▁direct ing ▁films ▁shortly ▁afterwards , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁legit imate ▁stage . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁several ▁success es ▁on ▁Broadway ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁encountered ▁strongly ▁negative ▁criticism ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁production ▁of ▁Mac b eth , ▁and ▁in ▁three ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁never ▁again ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁stage . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Louis ▁B . ▁May er , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁made ▁numerous ▁films . ▁He ▁directed ▁several ▁films ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁but ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁acting ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Barry more ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁cur m ud ge only ▁roles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁broke ▁his ▁hip , ▁and , ▁ag gra v ated ▁by ▁ar th rit is , ▁he ▁lived ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁wheel ch air . ▁May er ▁made ▁sure ▁that ▁roles ▁were ▁found ▁or ▁written ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Barry more , ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁films ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁Dr . ▁G illes pie ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁Dr . ▁K ild are ▁film ▁series , ▁with