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Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat was born Robert Harriot Barrat on July 10, 1891 in New York City, where he attended the public schools before briefly entering college. He abandoned his studies during his sophomore year and embarked on a globe‑trotting adventure aboard a tramp steamer that took him to Central America, England, France and South America. Upon returning to the United States he spent two years laboring on his brother's farm near Springfield, Massachusetts, an experience that grounded him before he discovered a chorus opening in a musical comedy. His early professional life was itinerant, moving between stock theater companies and vaudeville stages on the Keith and Orpheum circuits, which honed his versatility as a performer. Back in New York he appeared in the production The Weavers at the Garden Theatre and later amassed an extensive list of Broadway credits including Lilly Turner, Bulls, Bears and Asses, and Kid Boots. In the early 1930s he transitioned to Hollywood, where over a four‑decade film career he appeared in roughly 150 pictures, often cast as authoritative figures, military officers or historical personalities. Notable performances include the murder victim Archer Coe in The Kennel Murder Case (1933), the treacherous Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), and the cantankerous saloon owner “Red” Baxter in the Marx Brothers’ western comedy Go West (1940). He also portrayed iconic American figures such as Davy Crockett, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln and General Douglas MacArthur in several war‑time dramas. During the mid‑1950s Barrat smoothly shifted to television, guest‑starring in series like The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, which marked his final on‑screen appearance in 1964. He died of a heart ailment on January 7, 1970 in Hollywood, aged 78, and was survived by his wife Mary Dean; he rests at Green Hill Cemetery in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Robert Harriot Barrat
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: July 10, 1891
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1915-1964
Spouses: Mary Dean
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Movies Featuring Robert Barrat
Captain Blood
Road to Utopia
Complicated Women
Fog Over Frisco
They Came to Blow Up America
Go West
A Stranger in Town
Wild Boys of the Road
Song of India
The Florentine Dagger
The Big Parade of Comedy
Strangler of the Swamp
The Baron of Arizona
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Captain Caution
Hi, Nellie!
Wonder Bar
Double Crossbones
Honor Among Lovers
The Time of Their Lives
I Am a Thief
They Met in Argentina
Upperworld
The Sea of Grass
Dark Hazard
Housewife
Tall Man Riding
Johnny Come Lately
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Heroes for Sale
Shadows Over Shanghai
The Country Doctor
Union Pacific
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Distant Drums
Conspiracy
Joan of Arc
Darling, How Could You!
San Antonio
Confession
Stranded
Massacre
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Road to Rio
From Headquarters
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
A Very Honorable Guy
The Murder Man
Mary of Scotland
Lilly Turner
The Kid from Texas
The Buccaneer
Flight to Mars
Captured!
The St. Louis Kid
Moonlight on the Prairie
Allegheny Uprising
Sunset Pass
The Kennel Murder Case
Devil Dogs of the Air
Black Legion
Draegerman Courage
Big Hearted Herbert
American Empire
The Man from Dakota
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Man of Conquest
Gambling Lady
Breaking the Ice
Parachute Battalion
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Silk Express
The Dragon Murder Case
Northwest Passage
Riders of the Range
Picture Snatcher
Secret of the Blue Room
The Life of Emile Zola
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Devil’s in Love
Souls at Sea
I Love Trouble
Denver and Rio Grande
Midnight Alibi
The Last of the Mohicans
God’s Country and the Woman
Here Comes the Navy
Just Before Dawn
Bad Lands
Bordertown
Sons o’ Guns
Exclusive Story
Laddie
Love Is on the Air
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
I Sell Anything
Marie Antoinette
While the Patient Slept
The Mayor of Hell
Baby Face
I Loved a Woman
Ann Carver’s Profession
Relentless
The Texans
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Breakdowns of 1938
Career Timeline
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1951
Double Crossbones
Henry Morgan
Distant Drums
Gen. Zachary Taylor
Darling, How Could You!
Mr. Rossiter
Flight to Mars
Tillamar
1950
The Baron of Arizona
Judge Adams
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
James Lone Eagle
The Kid from Texas
General Wallace
Riders of the Range
Sheriff Cole
1949
Song of India
Maharaja
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Marshal Heck Thomas
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Steve Taylor
1946
Road to Utopia
Strangler of the Swamp
Christian Sanders
The Time of Their Lives
Maj. Putnam
Sunset Pass
Rand Curtis
Just Before Dawn
Clyde Travers (as Robert H. Barrat)
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
Capt. Kranz
A Stranger in Town
Mayor Jim Connison
Johnny Come Lately
Bill Swain
1940
Go West
'Red' Baxter
Captain Caution
Capt. Dorman
The Man from Dakota
Parson Summers
Northwest Passage
Humphrey Towne
Laddie
Mr. John Stanton
1939
Union Pacific
Duke Ring
Conspiracy
Tio / Edwards
Allegheny Uprising
Duncan
Man of Conquest
David Crockett
Bad Lands
Sheriff Bill Cummings
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai
Igor Sargoza
The Buccaneer
Captain Brown
Breaking the Ice
William Decker
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Captain Johnson
Marie Antoinette
Citizen-Officer (uncredited)
The Texans
Isaiah Middlebrack
Breakdowns of 1938
Harrington (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937
Confession
Prosecuting Attorney
Black Legion
Brown (uncredited)
Draegerman Courage
Martin Crane
The Life of Emile Zola
Major Walsin-Esterhazy
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Hank Summers
Souls at Sea
The Reverend (uncredited)
God’s Country and the Woman
Jefferson Russett
Love Is on the Air
J.D. Harrington
1936
The Country Doctor
MacKenzie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Buck Falin
Mary of Scotland
Morton
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Count Igor Volonoff
The Last of the Mohicans
Chingachgook
Sons o’ Guns
Pierre
Exclusive Story
Werther
1935
Captain Blood
The Florentine Dagger
Inspector Von Brinkner
Stranded
Stanislaus Janauschek
The Murder Man
Robins
Moonlight on the Prairie
Buck Cantrell
Devil Dogs of the Air
Commandant
Bordertown
Padre
While the Patient Slept
Adolphe Federie
1934
Fog Over Frisco
Thorne
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Alexis Romanoff
Hi, Nellie!
Brownell
Wonder Bar
Hugo Von Ferring
I Am a Thief
Baron Otto Von Kampf
Upperworld
Police Commissioner Clark
Dark Hazard
Tex Willis
Housewife
Sam Blake
Massacre
Dawson
A Very Honorable Guy
Dr. Snitzer
The St. Louis Kid
Farmer Benson
Big Hearted Herbert
Jim
Gambling Lady
Mike Lee
The Dragon Murder Case
Rudolph Stamm
Midnight Alibi
Angie
Here Comes the Navy
Commander Denny
I Sell Anything
McPherson
1933
Wild Boys of the Road
Judge R.H. White
Heroes for Sale
Max Brinker
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Sheriff
From Headquarters
Anderzian
Lilly Turner
Fritz 'Heinie'
Captured!
The Commandant
The Kennel Murder Case
Archer Coe
The Silk Express
Mr. Calhoun, Attorney
Picture Snatcher
Grover, Graphic News Owner
Secret of the Blue Room
Paul, Butler
The Devil’s in Love
Maj. Bertram
The Mayor of Hell
Fred Smith
Baby Face
Nick Powers
I Loved a Woman
Phineas D. Lane aka Charles Lane
Ann Carver’s Profession
Andrew Simmons (uncredited)
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