Barry MacKay

Who was Barry MacKay?

Barry MacKay was a British actor.

He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in Evergreen, Gangway and Sailing Along.

Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in Brown on Resolution and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film A Christmas Carol, the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, Smuggled Cargo. After these films there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film in 1955.

Barry also appeared in the 1954 Sheldon Reynolds produced Sherlock Holmes television series. He portrayed Reggie "Sardines" Taunton in episode 17; "The Case of the Laughing Mummy".