Michael Barrier
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Michael Barrier may refer to either of these two persons:
- American actor, best known for appearances as Lieutenant DeSalle on Star Trek: The Original Series. He appeared in at least three episodes: The Squire of Gothos, This Side of Paradise and Catspaw.
- Famous and well-respected animation historian, who spent over twenty-five years of his life researching animation, mainly that of Disney (Silly Symphonies and Mickey Mouse), Warner Brothers (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies), MGM (such as the Tom and Jerry series) and Paramount. That research finally was helmed into a 700-page guide to animation:Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age (recently published in 2003). He also gives several audio commentaries for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD box sets, his largest audio contributions on the first Volume, where he gives virtually every commentary on all four discs. He currently also has his own website michaelbarrier.com//exploring the world of animation and comic art.