Barrie Ingham

Barrie Ingham
Ingham in March, 2011
Born	Barrie Stanton Ingham (1932-02-10)10 February 1932 Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	23 January 2015(2015-01-23) (aged 82) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	UK
Other names	Barry Ingham
Education	Heath Grammar School
Occupation	Actor, entertainer
Years active	1960–2005
Spouse(s)	Tarne Ingham (1957–2015; his death)

Barrie Stanton Ingham (10 February 1932 – 23 January 2015) was an English actor, performing on stage and "in a handful of films." He was perhaps most widely known as "a prolific television actor" and as the voice of The Great Mouse Detective.

Ingham was born in 1932 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire to Irene (née Bolton) and Harold Ellis Stead Ingham. He was educated at Heath Grammar School and became a Royal Artillery officer.

Ingham made his debut in Manchester with the Library Theatre Company, and then he moved to London's Old Vic. He also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mermaid Theatre Company and Royal National Theatre.

Ingham featured in over 200 British and American films and TV productions. After playing Sejanus in Granada TV's The Caesars (1968), he had a short spell as an ambitious government minister in The Power Game in 1969. In 1971, he took the leading role in the series Hine, as an unscrupulous arms dealer. Sir John Gielgud gave him his Broadway debut and he subsequently played in many Broadway musicals, including Copperfield on Broadway, and opposite Angela Lansbury in the London production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable in 1973. When the production transferred to Broadway, Barrie did not stay with the show. He also appeared as King Pellinore in the 1981-82 revival of Camelot to critical acclaim. In 1986, he voiced Basil of Baker Street, the lead character of Disney's The Great Mouse Detective.