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Who Played Barker in Show Boat

Barker is a role in Show Boat, a musical that opened Los Angeles in 1944.

Based on the novel <i>Show Boat</i> by Edna Ferber.<p>An epic musical revealing life behind the scenes on a show boat. Magnolia falls in love with Gaylord, a river gambler, and leaves her father’s show boat to marry him in the 1880s. Years of heartbreak return her to the show boat in the 1920s.

14 actors have played Barker in Show Boat.

View full cast of Show Boat

Performer Production Opened
Hayes Gordon Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Hayes Gordon Broadway Show Boat 1946
Walter Russell Broadway Show Boat 1948
Walter Russell III Broadway Show Boat 1948
Charles Kuestner Broadway Show Boat 1954
Thomas R. Powell Broadway Show Boat 1954
Gordon Ewing US Tour Show Boat 1960
Grant Griffin US Tour Show Boat 1960
Robert Turk US Tour Show Boat 1960
Henry Lawrence Off-Broadway Show Boat 1961
James Gedge Broadway Show Boat 1983
Lewis White Broadway Show Boat 1983
Randy Hansen Broadway Show Boat 1983
Randy Hansen (i) Broadway Show Boat 1983
Tom Garrett Broadway Show Boat 1983

Other Roles in Show Boat

Role Production Opened
Ata Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Backwoodsman Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Barker Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Bora Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Cap'n Andy Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Child Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Dahomey Queen Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Dolly Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Doorman at Trocadero Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Drunk Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Ellie Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
English Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Ethel Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Fatima Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Frank Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
French Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Gaylord Ravenal Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Greek Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Indian Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Italian Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Jake Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Jeb Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Jim Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Jimmy Craig Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Joe Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Kim Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Kim (child) Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Landlady Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Lottie Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Magnolia Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Mala Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Man with Guitar Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Mother Superior Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Old Lady on the Levee Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Old Sport Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Parthy Ann Hawks Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Performer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Pete Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Queenie Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Rubber Face Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Russian Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Sal Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Sally Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Sam Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Scotch Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Singer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Sister Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Spanish Dancer Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Steve Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Strong Woman Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
The Show Boat Ensemble Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Vallon Los Angeles Show Boat 1944
Windy Los Angeles Show Boat 1944

“Barker” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down Off-Broadway 1974
Golden Boy Broadway 1937

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