biographyCoe soon worked his way up to bigger roles in a variety of "A" and "B" films, including Love Me Tender (1956; with Elvis Presley), Thundering Jets (1958; with Rex Reason), and The Wizard of Baghdad (1960; with Dick Shawn and Diane Baker). Fox also cast Coe in the 1961-1962 TV series Follow the Sun which also featured Brett Halsey and Gary Lockwood. When Coe's contract with Fox lapsed in 1962, his career faltered. |
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the films of barry coeOn the Threshold of Space (1956)With Warren Stevens, Guy Madison, Ken Clark, and Martin Milner in the 20th Century Fox drama On the Threshold of SpacePeyton Place (1957)From the then-scandalous 20th Century Fox potboiler Peyton Place with Terry MooreA Private's Affair (1959)LEFT: With Christine Carère in the Fox comedy A Private's Affair. RIGHT: With Tige Andrews, Sal Mineo, and Gary CrosbyBut Not for Me (1959)From the Paramount comedy But Not for Me. LEFT: With love interest Carroll Baker. RIGHT: With Clark GableThe Wizard of Baghdad (1960)Follow the Sun (1961-1962 ABC TV Series)From Coe's 1961 ABC series Follow the Sun. LEFT: TV program guide from Australia. RIGHT: With Jayne Mansfield in a February 1962 episode titled The Dumbest BlondeThe Cat (1966)The Oval Portrait (1972)LEFT: As Paul Howard in the horror flick The Oval Portrait, based on a short story by Edgar Allen Poe. RIGHT: With Gisele MacKenzie and Maray AyresDoctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973)later yearsCoe'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. |
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