Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Minder
Character: Mario
TV • 1979

Richard II
Character: Abbot of Westminster
MOVIE • 1978

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Character: Balsora
MOVIE • 1977

Jesus of Nazareth
Character: Ezra
TV • 1977

The Message
Character: Umaya
MOVIE • 1976

Father Brown
Character:
TV • 1974

War & Peace
Character:
TV • 1972
The Regiment
Character:
TV • 1972

The Persuaders!
Character: Maitre de
TV • 1971

The Mummy's Shroud
Character: Pharaoh
MOVIE • 1967

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Character: Ispettore di Polizia
TV • 1967

Arrivederci, Baby!
Character: Head Waiter
MOVIE • 1966
The Mask of Janus
Character: Secony
TV • 1965

Story Parade
Character: Dr. Mudie
TV • 1964

Story Parade
Character: Mr. Byculla
TV • 1964

The Saint
Character: Inspector Manteolli
TV • 1962
Outbreak of Murder
Character:
TV • 1962

Pit of Darkness
Character: Bruno
MOVIE • 1961

Five Golden Hours
Character: Cesare
MOVIE • 1961

The Avengers
Character: Farrar
TV • 1961