Vital Achille Raoul Barré (January 29, 1874 – May 21, 1932) was a Canadian cartoonist, animator of the silent film era, and painter.

Initially known as a political cartoonist, he originated the French Canadian comic strip, then crossed over into animated film and started his own studio, a pioneering effort.

He studied art at the Académie Julian,[2] starting in 1896, and remained there for two years also known as a political cartoonist—he was a loud critic of the unjust trials of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

Barré and Nolan's solution was to punch two holes at the bottom of all of their sheets and pass them through two pegs glued to the animation table.

By 1914, Barré and Nolan felt confident enough to start their own studio, totally independent of Edison and dedicated 100% to animation.

He settled into his home in Glen Cove, Long Island, and started selling his oil paintings to the public, as well as some commercial poster work.

In 1925, Barré came to long for the world of animation again, as a replacement for Bill Nolan since he left for the Krazy Kat cartoons.

Barré spent the last few years of his life drawing oil paintings and political cartoons, while starting his own art school.