Frank Barrie

Frank Barrie (born 19 September 1936) is a British actor, director and writer. He made his acting debut in 1959 in a production of Henry IV, Part 2 at the York Theatre Royal. He proved to be a successful Shakespearean actor throughout his career. More recently, he starred in Lunch with Marlene, a 2008 tribute to Noël Coward and Marlene Dietrich and in 2010 was cast as Edward Bishop, a gentleman friend of Dot Cotton in Eastenders. Frank Barrie was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire on 19 September 1936, but spent his childhood in York. There he attended Archbishop Holgate's School, prior to Hull University, where he was elected President of the Debating Union . At Hull he met his future wife Maryann Lloyd. They married in 1960 and their daughter is the actress Julia Barrie.