# Jered Barclay

Jered Barclay (November 22, 1930 – July 23, 2022) was an American actor, theater director, and acting coach.

## Early life

Barclay was born in Seattle, Washington. His great-great-grandfather was a settler who homesteaded on land that eventually became part of the University of Washington campus.
He began his career as a child vaudeville performer, performing beginning at age 3 alongside Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, and Sammy Davis Jr. At age 12, he began touring as a performer with the Clyde Beatty Circus. Barclay attended the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.

## Career

He made his feature film debut in the 1957 teen drama Untamed Youth, followed by performances in the Western Gun Fever (1958) and Roger Corman's science fiction film War of the Satellites (also 1958).
In 1962, Barclay relocated from Los Angeles to New York City where he performed in two Off-Broadway productions of Edward Albee plays at the Cherry Lane Theatre: The Zoo Story and The American Dream. The following year, he appeared in Next Time I'll Sing to You at the Phoenix Theatre. He subsequently performed on Broadway in productions of Marat/Sade (1963) and A Patriot for Me (1969).
Barclay later worked as a voice actor for several Hanna Barbera cartoon series beginning in the 1970s, including Foofur, The Little Rascals, Challenge of the GoBots, The Dukes, The Kwicky Koala Show, and The Smurfs. In 1974, he directed a production of Sextet at the Bijou Theatre on Broadway, followed by the Harvey Perr plays Rosebloom and Scandalous Memories.
Beginning the 1980s, Barclay began teaching acting. His students included Rue McClanahan, Dixie Carter, Johnny Depp, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Patrick Swayze, and Liza Minnelli. Barclay later had supporting roles in the horror film Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) before making his final film appearance in Ken Russell's drama Whore.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1957 | Untamed Youth | Ralph | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1957 | Bop Girl Goes Calypso | Jerry | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1957 | Valerie | Mingo | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1957 | Young and Dangerous | Stretch Grass | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1958 | Gun Fever | Singer | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1958 | War of the Satellites | John Compo | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1958 | The Naked and the Dead | Corporal | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Gunmen from Laredo | Jordan Kiefer | As Jerry Barclay |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Grocery boy | |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Reynolds | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Bride | Reverend Wells | Television film |
| 1991 | Howling VI: The Freaks | Dewey | |
| 1991 | Whore | Dead Trick in Car | Final screen role |

## Select stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
| 1961 | Krapp's Last Tape | | Stage Society Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 1962 | The Zoo Story and The American Dream | Jerry / The Young Man | Cherry Lane Theatre | |
| 1962 | Next Time I'll Sing to You | Meff | Phoenix Theatre | |
| 1963 | Marat/Sade | Deuperret | Majestic Theatre | |
| 1964 | The Zoo Story | Jerry | Cherry Lane Theatre | |
| 1969 | A Patriot for Me | Ludwig Max von Kupfer | Imperial Theatre | |
| 1969 | Tonight in Living Color | — | Actors' Playhouse | Director |
| 1972 | Rosebloom | — | Eastside Playhouse | Director |
| 1974 | Sextet | — | Bijou Theatre | Director and choreographer |