
Barnabe was born in St Giles, London on 3 April 1905 to Tina (née Bendi) and Louis Vincent Barnabe. He married Avice Landone, who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky. Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946. He died in June 1998. Barnabe appeared in films as early as 1927 and appeared on television as early as 1937. He appeared on numerous television shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Maigret, Danger Island, The Troubleshooters and Jesus of Nazareth. Films in which Barnabe acted include Man in the Shadow (1957), Pit of Darkness (1961), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). He also appeared in a television adaptation of King Richard the Second in 1978.
18 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first

Minder
1979
Richard II
1978
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
The Message
1976
Father Brown
1974
Centre Play
1973
The Man Who Died Twice
1973
The Regiment
1972
The Persuaders!
1971
This Body Is Mine
1971
The Mummy's Shroud
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966The Mask of Janus
1965Story Parade
1964
The Saint
1962Outbreak of Murder
1962
Pit of Darkness
1961
Five Golden Hours
1961
The Avengers
1961
Maigret
1960
Counter-Attack
1960International Detective
1959Doctor Kabil
1959
No Hiding Place
1959
Interpol Calling
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Ivanhoe
1958King's Rhapsody
1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
The Buccaneers
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
1956The Tamer Tamed
1956
Portrait of Alison
1955
The Last Supper
1949
Landslide
1937Beloved Impostor
1936
Ball at Savoy
1936