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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-03-04 (151 years old)

Place of Birth

Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA

J. Barney Sherry

Biography:

J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874 – February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from cardiovascular disease.

Known For

Acting

1929

Broadway Scandals as Le Maire
Jazz Heaven as John Parker (uncredited)

1927

1926

The Brown Derby as Capt. Shay
The Prince of Tempters as Papal Secretary

1925

The Crackerjack as Col. Perkins
The Live Wire as Henry Langdon
Daughters Who Pay as Henry Foster
Lying Wives as Alvin Chase

1924

Born Rich as Maj. Romayne Murphy

1923

The White Sister as Monsignor Saracinesca

1922

John Smith as Martin Lang
A Woman's Woman as Senator James Gleason
Back Pay as Charles G. Wheeler
Secrets of Paris as Chancellor
Till We Meet Again as Arthur Montrose
Sure-Fire Flint as The Proud Father
When the Desert Calls as Lt. Col. Potter
The Broken Silence as Inspector Brandt
Shadows of the Sea as Dr. Jordan

1921

The Barbarian as James Heatherton
Burn 'Em Up Barnes as Whitney Barnes

1920

Go and Get It as 'Shut the Door' Gordon
Dinty as Judge Whitely
The Breath of the Gods as Senator Todd (as Barney Sherry)
The River's End as McDowell
The Forged Bride as Clark Farrell
Darling Mine as Gordon Davis

1919

A Man's Fight as Daavid Carr
Mary Regan as Morton Sr
A Little Brother of the Rich as Henry Leamington
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman as John Merritt
The Mayor of Filbert as Dr. Loring

1918

The Reckoning Day as Senator Wheeler
Her Decision as Martin Rankin
The Secret Code as Sen. John Calhoun Rand
Who Killed Walton? as George Hamilton

1917

Love or Justice as Winthrop E. Haines
A Strange Transgressor as John Hampton
The Weaker Sex as Edward Tilden
Borrowed Plumage as Earl of Selkirk
The Iced Bullet as Richard Deering
Back of the Man as President Brooks
Madcap Madge as Earl of Larsdale
Flying Colors as Craig Lansing
Fanatics as Nicholas Eyre

1916

The Raiders as Dr. Hartman
The Stepping Stone as Horatio Wells
Between Men as Ashley Hampdon
The Aryan as Pioneer Spokesman

1915

The Devil as Alfred Zanden
A Lucky Blowout as Ebenezer Crum - the Country Sweetheart
The Cup of Life as James Kellerman

1914

Two-Gun Hicks as Hayes - the Gambler
The Bargain as Phil Brent

1913

Past Redemption as Jim Howe - Nell's Father
Granddad as Granddad

1912

The Sheriff's Adopted Child as Jim Brown - the Bandit
The Outcast as Lone Bear, a Cheyenne Chief
Custer's Last Fight as James McLaughlin
The Lieutenant's Last Fight as Captain Haines
The Deserter as The Colonel
War on the Plains as A Frontiersman

1911

Kit Carson's Wooing as The Express Agent

1905