Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier was born in New York City on March 4, 1907, was educated at Columbia University, and was already a Broadway veteran before he went to Hollywood. Source: Saint.org: Edgar Barrier

In the 1930s he belonged to Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre company. Source: Wikipedia: Edgar Barrier

He was heard on The Mercury Theatre on the Air throughout its 1938 season, in broadcasts including "A Tale of Two Cities" (July 25), "The Thirty-Nine Steps", "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "The Pickwick Papers", and RadioGOLDINdex logs him in 20 Campbell Playhouse programs from 1939 and 1940. Source: RadioGOLDINdex: Edgar Barrier

He was the first actor to play Simon Templar on radio, starring in NBC's The Saint for Bromo-Seltzer from January to March 31, 1945; Brian Aherne took the part when the show moved to CBS that summer. Source: Wikipedia: The Saint (radio program)

Escape used him often: RadioGOLDINdex logs 37 of his Escape programs from 1949 to 1954, where he frequently doubled in several parts and narrated stories such as "Jetsam" (1953), and Wikipedia's episode table credits him in the lead of four episodes, among them "Orient Express" and "The Great Impersonation". Source: Wikipedia: Escape (radio program)

His busiest radio homes in the RadioGOLDINdex logs are Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (46 programs, 1951 to 1960) and The Lux Radio Theatre (38 programs, 1941 to 1955), with 16 Family Theatre programs from 1947 to 1954. Source: RadioGOLDINdex: Edgar Barrier

He worked steadily in radio drama, notably in productions by Lights Out writer Arch Oboler. Source: Saint.org: Edgar Barrier

On screen he made over 50 films, including Welles' Macbeth (1948), and played Don Cornelio Esperon in several episodes of Disney's Zorro. Source: Wikipedia: Edgar Barrier

He died of a heart attack in Hollywood on June 20, 1964, at age 57. Source: Wikipedia: Edgar Barrier