Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Many Moods of

Bub Barker, dog actor.
Above is Bub in his famous performance as Archie Rice from The Entertainer.  Sir Laurence Olivier noted Bub's performance as 'something that made me realize that my own performance in the role lacked bite.'

Here's Bub as Of Mice and Men's tragic Lenny
"We could live offa the fatta the lan'."

 Bub also scores big in lighter fare, as in Volpone, below


Nevertheless, he's best known as a dramatic actor.  His role as the title character of Oliver Twist had them sobbing in the aisles.
 "Please, sir, I want some more."

Talk about non-traditional casting!  Bub's performance as Othello is widely considered the definitive rendering of the tortured Moor.  


Bub performing Mark Antony's eulogy speech from Julius Caesar.
Bravo!

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