Actor, Film Producer, Screenwriter. He was best known for playing the character roles of lieutenants, detectives, inspectors, earls, lords, cardinals, captains, majors, reliable friends, and authority figures. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Lord Hastings' in the historical romance film drama, "The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937). The film which was directed by Hanns Schwarz, which was based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's novel, and which was written for the screen by Lajos Biró and Arthur Wimperis, and which also starred Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, and Margaretta Scott, tells the story of Paris is Burning! Under the Iron Fist of Maximilien Robespierre, hundreds are executed, by the swift and bloodstained guillotine. Through these acts of injustice, new heroism is born - The League of The Scarlet Pimpernel. He is also best remembered for playing the role of 'Sir Richard Hannay' in six episodes of the classic dramatic television series, "The Three Hostages," which aired in 1952, and which also starred Peter Rendall, Jill Melford, Carla Lehmann, and Robert Scroggins, and which tells the story of after World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three prominent people. Given nothing to go on but a few mysterious clues, Hannay, assisted by friends like Sandy Arbuthnot, must track down the dastardly villains behind the plot before it's too late. He was born one of two children as Patrick David Barr in Akola, Maharashtra, British India, to Alexander David Barr (1876-1939), and his wife Margaret Birley Barr (1877-1954), on February 13, 1908. He was baptized in Dormansland, St. John, Surrey, England, on March 17, 1908. He was educated locally and then attended Radley College in Radley, Oxfordshire, England, and Trinity College in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Following his education, he pursued an acting career beginning with the stage. He appeared on Broadway in New York City, New York, in the stage production of the play, as 'Stephen Horka' in "Young Madame Conti" (March 31, 1937, to April 1937). He also appeared in several stage productions of such plays as, "While Parents Sleep" (1933-1934), "Children, To Bless You!" (February 10, 1936, to June 13, 1936), "The Country Wife" (1936-1937), "O'Brien, Linnit And Dunfee" (1939), as 'Rod Shufflepenny' in "The Jealous God" (1939), as 'Victor Prynne' in "Private Lives" (November 1, 1944, to July 20, 1946), as 'Peter Rossiter' in "The Rossiters" (February 17, 1947, to April 12, 1947), as 'Howard Merrick' in "Deep Are The Roots" (July 8, 1947, to November 8, 1947), "Trouble In The House" (1948), as 'Russell Wain' in "The Platinum Set" (March 7, 1950, to April 8, 1950), "The Shadow Of Doubt" (July 7, 1955, to December 17, 1955), as 'Lord Dungavel' in "Roar Like A Dove" (September 2, 1957, to June 11, 1960), as 'Victor Rhodes' in "The Complaisant Lover" (February 6, 1961, to February 18, 1961), "The Eccentricities Of A Nightingale" (1967), as 'Escalus' in "Measure For Measure" (1970), 'Bishop of Ely' in "Richard III" (1970), as 'Ghost,' 'Player King,' and 'Priest,' in "Hamlet" (1970), as 'Alonso' in "The Tempest" (1970), "Measure For Measure" (1970-1971), as 'Arthur Winslow' in "The Winslow Boy" (September 27, 1971, to December 11, 1971), as 'Fezziwig' in "A Christmas Carol" (December 1971, to January 1972), "The Titled Scales" (1973-1974), as 'George Hamilton' in "Dead Easy" (January 24, 1974, to February 1974), as 'Sir Rowland Delahaye' in "Spider's Web" (May 8, 1979, to June 2, 1979), "Cause Celebre" (1977), and 'as 'Professor Linden' in "The Linden Tree" (1981). During his impressive stage career, he participated with or appeared on stage at the Prince's Theatre in Bristol, England, Ambassador's Theatre in London, England, Duke of York's Theatre in London, England, The Old Vic in London, England, Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England, Apollo Theatre in London, England, London and Fortune Theatre in London, England, Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England, Wyndham Theatre in London, England, Criterion Theatre in London, England, Cambridge Theatre in London, England, Theatre Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Saville Theatre in London, England, Golders Green Hippodrome in London, England, Phoenix Theatre in London, England, Theatre Royal in Windsor, England, Windsore Repertory Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Royal Shakespeare Company, Theatre Royal in Bath, England, Bournemouth Playhouse in Bournemouth England, Theatre Royal in Brighton, England, Bristol Hippodrome in Bristol, England, Triumph Theatre Productions Ltd., St. Martin's Theatre in London, England, Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, England, Her Majesty's Theatre in London, England, and the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, England. During his time on stage, he worked with the likes of John Clements, Jane Baxter, Eileen Way, Peter Collingwood, Raymond Huntley, Henry Hewitt, Anne Leon, Glynis Johns, Anthony Pedley, Matthew Ryan, Douglas Melbourne, Sheila Grant, Neil Daglish, Helen Lindsay, Jeremy Hawk, Adam Richardson, Angela Browne, Kevin Hart, Kenneth Griffith, Bernard Archard, Darryl Forbes-Dawson, Philip Bowen, David Glover, Peggy Aitchison, Anthony Howard, David Masterman, Siân Phillips, Kevin Colson, Elspeth March, Philip Wiseman, Joseph Burton, Nell Converse, Constance Cummings, Courtlandt Davis, Dorothy Dewhurst, William Dewhurst, Tom Dillon, J.H. Emerson, William Fox, G. Swayne Gordon, Hitous Gray, Cameron Hall, Raymond Huntley, Robert Joseph, Herbert Kreitel, Phillip Leaver, Ira Lee, Gertrude Magill, Mary Martin, George Miller, Betty Norton, Paul Pascoe, Edward Power, Nellie Ranson, William Rolston, Varley Vezey, Ruth Vivian, Charles Wellesley, and Robert Woods. During his time on the stage, he also made the transition to films and eventually television. He also played the role of 'Gamling' in the British Vroadcasting Corporation (or BBC) radio broadcast of, "The Lord of the Rings." He made his actual film debut playing the role of the 'Torturer' in the short adventure film, "The Merry Men Of Sherwood" (1932). The film which was directed by Widgery R. Newman, and which also starred John J. Thompson, Aileen Marson, and Eric Adeney, tells the story of an outlaw who restores the King to the throne. Besides, playing the role of the 'Torturer' in the short adventure film, "The Merry Men Of Sherwood" (1932), and playing the role of 'Lord Hastings' in historical romance film drama, "The Return Of The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1937), his many other film credits include, "For Love Or Money" (1933), "Meet My SIster" (1934), "Norah O'Neale" (1934), "Gay Old Dog" (1935), "Things To Come" (1936), "Wednesday's Luck" (1936), "East Meets West" (1936), "Midnight At The Wax Museum" (1936), "The Show Goes On" (1937), "The Cavalier Of The Streets" (1937), "Sailing Along" (1938), "Incident In Shanghai" (1938), "The Hidden Menace" (1938), "Meet Mr. Penny" (1938), "Yellow Sands" (1938), "The Case Of The Frightened Lady" (1938), "The Phantom Strikes" (1938), "Marigold" (1938), "Charley's Aunt" (1938), "Let's Be Famous" (1939), "Suicide Legion" (1939), "Blackout" (1940), "The Frightened Lady" (1940), "Chain Male" (1948), "Under The Counter" (1949), "The Blue Lagoon" (1949), "Man On The Run" (1949), "Adam And Evalyn" (1949), "Her Excellency" (1949), "The Gay Adventure" (1949), "The Switchback" (1950), "Ships That Pass" (1950), "Half-An-Hour" (1950), "To Have And To Hold" (1951), "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951), "Two Dozen Red Roses" (1952), "Death Of An Angel" (1952), "The Story Of Robin Hood And His Merrie Men" (1952), "You're Only Young Twice" (1952), "Kind Of The Underworld" (1952), "Murder At The Grange" (1952), "Murder At Scotland Yard" (1952), "Inspector Morley, Late Of Scotland Yard" (1952), "A Ghost For Sale" (1952), "Count Your Blessings" (1953), "Black Orchid" (1953), "Sailor Of The King" (1953), "The Vanquished" (1953), "The Intruder" (1953), "Black 13" (1953), "Gilbert Harding Speaking Of Murder" (1953), "Escape By Night" (1953), "Calling Scotland Yard: The Missing Passenger" (1954), "Duel In The Jungle" (1954), "Crest Of The Wave" (1954), "Time Is My Enemy" (1954), "The Brain Machine" (1955), "The Dam Busters" (1955), "Room In The House" (1955), "All Living Things" (1955), "It's Never Too Late" (1956), "Saint Joan" (1957), "At The Stroke Of Nine" (1957), "Lady Of Vengeance" (1957), "Next To No Time" (1958), "Urge To Kill" (1960), "The Valiant" (1962), "A Quiet Games Of Cards" (1962), "The Longest Day" (1962), "Il fiore e la violenza" (1962), "Billy Liar" (1963), "On The Run" (1963), "Shadow Of Treason" (1964), "The Great Pony Raid" (1968), "Last Of The Long-Haired Boys" (1968), "Guns In The Heather" (1969), "The Flesh And Blood Show" (1972), "The Satanic Rites Of Dracula" (1973), "House Of Whipcord" (1974), "The Black Windmill" (1974), "The Great Train Robbery" (1978), "Atom Spies" (1979), "Home Before Midnight" (1979), "The Godsend" (1980), and "A Voyage Round My Father" (1982). Besides, playing the role of 'Sir Richard Hannay' in six episodes of the classic dramatic television series, "The Three Hostages," which aired in 1952, and which also starred Peter Rendall and Jill Melford, Carla Lehmann, and Robert Scroggins, and which tells the story of after World War I, Richard Hannay is married to Mary and living peacefully in the Cotswolds when he receives a request to help solve the mysterious kidnapping of the children of three prominent people. Given nothing to go on but a few mysterious clues, Hannay, assisted by friends like Sandy Arbuthnot, must track down the dastardly villains behind the plot before it's too late, his many other television credits include, "The Inch Man," "The Teckman Biography," "Portrait Of Alison," "Rheingold Theatre," "Colonel March Of Scotland Yard," "London Playhouse," "Theatre Royal," "The Adventures Of Robin Hood," "H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre," "Adventure Theater," Assignment Foreign Legion," "Armchair Theatre," "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre," "Television World Theatre," "Dial 999," "The Four Just Men," "Armchair Mystery Theatre," "ITV Television Playhouse," "Theatre 70," "After Marks Time," "Golden Girl," "BBC Sunday-Night Play," 'Somerset Maugham Hour," "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre," "Suspense," "Drama 61-67," "Festival," 'Our Man At St. Mark's," "Zero One," "I Spy," "ITV Play Of The Week," "Doctor Who," 'Write A Play," "Escape," "Contrasts," "The Avengers," "The Magical World Of Disney," "Thirty-Minute Theatre," "Department S," 'Plays Of Today," "Who-Dun-It," "Take Three Girls," "The Wednesday Play," 'ITV Playhouse," "My Partner The Ghost," "The Main Chance," "Paul Temple," "Horizon" (1971, Television documentary series in which he played the role of scientist 'Charles Darwin'), "Kate," "The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes," "The Venturers,' "Churchill's People," "Crown Court," "The Fight Against Slavery," "Round The Film Studios," "Sutherland's Law," "The Wednesday Play," "Ten From The Twenties," "General Hospital," "Days Of Hope," "The Molly Wopsies," "Second Verdict," "The Mackinnons," and "Telford's Change." His last film role was playing the 'British Ambassador' in the action-adventure spy thriller film, "Octopussy" (1983). The film which was directed by John Glen, which was based on characters and stories by Ian Fleming and which was written for the screen by George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, and Michael G. Wilson, and which also starred Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, and Steven Berkoff, tells the story of a fake Fabergé egg, and a fellow Agent's death, lead British Secret Service Agent 007 James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. His last television appearance was as a chorus member in the episode entitled, "Theban Plays: Antigone," of the television series, "The Theban Plays By Sophocles," which originally aired on September 19, 1986, and which also starred Juliet Stevenson, Gwen Taylor, and Paul Daneman, and tells the story of a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial. The episode was released a year after his death. During his acting career, he also used the name, Pat Barr. He passed away in London, England, on August 29, 1985, at the age of 76, and he was buried in Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium in Putney Vale, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England. He was married to Anne "Jean" Williams Barr (1912-2002), whom he met while serving with the Friends Ambulance Unit in Africa during World War II. The couple had one child together.