Barry Coe at Brian's Drive-In Theater

the films of barry coe

On the Threshold of Space (1956)

Peyton Place (1957)

A Private's Affair (1959)

But Not for Me (1959)

The Wizard of Baghdad (1960)

Follow the Sun (1961-1962 ABC TV Series)

The Cat (1966)

The Oval Portrait (1972)

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973)

later years

Coe's career never really rebounded following the end of his contract with 20th Century Fox. He made a comeback in the early 1970s with a role in the short-lived NBC television series Bracken's World (1969–1970) and in the horror films The Oval Portrait (1972; with Wanda Hendrix and Gisele MacKenzie) and Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973; with John Considine, Stewart Moss, and Florence Marly). Afterward, he made sporadic appearances in films and TV shows until the late 1970s, when he called it quits. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Coe stepped in as Mr. Goodwrench for a series of General Motors commercials and print ads. He also had a side business in nutritional supplements. Married to former Miss Norway Jorunn Kristiansen in 1959, the couple had three children. Sadly, Barry Coe passed away after a long illness on July 16, 2019. He was survived by his wife Jorunn, three children, and ten grandchildren.

filmography

FILM
Jaws 2 (1978) with Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton
MacArthur (1977) with Gregory Peck, Nicolas Coster, Marj Dusay, Russell Johnson, Robert Mandan, and Dan O'Herlihy
Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973) with John Considine, Cheryl Miller, Stewart Moss, Leon Askin, Jo Morrow, Florence Marly, and Moe Howard
The Oval Portrait (1972) with Wanda Hendrix and Gisele MacKenzie
Fantastic Voyage (1966) with Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, and James Brolin
The Cat (1966) with Roger Perry and Peggy Ann Garner
A Letter to Nancy (1965) with Judi Meredith, Robert Rockwell, Ruth Warrick, and Bill Williams
The 300 Spartans (1962) with Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, and Diane Baker
The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) with Dick Shawn and Diane Baker
One Foot in Hell (1960) with Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy, Dolores Michaels, and Karl Swenson
But Not for Me (1959) with Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Lee J. Cobb, and Charles Lane
A Private's Affair (1959) with Sal Mineo, Barbara Eden, Gary Crosby, Terry Moore, Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, and Bob Denver
The Bravados (1958) with Gregory Peck, Joan Collins, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Lee Van Cleef, and Andrew Duggan
Thundering Jets (1958) with Rex Reason, Dick Foran, Audrey Dalton, Robert Conrad, Sid Melton, and Gregg Palmer
Peyton Place (1957) with Lana Turner, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn, Terry Moore, Hope Lange, Diane Varsi, and David Nelson
Love Me Tender (1956) with Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Elvis Presley, William Campbell, Neville Brand, Bruce Bennett, Russ Conway, and Ken Clark
On the Threshold of Space (1956) with Guy Madison, Virginia Leith, John Hodiak, Dean Jagger, Warren Stevens, Martin Milner, and Ken Clark

TELEVISION SERIES
General Hospital, 1963-present ABC daytime drama. Coe portrayed Joel Stratton during the 1974 season
Bracken's World, 1969–1970 NBC TV Series. Coe portrayed the assistant director
Follow the Sun, 1961-1962 ABC TV series. Coe portrayed Ben Gregory

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
ABC Afterschool Specials, episode The Pinballs, originally aired October 26, 1977
Mary Tyler Moore, episode Murray in Love, originally aired October 4, 1975
Mission: Impossible, episode The Missile, originally aired January 16, 1971
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, episode The Monster's Web, originally aired February 27, 1966
Bonanza, episode The First Born, originally aired September 23, 1962
The 20th Century-Fox Hour, episode Deep Water, originally aired May 1, 1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour, episode The Late George Apley, originally aired November 16, 1955