Barney Beasley

Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s.

Barney Beasley
Screen capture of Beasley as Henchman Perez in the 1935 film, Toll of the Desert
Born(1895-06-20)June 20, 1895
Blaine Bottom, Oklahoma, United States
DiedJune 1, 1951(1951-06-01) (aged 55)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1930–44

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
  1. "Under Montana Skies". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "Barney Beasley". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. "Gun Play: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. "The Last Horseman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. "Barney B Beasley". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 29, 2015.


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