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Barclay at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023. Born. David Alan Barclay. Occupation. Puppeteer. Years active. 1979–present. David Alan Barclay is a British puppeteer who had worked on some projects of The Jim Henson Company. He has been at the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979.
- David Alan Barclay
- 1979–present
- Puppeteer
David Alan Barclay (b. November 5) is a puppeteer and animatronic supervisor with extensive experience in Muppet and Henson productions. For the Muppets, his most notable contribution was performing Sprocket in multiple international co-productions of Fraggle Rock, in some cases even re-dubbing...
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David Alan Barclay is a British puppeteer, who had worked on some projects of The Jim Henson Company. He has been at the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979. In July 1979, he was offered the position of makeup assistant working for Stuart Freeborn on the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back.
David Barclay (congressman) (1823–1889), member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Sir David Barclay (1934–2021), British businessmen. David E. Barclay (born 1948), American historian and author. David Barclay (puppeteer) (born 1940), British puppeteer.
Between the late 1980s and early 1990s, Quinn joined with fellow puppeteer David Barclay, creating Ultimate Animates, a production company specializing in new building and performing techniques for internal and external puppet productions.
- Puppeteer, animator, actor, director, producer, voice-over artist, puppet builder, composer, mentor
- 1980–present
- Mike Quinby, Michael E. Quinn, Michael Quinn
- 1964 (age 58–59), London, England, U.K.
David Alan Barclay (b. November 5) is a puppeteer and animatronic supervisor with extensive experience in Muppet and Henson productions. For the Muppets, his most notable contribution was performing Sprocket in multiple international co-productions of Fraggle Rock, in some cases even re-dubbing...
He has been at the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979. Barclay, who hails from London, is a Master Puppeteer, Animatronic Designer and Supervisor, a CG key frame Animator, and Director and Producer of animatronic and animation projects for film and television.
