Person Details

Birthday: 1932-12-26 21:22:05

Death: 2000-12-01 21:22:05

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Formal education at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia and as Theater Arts major at UCLA. Professional training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Max Reinhardt Workshop in Los Angeles. Before attacking Hollywood, he spent several years working in regional theaters from one end of the US to the other, and had built an impressive resume of glowing reviews of his performances in such roles as "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", "Sir Thomas More" in "A Man For All Seasons", "Henry Drummond" in "Inherit The Wind", "Richard III" and the like, but he was never offered such lofty challenges in films or television. Still, he didn't languish, but instead relished every chance he was given to play for the camera, whether in a quality major studio production or the cheesiest of no-budget fly-by-night productions. When he wasn't acting, he uncovered his typewriter and cranked out teleplays and movie scripts. Perhaps his best-remembered television script was his first, a lighthearted comedy episode of the Bonanza (1959) series, titled Bonanza: Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963). As a writer, he drifted into adapting English-dubbing scripts of foreign films. American producers began buying successful Japanese animated series and dubbing them into English, and Barron was a pioneer in that industry, which grew rapidly and enormously. He became executive director and story editor for "Saban Productions", which in the course of five years became one of the largest producers of children's programming in the world, with such shows as X-Men: The Animated Series (1992) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).

Most Famous Work

The Virginian
Average
7

The Virginian

(1962) Chuck
Quantum Leap
Average
8

Quantum Leap

(1989) Old Convict
L.A. Law
Average
7

L.A. Law

(1986) Leonard
Robotech
Average
9

Robotech

(1985) Donald Hayes
MacArthur
Average
6

MacArthur

(1977) POW (uncredited)
Robotech: The Movie
Average
8

Robotech: The Movie

(1986) Prof. Embry (voice)
The Supernaturals
Average
4

The Supernaturals

(1986) Old Vet (as Robert Barron)
A Dangerous Place
Average
7

A Dangerous Place

(1995) Homeless Man

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1995 Homeless Man
1990 Father Joe
1989 N/A
Old Convict
Abraham Lincoln
Old Indian
Goliath / Narrator (voice)
1988 Axelrod
N/A
1987 Funeral Home Director
1986 Wino
Leonard
Prof. Embry (voice)
Old Vet (as Robert Barron)
Narrator (voice)
1985 curator
N/A
Donald Hayes
1984 Red Ranger
1983 Drunk
1982 Undertaker
Butler at Swingers Party
1981 N/A
1980 Gas Station Attendant
1979 N/A
1977 POW (uncredited)
1968 Luke Reedy
1967 N/A
N/A
Cousin Elwood
1966 Donald
1962 Chuck
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1986 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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