Morris Barry
Born
February 9, 1918
Died
November 20, 2000 (82 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Morris Randolph Barry (9 February 1918 – 20 November 2000) was a producer and director for the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as an actor.
He made his name as a producer and director on productions such as Angels, Compact and Z-Cars, but his most impressive credit was perhaps as producer of the highly popular dramatisation of Poldark by Winston Graham.
Barry directed three Doctor Who stories during the Patrick Troughton years: The Moonbase (1967), The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and The Dominators (1968). He was known by the cast and crew of Doctor Who to be a somewhat strict and uncompromising director of the old school, but The Moonbase and The Tomb of the Cybermen are often spoken of as classics of 1960s Doctor Who. He was also well known for carrying a music stand to place his script on during rehearsals.
He also appeared as an actor in the Doctor Who story The Creature from the Pit in 1979, playing the scientist Tollund. His other acting credits include episodes of Are You Being Served?, Blake's 7, The Day of the Triffids, Tales of the Unexpected, All Creatures Great and Small, and Hi-de-Hi!.
Morris Barry died in 2000.
Known For

The Doctors: The Patrick Troughton Years Behind The Scenes Vol 2
2022

Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years
Himself
1992

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Tollund
1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Mr Wilbur · (1 episode)
1979

All Creatures Great and Small
Colonel Buller · (1 episode)
1978

Blake's 7
Dr. Wiler · (1 episode)
1978

Are You Being Served?
(1 episode)
1972

Doctor Who
Tollund · (1 episode)
1963