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Eugene Klass net worth is
$200,000

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Gene Barry (June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City (1952) and The War of The Worlds (1953) and for his portrayal of the title characters in the TV series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, among many roles. 
Full NameEugene Klass
Net Worth$200,000
Date Of BirthJune 14, 1919
Died2009-12-09
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Height6' (1.83 m)
OccupationActor
ProfessionActor, Producer, Soundtrack
SpouseBetty Claire Kalb
ChildrenMichael Barry, Frederick Barry, Elizabeth Barry
NicknamesGene Barry, Barry, Gene
Star SignGemini
#Trademark
1Distinctive baritone voice
#Quote
1My earliest dreams were of acting, and I have never considered anything else.
#Fact
1Was also an ordained rabbi.
2Following his death, he was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.
3Former acting mentor of Gary Conway.
4Best remembered by the public for his starring roles as the title characters of Bat Masterson (1958) and in Burke's Law (1963).
5Has played the first ever murderer on Columbo (1971), in the pilot episode Prescription: Murder (1968).
6Was nominated for the 1984 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "La Cage Aux Folles".
7He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6555 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 5, 1998.
8Formed Barry Films in the early 1970s when his son Michael Barry served as writer/director of the film The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) in which Gene appeared.
9Has also played Carnegie Hall.
10Changed his name to Gene Barry in honor of his idol, John Barrymore.
11Sons Michael Barry and Frederick Barry were born in 1946 and 1953, respectively. They adopted a daughter Elizabeth Barry (Liza) in 1967.
12Met his wife, Betty Barry (her stage name was Julie Carson) during rehearsals of the 1944 Broadway show "Catherine Was Great". Betty was fired before opening night because she was a blonde and Mae West, the star, would not have competing blondes in her show. Betty had disguised her hair color with a dark black wig. Gene and Betty married later that year and lived a long happy life together until her death in 2003.
13An avid political activist, he was among the many campaign supporters with Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles when the politician was assassinated.
14Father of director Michael Barry and Frederick Barry.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
War of the Worlds2005Grandfather
These Old Broads2001TV MovieMr. Stern
Hollywood Off-Ramp2000TV Series
Burke's Law1994-1995TV SeriesChief Amos Burke Amos Burke
Hollywood Beat1993TV Series
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw1991TV MovieBat Masterson
Murder, She Wrote1989TV SeriesHenry Reynard
Turn Back the Clock1989TV MovieJohn Forrest
Guns of Paradise1989TV SeriesBat Masterson
My Secret Identity1988TV SeriesFred Cooper / Captain Noble
Hotel1987TV SeriesMichael Casey
The Twilight Zone1987TV SeriesPrince of Darkness (segment "Time and Teresa Golowitz")
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love1987TV MovieGlenn Robertson
Shell Game1987TV SeriesJason Starr
Crazy Like a Fox1986TV SeriesNicholas Roland
Sahara1983Dale's Father (uncredited)
The Love Boat1978-1982TV SeriesTed Anderson / Wade Hubbard / Alfred Newberry
Fantasy Island1978-1981TV SeriesJim Brady / 'Dex' Dexter / Neville Quinn
The Adventures of Nellie Bly1981TV MovieJohn Cockerill
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite1981TV MovieAndrew Stovall
Aloha Paradise1981TV Series
Charlie's Angels1977-1981TV SeriesSteve Moss / Frank Jason
A Cry for Love1980TV MovieGordon Harris
Guyana: Cult of the Damned1979Congressman Leo Ryan
Greatest Heroes of the Bible1979TV SeriesAbraham
Aspen1977TV Mini-SeriesCarl Osborne
Ransom for Alice!1977TV MovieHarry Darew
The Feather and Father Gang1977TV SeriesGeneralis
The Second Coming of Suzanne1974Jackson Sinclair, the TV Commentator
The Adventurer1972-1973TV SeriesGene Bradley
The Devil and Miss Sarah1971TV MovieRankin
The Name of the Game1968-1971TV SeriesGlenn Howard / Will Manning
Do You Take This Stranger?1971TV MovieMurray Jarvis
Insight1970TV Series
The Red Skelton Hour1970TV SeriesPaul - Cheating Husband
Subterfuge1968Michael A. Donovan
Istanbul Express1968TV MovieMichael London
Prescription: Murder1968TV MovieDr. Ray Flemming
Maroc 71967Simon Grant
Burke's Law1963-1966TV SeriesCapt. Amos Burke Amos Burke, Secret Agent Snooky Martinelli
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1963TV SeriesJohn Chambers / Uncle George
General Electric Theater1962TV SeriesMike Thompson
The Dick Powell Theatre1962TV SeriesRobert Thatcher
Bat Masterson1958-1961TV SeriesBat Masterson
Adventure Showcase1959TV SeriesSergeant Andy Pike
Hong Kong Confidential1958Agent Casey Reed
Thunder Road1958Troy Barrett
The Walter Winchell File1957-1958TV SeriesLarry Peterson
Target1958TV SeriesDr. Robert Marriat
Forty Guns1957Wes Bonnell
The 27th Day1957Jonathan Clark
Playhouse 901957TV SeriesLt. Roy Koalton
The 20th Century-Fox Hour1957TV SeriesLieutenant Eddie Pfeiffer
China Gate1957Sgt. Brock
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1955-1957TV SeriesBrad Nelson / Hal Robertson / Lukas
The Ford Television Theatre1955-1956TV SeriesJohn Thatcher / Carp / Bill Hannagan
Back from Eternity1956Jud Ellis
Our Miss Brooks1955-1956TV SeriesGene Talbot
Chevron Hall of Stars1956TV Series
The Houston Story1956Frank Duncan
Damon Runyon Theater1956TV Series'Denver' Dan Taggert
The Millionaire1955TV SeriesSteve Carey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955TV SeriesDan Varrel / Dell Delaney
Studio 571955TV SeriesLukas
Science Fiction Theatre1955TV SeriesCapt. John Forester / Joe Ferguson
Stage 71955TV Series
Appointment with Adventure1955TV Series
The Purple Mask1955Capt. Charles Laverne
TV Reader's Digest1955TV SeriesVictor Martin
Soldier of Fortune1955Louis Hoyt
The Loretta Young Show1954TV SeriesDavid Mason
Naked Alibi1954Al Willis
Lux Video Theatre1954TV SeriesCosgrove / Griggsy
Suspense1954TV Series
Red Garters1954Rafael Moreno
Alaska Seas1954Verne Williams
The Lonely Path1953TV MovieJohn Fremont
Those Redheads from Seattle1953Johnny Kisco
The Girls of Pleasure Island1953Capt. Beaton
The War of the Worlds1953Dr. Clayton Forrester
The Atomic City1952Dr. Frank Addison
Big Town1951TV Series
Musical Comedy Time1951TV Series
Cavalcade of Stars1950TV SeriesJ. J. Fletcher / Product Testing Sketch
Believe It or Not1950TV Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre1950TV Series
NBC Television Opera Theatre1950TV SeriesOrlovsky
The Clock1950TV Series

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Second Coming of Suzanne1974executive producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Red Garters1954performer: "Lady Killer", "Vaquero!"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Steven Spielberg and the Original 'War of the Worlds'2005Video shortHimself
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'2005Video documentary shortHimself
To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill1997TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 19th Annual Rudolph Valentino Awards1991TV SpecialHimself
The Pat Sajak Show1989TV SeriesHimself
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987TV Special documentaryHimself
The Annual Friars Club Tribute Present a Salute to Liza Minnelli1987TV MovieHimself
The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards1987TV SpecialHimself
The 40th Annual Tony Awards1986TV SpecialHimself - Performer
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1986TV SpecialHimself
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration1986TV Special documentaryHimself
Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 25 Years of Science Fiction1984TV Movie documentaryactor 'War of the Worlds'
The Merv Griffin Show1984TV SeriesHimself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards1984TV SpecialHimself
Working in the Theatre1983TV Series documentaryHimself
American Playhouse1983TV SeriesHimself
A Tribute to the Jukebox Award Winners1980TV MovieHimself
Danny La Rue: The Ladies I Love1974TV MovieHimself
Tattletales1974TV SeriesHimself
The Hollywood Squares1967-1974TV SeriesHimself
Jerry Visits1972TV SeriesHimself
The Movie Game1971TV SeriesHimself
Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1968TV SeriesHimself
Today1968TV SeriesHimself
The Joey Bishop Show1967TV SeriesHimself
The Hollywood Palace1964-1967TV SeriesHimself - Host / Himself
The Dean Martin Show1967TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1961-1967TV SeriesHimself
The Milton Berle Show1966TV SeriesHimself
The Eamonn Andrews Show1965TV SeriesHimself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium1965TV SeriesHimself
The 22th Annual Golden Globes Awards1965TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV Series
The Andy Williams Show1965TV SeriesHimself
New American Bandstand 19651964TV SeriesHimself - Interview
Stump the Stars1963TV SeriesHimself - Guest Panelist
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving1961TV MovieHimself - Host
Pete and Gladys1961TV SeriesHimself
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHimself
The Revlon Revue1960TV SeriesHimself / Bat Masterson
The Arthur Murray Party1960TV SeriesHimself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHimself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1959TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Host
The Garry Moore Show1959TV SeriesHimself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1959TV SeriesHimself
The Milton Berle Show1958TV SeriesHimself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1958TV SeriesHimself - Bat Masterson

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameLive PerformanceAwarded on May 5, 1988 at 6555 Hollywood Blvd.
1987Golden BootGolden Boot Awards
1965Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest TV Star - MaleBurke's Law (1963)

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