Alex Barris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alex Barris

Canadian actor

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1922

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jan-2004

Profession: screenwriter, actor

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alex Paul Barris, (September 16, 1922 – January 15, 2004) was an American-born Canadian television actor and writer.
Member of ACTRA, he was a writer and panelist for the game show Front Page Challenge.
He was born in New York City, New York, USA and moved to Canada, residing in Scarborough, Ontario. Barris was 81 when he died due to complications from a stroke he suffered a year earlier in Toronto, Ontario.
His son, Ted, is a journalism professor and author of several books.
In 1998, Alex Barris was made a Member of the Order of Canada.