Jered Barclay (November 22, 1930July 23, 2022) was an American actor, theater director, and acting coach.
Early life Barclay was born in Seattle, Washington. His great-great-grandfather was a settler who homesteaded on land that eventually became part of the University of Washington campus.
He began his career as a child vaudeville performer, performing beginning at age 3 alongside Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, and Sammy Davis Jr. At age 12, he began touring as a performer with the Clyde Beatty Circus. Barclay attended the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.
Career He made his feature film debut in the 1957 teen drama Untamed Youth, followed by performances in the Western Gun Fever (1958) and Roger Corman's science fiction film War of the Satellites (also 1958).
In 1962, Barclay relocated from Los Angeles to New York City where he performed in two Off-Broadway productions of Edward Albee plays at the Cherry Lane Theatre: The Zoo Story and The American Dream. The following year, he appeared in Next Time I'll Sing to You at the Phoenix Theatre. He subsequently performed on Broadway in productions of Marat/Sade (1963) and A Patriot for Me (1969).
Barclay later worked as a voice actor for several Hanna Barbera cartoon series beginning in the 1970s, including Foofur, The Little Rascals, Challenge of the GoBots, The Dukes, The Kwicky Koala Show, and The Smurfs. In 1974, he directed a production of Sextet at the Bijou Theatre on Broadway, followed by the Harvey Perr plays Rosebloom and Scandalous Memories.
Beginning the 1980s, Barclay began teaching acting. His students included Rue McClanahan, Dixie Carter, Johnny Depp, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Patrick Swayze, and Liza Minnelli. Barclay later had supporting roles in the horror film Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) before making his final film appearance in Ken Russell's drama Whore.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1957 Untamed Youth Ralph As Jerry Barclay 1957 Bop Girl Goes Calypso Jerry As Jerry Barclay 1957 Valerie Mingo As Jerry Barclay 1957 Young and Dangerous Stretch Grass As Jerry Barclay 1958 Gun Fever Singer As Jerry Barclay 1958 War of the Satellites John Compo As Jerry Barclay 1958 The Naked and the Dead Corporal Uncredited 1959 Gunmen from Laredo Jordan Kiefer As Jerry Barclay 1961 The Children's Hour Grocery boy 1985 Tuff Turf Reynolds 1991 The Perfect Bride Reverend Wells Television film 1991 Howling VI: The Freaks Dewey 1991 Whore Dead Trick in Car Final screen role
Select stage credits Year Title Role Location Notes 1961 Krapp's Last Tape Stage Society Theatre, Los Angeles 1962 The Zoo Story and The American Dream Jerry / The Young Man Cherry Lane Theatre 1962 Next Time I'll Sing to You Meff Phoenix Theatre 1963 Marat/Sade Deuperret Majestic Theatre 1964 The Zoo Story Jerry Cherry Lane Theatre 1969 A Patriot for Me Ludwig Max von Kupfer Imperial Theatre 1969 Tonight in Living Color Actors' Playhouse Director 1972 Rosebloom Eastside Playhouse Director 1974 Sextet Bijou Theatre Director and choreographer
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