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Gene Barry

ActorBorn 1919, died 2009On stage 1942 to 19839 productions on this page

Gene Barry
NBC-photographer: Elmer Holloway

Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass; June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City (1952) and The War of the Worlds (1953) and for his portrayal of the title characters in the TV series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, among many roles.

On stage

9 productions, 41 years
1942
RosalindaBroadway 44th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Felix Brentano
611 performances
1942
The New MoonBroadway Carnegie Hall. Revival. Directed by John Pierce
24 performances
1943
The Merry WidowBroadway Majestic Theatre. Revival. Directed by Felix Brentano
322 performances
1944
Catherine Was GreatBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Roy Hargrave
191 performances
1946
The Would-Be GentlemanBroadway Booth Theatre. Revival. Directed by John Kennedy
77 performances
1950
Bless You AllBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by John C. Wilson
84 performances
1950
Happy as LarryBroadway Coronet Theatre. Original. Directed by Burgess Meredith
3 performances
1962
The Perfect SetupBroadway Cort Theatre. Original. Directed by Lamont Johnson
5 performances
1983
La Cage aux FollesBroadway Palace Theatre. Original. Directed by Arthur Laurents
1,761 performances

Worked with more than once

5 names
  • Robert Tower 3 productions
  • Lester Towne 2 productions
  • Joan Wheatley 2 productions
  • Everett West 2 productions
  • Benjamin Siegel 2 productions

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