Per Barclay was born Erik Atberg
on November 17, 1894 in Denmark. Little information about Per exists. According
to my friend, actor Dan van Husen, he was much older than the other members of
the cast of "Doc" and was very nervous in front of the camera, but
the directors he worked for liked his rugged looking face so he was used in
westerns and other adventure films. Barclay appeared in six Euro-westerns always
in supporting roles. His film career began with an appearance as a convict in
1969’s “El Condor”. This was followed by four more Euro-westerns including:
“Captain Apache” and “Valdez is coming (1970), “Catlow” and “Doc” (1971) and
“Bad Man’s River” (1972).
Per died in Bälinge, Sweden on January
14, 1983.
Today we remember Per Barclay on what would have been his
120th birthday.
[Barclay is pictured in the back row far right].
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