Bradley Barker
Bradley Barker | |
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Long Island, New York , U.S. | |
| Died | September 29, 1951 (aged 68) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1915-1930 |
Bradley Barker (January 18, 1883 – September 29, 1951) was an American actor and film director of the silent era.[1] He also created sound effects for film and radio.
Born in
Long Island, New York, Barker was a vaudeville performer and an actor in stock theater.[2]
He appeared in 70 films between 1915 and 1928. He also directed seven films between 1929 and 1930.
After he worked as an actor, Barker began creating sound effects for radio programs and films. He provided the sound of the MGM lion on screen before the studio began using a recording of a real lion and provided sounds of a variety of animals on radio.[2] Radio programs on which he worked included Let's Pretend[3] and Little Orphan Annie.[3]: 303
On September 29, 1951, Barker died at his home in New York City at age 68.[4]
Selected filmography
- What Happened to Jones (1915)
- The Moth and the Flame (1915)
- The House with Nobody in It (1915)
- The Little Gypsy (1915)
- The Jury of Fate (1917)
- Little Miss Fortune (1917)
- Billy and the Big Stick (1917)
- The Road Between (1917)
- The Eyes of Mystery (1918)
- Men (1918)
- A Woman's Experience (1919)
- Erstwhile Susan (1919)
- Wanted: A Husband (1919)
- The Master Mind (1920)
- Away Goes Prudence (1920)
- The Fear Market (1920)
- Devotion (1921)
- Silas Marner (1922)
- The Secrets of Paris (1922)
- The Leavenworth Case (1923)
- Twenty-One (1923)
- Into the Net (1924)
- Playthings of Desire (1924)
- The Man Without a Heart (1924)
- The Live Wire (1925)
- Ermine and Rhinestones (1925)
- The Crackerjack (1925)
- The Police Patrol (1925)
- False Pride (1925)
- The Early Bird (1925)
- Rainbow Riley (1926)
- The Brown Derby (1926)
- The Potters (1927)
- His Rise to Fame (1927)
- Combat (1927)
- Inspiration (1928)
- Mother's Boy (1929)
References
- ISBN 9780786487905. Retrieved April 14, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
- Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to Bradley Barker at Wikimedia Commons- Bradley Barker at IMDb
- Bradley Barker at AllMovie
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