Barry Ford(1933-2017)
- Actor
Barry Ford is a native Californian, son of a British father and an
American mother which has given him his range of dialects. He became a
member of Actors Equity during his college years in a summer season of
musicals with the Sacramento Music Circus. He then appeared in San
Francisco Bay Area theater, including Tiger At The Gates at the famed
Actor's Workshop. In the early 60s he worked as a film dubber, actor
and singer-dancer in Paris, France. He was referred to in a French
newspaper as an "American in Paris" as the result of his song and dance
appearances on French TV. An American TV Director, Richard Kinon, after
seeing Barry's work as a guest star in Harry's Girls, a series shot in
Europe, encouraged him to return to the US and seek a career in
Hollywood. Once back in Hollywood, he was noted for his exceptional
stage performances in The Deputy and Macbird! at a small professional
theater. These roles led to principal roles in TV and film, many of
which featured his fluency in French and German. He next went to New
York to to study and pursue his stage career. After years of major
roles in daytime TV, film and theater in New York City and across the
country, he returned to Hollywood in 2005. He works today in all media,
including the internet and video games. (He is the Dapper Old Gent in
Dungeon Siege III).
