Barney Beasley
Barney Beasley | |
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 Screen capture of Beasley as Henchman Perez in the 1935 film, Toll of the Desert | |
| Born | June 20, 1895 Blaine Bottom, Oklahoma, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1951 (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–44 |
Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography[]
Born on June 20, 1895, in the small town of Blaine Bottom, Oklahoma, Beasley made his debut in films in 1930's Under Montana Skies, in a small un-credited role of a townsman.[1] Almost all of his roles were small and un-credited, many of them nameless, with three of his most numerous being that of a townsman, barfly or henchman.[2] Occasionally, he would be given a slightly larger role, as of that of Pete in 1935's Gun Play.[3] His final performance was as a barfly in the 1944 film, The Last Horseman.[4] Beasley died on June 1, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, and was buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.[5]
Partial filmography[]
- Under Montana Skies (1930)
- Big Calibre (1935)
- Toll of the Desert (1935)
- Gun Play (1935)
- The Last Horseman (1944)
References[]
- ^ "Under Montana Skies". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Barney Beasley". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Gun Play: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Last Horseman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Barney B Beasley". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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- 20th-century American male actors
- Male actors from Oklahoma
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