I Sell Anything (1934)

The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

[Rudolph] Stamm

Big Hearted Herbert (1934)

Massacre (1934)

Gambling Lady (1934)

Here Comes the Navy (1934)

Commander Denny

Return of the Terror (1934)

A Very Honorable Guy (1934)

Dark Hazard (1934)

Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)

Alex [Romanoff]

I Am a Thief (1934)

Baron Von Kampf

Hi Nellie! (1934)

[Beau] Brownell

The St. Louis Kid (1934)

Wonder Bar (1934)

Capt. Von Ferring

Midnight Alibi (1934)

Angie [the Ox Morley]

Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

The Silk Express (1933)

Baby Face (1933)

The Devil's in Love (1933)

The Mayor of Hell (1933)

Picture Snatcher (1933)

Secret of the Blue Room (1933)

Heroes for Sale (1933)

King of the Jungle (1933)

Lilly Turner (1933)

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

Captured! (1933)

I Loved a Woman (1933)

From Headquarters (1933)

The Wonder Man (1920)

Her Own Way (1915)

Lieutenant Richard Coleman

Life Events

Videos

Kennel Murder Case, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) The Well-Known Fancier Opening scene, introducing William Powell as sleuth Philo Vance, also Robert Barrat as "Archer Coe," Mary Astor as his ward "Hilda," Paul Cavanagh as English "Sir Thomas," plus exposition, from Warner Bros.' The Kennel Murder Case, 1933.

Picture Snatcher (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Dirtiest We Can Get Newly-paroled Danny (James Cagney), looking to go straight, presents himself to McLean (Ralph Bellamy), editor of "The Graphic News," who finally remembers offering him work, his grumpy boss Grover (Robert Barrat) looming, in Picture Snatcher, 1933.

Sea Of Grass, The (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Parties Unknown Cattle baron Brewton (Spencer Tracy, his first scene), his bride-to-be (Katharen Hepburn) just in from St. Louis observing, as the judge (Robert Barratt) presides over a bent verdict in his favor, plaintiff's lawyer Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas) infuriated, early in The Sea Of Grass, 1947.

Murder Man, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Very Fatally Dead In the press room at the precinct, crime beat reporters (William Demarest, Bobby Watson, Lucien Littlefield, Fuzzy Knight, and James Stewart as "Shorty") get word of a big time killing, early in The Murder Man, 1935.

Murder Man, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Cynical Drunken Bum First appearance for the much sought after murder specialist reporter Steve Grey (Spencer Tracy), returned from a bender and visiting Mary (Virginia Bruce) and Robins (Robert Barrat) in the newsroom, in The Murder Man, 1935.

Adventures Of Mark Twain, The (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Safe Water Dickie Jones has assumed the title role as Samuel Clemens, age 15, learning to be a Mississippi River steamboat pilot, ca. 1850, Robert Barrat his crusty mentor captain Bixby, though the corresponding episodes in Clemens’ real life came later, in the Warner Bros. bio-pic The Adventures Of Mark Twain,1944, starring Fredric March.

Secret Of The Blue Room (1933) -- (Movie Clip) You'd Better Have This Lock Fixed Host Von Helldorf (Lionel Atwill) and daughter Irene (Gloria Stuart) are in good morning spirits along with guests Walter and Frank (Paul Lukas, Onslow Stevens) until the butler (Robert Barrat) points out that her third suitor, whom everyone assumed was at no real risk staying in the notorious bedroom, has vanished, in Secret Of The Blue Room, 1933.

Canadian Pacific (1949) -- (Movie Clip) That Man Will Find A Path After an elaborate narrated prologue, Robert Barrat as railroad exec Van Horne addresses the parliament in Ottawa, waxing about his surveyor Tom Andrews (Randolph Scott), who needs not speak, even when hunted by villains Victor Jory and Don Haggerty, early in Canadian Pacific, 1949.

Last Of The Mohicans, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Want Paleface Squaws Shifty Magua (Bruce Cabot) is leading Brit Hayward (Henry Wilcoxon) and his commanding officer’s daughters (Binnie Barnes, Heather Angel) toward abduction, fortunately Hawkeye (Randolph Scott) and the Mohicans (Robert Barrat, Philip Reed) have followed, in The Last Of The Mohicans, 1936.

Last Of The Mohicans, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Haircut By Huron Barbers Impressive location shooting as Hawkeye (Randolph Scott) convinces Hayward (Henry Wilcoxon) they’d better save British Alice and Cora (Binnie Barnes, Heather Angel) from the Hurons quick, then some back-story for James Fenimore Cooper’s hero, in The Last Of The Mohicans, 1936.

Baby Face (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Sweetheart Of The Night Shift Her despicable father (Robert Barrat) clears the speakeasy so he can sell the favors of his daughter Lily (Barbara Stanwyck, title character) to an already smashed local politician (Arthur Hohl), but she objects, early in Warner Bros.' Baby Face 1933.

Captain Caution (1940) -- (Movie Clip) She's A Pirate! 1812, headed home to Maine from the Orient, handsome sailor Dan (Victor Mature) not quite sure what to do with the captain's daughter Corunna (Louise Platt), her father (Robert Barrat) intruding as an unknown ship approaches, early in the low-rent Hal Roach swashbuckler Captain Caution, 1940.

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