I am showing my advanced age, but I liked him best as Chief Amos Burke in
TV's Burke's Law. What a suave guy, with a great speaking voice!

Bruce

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Tom Martin <
[email protected]> wrote:

> War of the Worlds..That was probably my fave sci-fi film and Gene Barry was
> great. in it. he had great screen
>  presence.. The color of the film was great an the Martian space ships
> where very convincing  and the eye
> of the alien ship was so amazing and the music..  George Pal  and  cast
> were great.
> war of the worlds  and Forbidden Planet  and  Time Machine are timeless..
> and the best in my book.
> and what all the rest like star trek, star wars and others are built
> from...
>
> Gene Barry had the ability to carry a part with believability.
>
> rest in peace Gene.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> Scott Burns wrote:
>
> Actor Gene Barry, star of "War of the Worlds" (1953), "Bat Masterson"
> (1958-1961) and "Burke's Law" (1963-1966) has died in Woodland Hills,
> California. His final screen credit was a cameo at the end of the 2005
> remake of "War of the Worlds." For the last 5 years he has suffered with
> Alzheimer's disease. Here's a link to the obit:
>
> *
> http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gene-barry11-2009dec11,0,6406555.story?track=rss
> *<http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gene-barry11-2009dec11,0,6406555.story?track=rss>
>
> Scott
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> "We know now that we can't beat their machines. We've got to beat **them*.*"
> --Dr. Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry)* War of the Worlds* (1953)
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