Jered Barclay

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

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.

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.