John Barry

Characters played by John Barry

Career Overview

John Barry has 139 screen credits in a career dating back to 1958. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently James Bond with 12 titles. Signature works include You Only Live Twice, Indecent Proposal, Dances with Wolves. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

139

Birth Date

1933-11-03

Birth Place

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  You Only Live Twice
• 

  Indecent Proposal
• 

  Dances with Wolves
• 

  From Russia with Love
• 

  Dr. No
• 

  Midnight Cowboy

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

• James Bond (12 titles)
• UFO Collection (2 titles)
• Dances with Wolves Series (1 titles)
• The Man Who Saved the World Collection (1 titles)
• The Lone Ranger (1 titles)
• Star Crash Collection (1 titles)
• Bruce Lee Films (1 titles)
• Game of Death Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sean Connery (3 collaborations)
• Bernard Lee (3 collaborations)
• Lois Maxwell (3 collaborations)
• Nikki Van der Zyl (3 collaborations)
• Peter Evans (3 collaborations)
• Desmond Llewelyn (2 collaborations)
• Eunice Gayson (2 collaborations)
• Anthony Dawson (2 collaborations)
• Bob Simmons (2 collaborations)
• Akiko Wakabayashi (1 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (116 credits)

  • The Final Game of Death

    original music composer

    sound
    2023
  • Game of Death Redux

    music

    sound
    2019
  • Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    music

    sound
    2003
  • Enigma

    original music composer

    sound
    2001
  • Back To "Somewhere In Time"

    music

    sound
    2000
  • Playing by Heart

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Mercury Rising

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Swept from the Sea

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Cry, the Beloved Country

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Across the Sea of Time

    music

    sound
    1995
  • The Scarlet Letter

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • The Specialist

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • My Life

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Indecent Proposal

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Chaplin

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Ruby Cairo

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

    music

    sound
    1990
  • Dances with Wolves

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • Masquerade

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Hearts of Fire

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • The Living Daylights

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Peggy Sue Got Married

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Howard the Duck

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Out of Africa

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • A Killing Affair

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Jagged Edge

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • A View to a Kill

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • The Cotton Club

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Until September

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Mike's Murder

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Octopussy

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • High Road to China

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • Svengali

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • Frances

    original music composer

    sound
    1982
  • The Man Who Saved the World

    music

    sound
    1982
  • Hammett

    original music composer

    sound
    1982
  • Body Heat

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • Inside Moves

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Touched by Love

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Somewhere in Time

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Raise the Titanic

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Night Games

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • The Black Hole

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Moonraker

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Hanover Street

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Willa

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • The Corn Is Green

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Starcrash

    conductor

    sound
    1978
  • Game of Death

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • The Betsy

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • The Gathering

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • First Love

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • The Deep

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • The War Between the Tates

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • The White Buffalo

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • King Kong

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • Love Among the Ruins

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • Robin and Marian

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • The Day of the Locust

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • The Man with the Golden Gun

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Tamarind Seed

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Dove

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Mission: Monte Carlo

    theme song performance

    sound
    1974
  • The Glass Menagerie

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • A Doll's House

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    songs

    sound
    1972
  • Follow Me!

    original music composer

    sound
    1972
  • UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...

    music

    sound
    1972
  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • Diamonds Are Forever

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

    music

    sound
    1971
  • Walkabout

    music

    sound
    1971
  • UFO: Destroy Luna Base!

    music

    sound
    1971
  • They Might Be Giants

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • The Last Valley

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • Murphy's War

    music supervisor

    sound
    1971
  • Monte Walsh

    original music composer

    sound
    1970
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    original music composer

    sound
    1969
  • Midnight Cowboy

    original music composer

    sound
    1969
  • The Appointment

    original music composer

    sound
    1969
  • Deadfall

    original music composer

    sound
    1968
  • The Lion in Winter

    original music composer

    sound
    1968
  • Petulia

    original music composer

    sound
    1968
  • Boom!

    original music composer

    sound
    1968
  • The Whisperers

    original music composer

    sound
    1967
  • You Only Live Twice

    original music composer

    sound
    1967
  • Dutchman

    original music composer

    sound
    1966
  • The Wrong Box

    music arranger

    sound
    1966
  • Born Free

    songs

    sound
    1966
  • The Chase

    original music composer

    sound
    1966
  • Four in the Morning

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • Thunderball

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • King Rat

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • The Knack... and How to Get It

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • Mister Moses

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • The Party's Over

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • The Ipcress File

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • Boy and Bicycle

    original music composer

    sound
    1965
  • Sophia Loren in Rome

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • Goldfinger

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • Seance on a Wet Afternoon

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • A Jolly Bad Fellow

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • Man in the Middle

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • Zulu

    original music composer

    sound
    1964
  • From Russia with Love

    original music composer

    sound
    1963
  • Elizabeth Taylor in London

    music

    sound
    1963
  • The Cool Mikado

    music arranger

    sound
    1963
  • The Amorous Prawn

    original music composer

    sound
    1962
  • The L-Shaped Room

    original music composer

    sound
    1962
  • Dr. No

    music arranger

    sound
    1962
  • Mix Me a Person

    original music composer

    sound
    1962
  • Beat Girl

    original music composer

    sound
    1960
  • Never Let Go

    original music composer

    sound
    1960

• actors (23 credits)

  • The Sound of 007

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Everything or Nothing

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Lights, Action, Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • La Grande Tueuse

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Best Ever Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Back To "Somewhere In Time"

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'From Russia with Love'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'Dr. No'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • A Song of Africa

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Harry Saltzman: Showman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The World of James Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Living Daylights

    Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 6 (1993) ... Self actor actors
    1971
  • Deadfall

    Orchestra Conductor

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • 6.5 Special

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1958