Gene Barry (born June 14, 1919) is an American actor. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Born Eugene Klass to a Jewish family in New York City, New York, he exhibited early skills with his singing and violin playing. He adopted his professional name in honor of John Barrymore. Jews (Hebrew: יהודים, Yehudim) are followers of Judaism or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel), an ethno-religious group descended from the ancient Israelites and converts who joined their religion. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... A violin The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... A stage name or a screen name is a pseudonym used by performers - such as actors, athletes, comedians, musicians and clowns. ... John Sidney Blythe (February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942), better known as John Barrymore and nicknamed The Great Profile, became famous as a Shakespearean actor, lauded for his Hamlet, and was frequently regarded as the greatest actor of his generation, playing a wide variety of roles on stage and in...

He appeared on Broadway in Catherine was Great in 1944, and, many years later, he starred in the musical La Cage aux Folles (based on the French film of the same name about a gay couple with a straight son) with George Hearn as his life partner/spouse. For his contribution to live theater, Gene Barry has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6555 Hollywood Blvd. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... La Cage aux Folles is both a 1978 French film and a 1983 Broadway musical. ... George Hearn is an American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. ... An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

An early film role was in the 1953 production of The War of the Worlds. He made a cameo appearance in Steven Spielberg's 2005 War of the Worlds, along with his 1953 co-star Ann Robinson. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... The War of the Worlds (1953) was produced by George Pál (the second of three H. G. Wells science fiction stories to be filmed by Pál) and directed by Byron Haskin from a script by Barré Lyndon, and starred Gene Barry, Les Tremayne and Ann Robinson. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from Taxi Driver, the first scene in which Cybill Shepherd appears. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film director. ... War of the Worlds is a 2005 science fiction film based on H. G. Wells original novel of the same name. ... Ann Robinson (b. ...

Known for his suave manner, Barry starred on television in Our Miss Brooks, Bat Masterson, The Name of the Game, and Burke's Law. He won the 1965 Golden Globe for Burke's Law. Barry played the lead in the most famous episode of The Name of the Game, a science fiction story directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Philip Wylie called L.A. 2017. He also starred in the 1973 ITV television series The Adventurer, with Barry Morse and Catherine Schell. Our Miss Brooks, an American situation comedy, began as a radio hit in 1948 and migrated to television in 1952, becoming one of the earlier hits of the so-called Golden Age of Television, and making a star out of Eve Arden as comely, wisecracking, but humane high school English... Bat Masterson was a Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. ... The Name of the Game was a television series that ran for seventy-six episodes of 90 minutes each on NBC, filmed from 1968 to 1971. ... Burkes Law was a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1966, and then again on CBS from 1994 to 1995. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film director. ... Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 - October 25, 1971) was a U.S. author and writer. ... L.A. 2017 was a famous 1971 episode of the television series The Name of the Game (TV series), directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Philip Wylie. ... ITVs Logo 2006—present Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for... The Adventurer (Original title Mikael Karvajalka) by Mika Waltari is a fictional tale of young Finnish man, Mikael Karvajalka, set in 16th century medieval Europe. ... Barry Morse, 1975 Barry Morse is a British-born Canadian actor. ... Catherine Schell as Nancy in On Her Majestys Secret Service Catherina Schell von Bauschlott (born July 17, 1944 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born actress who rose to fame in various British film and television productions in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Barry has appeared in a number of films, television programs, and stage shows. His wife of 60 years, Betty Clair Kalb, died in 2003. He has two sons, Michael and Frederick, and a daughter, Elizabeth.

Mr. Barry was Cub Scout Master of Pack 100 in Beverly Hills, California in the mid 1950s.

External links

• Gene Barry at The Internet Movie Database