Robert V. Barron

Robert V. Barron

  • Birthday: 1932-12-26
  • Deathday: 2000-12-01
  • Place of birth: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Formal education at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia and as Theater Arts major at UCLA. Professional training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Max Reinhardt Workshop in Los Angeles. Before attacking Hollywood, he spent several years working in regional theaters from one end of the US to the other, and had built an impressive resume of glowing reviews of his performances in such roles as "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", "Sir Thomas More" in "A Man For All Seasons", "Henry Drummond" in "Inherit The Wind", "Richard III" and the like, but he was never offered such lofty challenges in films or television. Still, he didn't languish, but instead relished every chance he was given to play for the camera, whether in a quality major studio production or the cheesiest of no-budget fly-by-night productions. When he wasn't acting, he uncovered his typewriter and cranked out teleplays and movie scripts. Perhaps his best-remembered television script was his first, a lighthearted comedy episode of the Bonanza (1959) series, titled Bonanza: Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963). As a writer, he drifted into adapting English-dubbing scripts of foreign films. American producers began buying successful Japanese animated series and dubbing them into English, and Barron was a pioneer in that industry, which grew rapidly and enormously. He became executive director and story editor for "Saban Productions", which in the course of five years became one of the largest producers of children's programming in the world, with such shows as X-Men: The Animated Series (1992) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).

Filmography

The Brave Frog

1989

As Goliath / Narrator (voice)

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

As Abraham Lincoln

Las Vegas Hillbillys

1966

As Donald

The Spring

1989

As Old Indian

Daddy's Boys

1988

As Axelrod

The Road Hustlers

1968

As Luke Reedy

Disorderlies

1987

As Funeral Home Director

A Minor Miracle

1983

As Drunk

The Private Eyes

1980

As Gas Station Attendant

A Dangerous Place

1994

As Homeless Man

Thanksgiving Day

1990

As Father Joe

The Supernaturals

1986

As Old Vet (as Robert Barron)

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

1967

As Cousin Elwood

Robotech: The Movie

1986

As Prof. Embry (voice)

Honkytonk Man

1982

As Undertaker

Eating Raoul

1982

As Butler at Swingers Party

MacArthur

1977

As POW (uncredited)

Production

Codename: Robotech

1985

As Director

Macross: Boobytrap

1984

As Director

The Road Hustlers

1968

As Writer

Perfect Victims

1988

As Screenplay

Codename: Robotech

1985

As Writer

Macross: Boobytrap

1984

As Writer

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