Person
David Farrar
Acting · 1908–1995 · Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Farrar (21 August 1908 – 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film actor, born in Forest Gate, east London. Three of his most notable film roles were leads in the Powell and Pressburger films Black Narcissus (1947), The Small Back Room (1949), and Gone to Earth (1950). He retired in 1962. After the death of his wife Irene in 1976, he moved to South Africa to be with their daughter. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Farrar (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The 300 Spartans
Xerxes
The Battle of the River Plate
Narrator
Black Narcissus
Mr. Dean
Solomon and Sheba
Pharaoh
The Black Shield of Falworth
Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
Woman and the Hunter
David Kirby
The Son of Robin Hood
Des Roches
John Paul Jones
John Wilkes
The Small Back Room
Sammy Rice
The Sea Chase
Commander Jeff Napier
Filmography
- 1962The 300 SpartansXerxes
- 1962The Webster BoyPaul Webster
- 1960Beat GirlPaul Linden
- 1959Solomon and ShebaPharaoh
- 1959John Paul JonesJohn Wilkes
- 1959WatusiRick Cobb
- 1958The Son of Robin HoodDes Roches
- 1958I Accuse!Mathieu Dreyfus
- 1957Woman and the HunterDavid Kirby
- 1956The Battle of the River PlateNarrator
- 1956LostDetective Inspector Craig
- 1955Pearl of the South PacificBully Hague
- 1955The Sea ChaseCommander Jeff Napier
- 1955Escape to BurmaThe Sawbwa
- 1954Lilacs in the SpringCharles King
- 1954The Black Shield of FalworthGilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
- 1954Duel in the JunglePerry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
- 1951The Golden HordeSir Guy of Devon
- 1951Night Without StarsGiles Gordon
- 1951The Late Edwina BlackGregory Black
- 1950Gone to EarthJohn Reddin
- 1950Cage of GoldBill
- 1949Diamond CityStafford Parker
- 1949The Small Back RoomSammy Rice
- 1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. TraillDavid Traill
- 1947FriedaRobert Dawson
- 1947Black NarcissusMr. Dean
- 1946Lisbon StoryDavid Warren
- 1946The Trojan BrothersSid Nichols
- 1945The Echo MurdersSexton Blake
- 1945Meet Sexton BlakeSexton Blake
- 1945The World Owes Me a LivingPaul Collyer
- 1944For Those in PerilMurray
- 1944The Hundred Pound WindowGeorge Graham
- 1943The Night InvaderDick Marlow
- 1943Headline'Brookie ' Brooks
- 1943The Dark TowerTom Danton
- 1943They Met in the DarkCommander Lippinscott
- 1943A Fighter Has Crashed
- 1942Went the Day Well?Lieutenant Jung
- 1942Suspected PersonInspector Thompson
- 1941Sheepdog of the HillsReverend Michael Varney
- 1941Danny BoyMartin
- 1939Q PlanesViking Bo'sun
- 1938A Royal DivorceLouis Bonaparte
- 1938Sexton Blake and the Hooded TerrorGranite Grant
- 1937Return of a StrangerDr. Young
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