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John Barbour (born on April 24, 1933〔IMdB indicates 1933 birth year, other sources such as VH1 indicate 1934.〕 in Toronto, Ontario) is an actor, comedian, and television host, known as one of the hosts of the reality television series ''Real People''. ==Career== Barbour moved to the United States in the early sixties. His comedy act, particularly his 1965 album ''It's Tough to Be White'', dealt in part with civil rights and black-white relations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WFMU's Beware of the Blog: The Philosophy of Phil Gramm and John McCain )〕 He is perhaps best known for creating and appearing in the hit 1970s TV show ''Real People''. He also hosted the pilot for ''The Gong Show'' in the mid '70s, and was a regular panelist on the 1988 Canadian (US syndicated) version of ''Liar's Club''. Barbour portrayed game show host Harry Monte in a 1975 episode of ''Sanford and Son''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sanford and Son )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Barbour Filmography )〕 Barbour narrated Keith Burns' documentary ''Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius.'' He also directed and wrote the 1992 documentary ''The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Reader's Guide to the Assassination )〕 This film covers the investigation of District Attorney Jim Garrison, who, after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, decided to further investigate the official report given by the Warren Commission. The documentary hypothesizes connections between the assassination and the FBI, the CIA, the Mafia, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and other organizations and foreign affairs issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jim Garrison and the JFK assassination )〕 The film won an award in 1993 at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Barbour (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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