David Barry is the pseudonym of Meurig Jones,and he was born in Bangor, North Wales. He attended Corona Academy Stage School in Chiswick, London, from the age of 12. As a child actor he worked with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in "Titus Andronicus", touring Europe in 1957. Also, as a teenager, filmed with Tyrone Power, and worked on stage with Paul Scofield. In his early 20s he played Frankie Abbott in "Please, Sir!" and "Fenn Street Gang", at which time he wrote his first broadcast script. He also wrote "Keep It in The Family" for Thames TV (3 episodes). His first book, "Each Man Kills" was published in 2002, and his autobiography "Flashback - an Actor's Life" was published in 2006, followed by "Willie the Actor", "The Ice Cream Time Machine" and recently "Mr Micawber Down Under". His next book will be published in April 2012 in his own name, "The Wrecking Bar" by Meurig Jones.
His favourite authors are Charles Dickens, John Steinbeck and many thriller writers, including Michael Connelly and Val McDermid.
Loves eavesdropping on pub customers where he picks up great dialogue. How about this one which Alan Bennett could have written.
Landlady: "I haven't seen you with your friend lately."
Man: "No, he's moved to Heathfield. He had to buy a bungalow for his wife's knees."
