Don Barclay (born Donn Van Tassel Barclay, December 26, 1892 – October 16, 1975) was an American actor, artist and caricaturist whose many roles spanned the period from the Keystone Cops in 1915 to Mary Poppins in 1964 and whose many paintings and caricatures of celebrities filled establishments worldwide and are archived in the Library of Congress.
[8] Bob Hope collected a series of ceramic mugs featuring Frank Sinatra, Joan Crawford, Jimmy Durante and Lou Costello, produced by Barclay based on his caricatures.
[9][10] In Bristol, England, Barclay helped and later became roommates with rookie actor Archie Leach, who later became better known as Cary Grant.
302 for the troops; touring every base in North Africa, Arabia, India, and China with his act and drawing caricatures of the men as he went.
[17] In 1970, Barclay retired and bought a home in the Desert Park Estates neighborhood of Palm Springs, California, where he died.