About Barry Evans (actor)
Barry Joseph Evans (18 June 1943 – c. 9 February 1997) was an English actor. He was best known for his appearances in British sitcoms such as Doctor in the House and Mind Your Language. == Early life and education == Barry Evans was born in Guildford, Surrey, to Ruby Evans, who was unmarried, and an unidentified father, possibly a Canadian army serviceman, who was stationed in the UK during World War Two. He lived with his mother until the age of four, but was placed into a residential nursery, and later an orphanage, when Ruby became engaged and later married John Balch, who was not willing to become a father to another man's child. With his grandmother unable to take responsibility for raising Barry in Ruby's absence, he never saw his mother again. Evans was educated at the primary and secondary orphanage boarding schools run by the Shaftesbury Homes, first at Fortescue House School in Twickenham, and then at Bisley Boys' School in Bisley, Surrey. His acting ability was recognised at an early age and he often played the leading roles in school plays. He briefly lived in Yalding in Kent before moving to London. Evans won a John Gielgud Scholarship to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
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