Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Barry Evans is a Actor British born on 18 june 1943 at Guildford (United-kingdom)

Barry Evans

Barry Evans
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name Barry Joseph Evans
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 june 1943 at Guildford (United-kingdom)
Death 9 february 1997 (at 53 years)

Barry Joseph Evans (18 June 1943 – 9 February 1997) was an English actor and television performer best known for his appearances in British sitcoms such as Doctor in the House and Mind Your Language.

Biography

Early life
Born in Guildford, Surrey, and abandoned as a baby, Evans was educated at the orphanage boarding schools run by the Shaftesbury Homes, first at Fortescue House School in Twickenham and then at Bisley Boys' School in Bisley, Surrey. His acting ability was recognised at an early age and he often played the leading roles in school plays. Evans attended the Italia Conti Academy and later won a John Gielgud Scholarship to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama.


Career
One of Evans' first television credits was in the soap opera Crossroads in 1964. He subsequently played the lead role in the film Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), where he was cast as a sex-starved boy who finds it difficult to lose his virginity.

His first major television role was in the sitcom Doctor in the House (1969–70), based on Richard Gordon's series of novels, which had already been turned into a feature film series. Evans starred as the earnest but gullible Michael Upton. Following the show's success, he starred in the sequel to the series, Doctor at Large (1971). Evans enjoyed working with his fellow actors and later described these as the best years of his life.

In 1975, he had the lead role in Stanley Long's sex comedy Adventures of a Taxi Driver. Despite the film's commercial success, Evans declined to appear in the sequel.

Evans starred as Jeremy Brown in the ITV sitcom Mind Your Language (1977–79), which was a humorous look at an evening class tutor attempting to teach immigrants English. Most of the characters were foreign stereotypes; it was immensely popular, both in the UK and internationally, and especially in the countries the actors portrayed. The series was written by TV scriptwriter Vince Powell, and was adapted for American TV as What a Country! in 1986. In the same year it was briefly revived for a further 13 episodes.


Later career and death
By the late 1980s his youthful appearance was working against him, and he found it difficult to obtain mature acting roles in keeping with his age. His last role was as Bazzard in the film adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood in 1993. By the late 1990s, he was a minicab driver in Leicestershire, where in 1997 he was found dead aged 53 in his bungalow. The police discovered the actor's body after going to his house to tell him they had recovered his stolen car. The cause of his death has never been confirmed. The Coroner found a blow to Evans' head and an 18-year-old man was arrested but later released without charge. The Coroner also found high levels of alcohol in his system which suggested suicide or accidental death. An open verdict was eventually given.

Usually with

Clive Donner
Clive Donner
(2 films)
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
(1 films)
Stanley Long
Stanley Long
(1 films)
Judy Geeson
Judy Geeson
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Barry Evans (6 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Die Screaming Marianne, 1h39
Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Susan George, Barry Evans, Leo Genn, Alan Curtis, Anthony Sharp, Martin Wyldeck
Roles Eli Frome
Rating49% 2.4733352.4733352.4733352.4733352.473335
Marianne, a nightclub dancer, is on the run from vicious criminals. On her 21st birthday, she will inherit a vast fortune as well as some legal papers that will incriminate her father, a crooked judge. When her father invites Marianne to his estate in Portugal, a game of cat-and-mouse begins.
Alfred the Great, 2h2
Directed by Clive Donner, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age
Actors David Hemmings, Michael York, Prunella Ransome, Colin Blakely, Ian McKellen, Peter Vaughan
Roles Ingild
Rating61% 3.092233.092233.092233.092233.09223
Alfred is preparing to join the priesthood, but, angered by the invasion of his country by the Danes, he puts aside his religious vows to lead the West Saxon English against the invaders. Alfred defeats the Danes and becomes an English hero. Although Alfred still desires to join the priesthood, he is pulled between serving God and his lust for blood. After he marries the beautiful Aelhswith (Prunella Ransome), the Danes return and Alfred must muster the English forces once again for a final battle, but he also must battle the dark conflicts within his own soul.
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, 1h36
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Barry Evans, Judy Geeson, Angela Scoular, Sheila White, Adrienne Posta, Diane Keen
Rating61% 3.0958353.0958353.0958353.0958353.095835
Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) is a virginal sixth-former in a swinging sixties new town, delivering groceries for the local supermarket. However he is more interested in matters sexual and sets out to lose his virginity by attempting to seduce the local girls – Linda, Paula, Caroline, Audrey, and his dream girl Mary.