Don Barclay

Donn Van Tassel Barclay was an American actor, artist, and caricaturist, who, for Disney, appeared, most notably, in Mary Poppins as Mr. Binnacle. Walt Disney apparently regarded him as something of a "good luck charm" and would do voice roles for his films, as well as being a performance model for the animators working on the projects, such as Gideon in Pinocchio, King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty, and Nanny in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Barley was born in 1892, Barclay began his career as a caricature artist and worked for the San Francisco Examiner before transitioning to performing. He was a well-known, zany comedian for vaudeville and burlesque and even appeared as a part of the Keystone Cops from 1914 to 1915. By 1918, he appeared in a series of silent film shorts, including Air Fright and Mixed Nuts.
While appearing in films, he was also an active military service in World War II. He spent time with General Claire Lee Chennault's 14th AAF famous Flying Tigers unit (then known as the "China Blitzers"), where he illustrated every person in the group and did a one-man USO show No. 302 for the troops; touring every base in North Africa, Arabia, India, and China with his act and drawing caricatures of the men as he went.
After the war, Barclay continued to draw and act in small film roles in movies, like , , , , , , , , and .
In 1970, Barclay retired and bought a home in the Desert Park Estates neighborhood of Palm Springs, California. He died on October 16, 1975. Many of his humorous drawing can be found in countless art galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants across the United States; including "SkiNose" which is displayed at the Library of Congress.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1940	Pinocchio 	Performance model: Gideon
1950	Cinderella 	Doorman
1951	Alice in Wonderland 	Other Cards
1953	Peter Pan 	Additional voicesPerformance model: Mr. Smee
1955	Lady and the Tramp 	Performance model: Tony
1959	Sleeping Beauty 	Performance model: King Hubert
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Additional voicesPerformance model: Nanny
1964	Mary Poppins 	Mr. Binnacle
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Portobello Road Passerby (uncredited)
==Roles==
File:Gideon.jpg|Gideon; live-action model(Pinocchio)
Herald with Glass Slipper.jpg|Doorman(Cinderella)
March of the cards alice in wonderland.jpg|Other Cards(Alice in Wonderland)
Mr. Smee Profile.jpg|Mr. Smee; live-action model(Peter Pan)
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-5166.jpg|Tony; live-action model(Lady and the Tramp)
King-Hubert-1.png|King Hubert; live-action model(Sleeping Beauty)
101dalmatians 235.jpg|Nanny; live-action model(One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
Mary poppins mr binnacle.jpg|Mr. Binnacle(Mary Poppins)
==Gallery==
Rhoda Williams and Don Barclay.jpg|Drizella (Rhoda Williams) with the Herald (Don Barclay ) trying on the glass slipper.
Don Barcley and Hans Conried.jpeg|Don Barclay with Hans Conried modeling for a scene in Peter Pan.
Clyde Geronimi with guest.jpg|Clyde Geronimi with a guest posing with performance models for Lady and the Tramp, Nick Dennis (Joe) and Don Barclay (Tony).
File:Hans Conried as Stefan and Don Barclay as Hubert.png|Don Barclay and Hans Conreid modeling as King Hubert and King Stefan for the "Skumps" scene in Sleeping Beauty.
File:Conried, Fowler and Barclay as Aurora's Parents.png|Don Barclay (King Hubert), Hans Conried (King Stefan), and Jane Fowler (Queen Leah)
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