About Eric Barclay
Lived 1894 – 1938 (aged 43). Eric Barclay was a French and Swedish actor and film actor.
Eric Barclay (born Erik Altberg, 1894–1938) was a Swedish film actor. Barclay became a prominent actor in French silent films of the early 1920s, often working with director Jacques de Baroncelli. He also appeared in German and British films, and those of his native Sweden.
Selected filmography Enchantment (1920) Judge Not (1920) The Corner Man (1921) Roger la Honte (1922) Das Spielzeug von Paris (1925) Faust (1926) Three Cuckoo Clocks (1926) The Glass Boat (1927) The Porter from Maxim's (1927) Tales from the Vienna Woods (1928) The Man with the Limp (1928) The Gambling Den of Montmartre (1928) Who Invented Divorce? (1928) The Little Match Girl (1928) Charlotte Löwensköld (1930) Kungliga Johansson (1934)
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Who was Eric Barclay?
Swedish actor (1894-1938)
When was Eric Barclay born?
Eric Barclay was born on 17 November 1894 in Södermanland.
When did Eric Barclay die?
Eric Barclay died on 14 January 1938 in Bälinge.
What was Eric Barclay's occupation?
Eric Barclay was an actor and film actor.
What nationality was Eric Barclay?
Eric Barclay was French and Swedish.
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