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David Farrar

Acting
87 years oldForest 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.

Personal Details

Born
August 21, 1908 - August 31, 1995 (age 87)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Movies (46)

The 300 Spartans
6.4

The 300 Spartans

as Xerxes

1962

The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

as Paul Webster

1962

Beat Girl
5.8

Beat Girl

as Paul Linden

1960

Solomon and Sheba
6.4

Solomon and Sheba

as Pharaoh

1959

John Paul Jones
5.9

John Paul Jones

as John Wilkes

1959

Watusi
5.7

Watusi

as Rick Cobb

1959

Son of Robin Hood
4.4

Son of Robin Hood

as Des Roches

1958

I Accuse!
6.1

I Accuse!

as Mathieu Dreyfus

1958

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

as David Kirby

1957

The Battle of the River Plate
6.3

The Battle of the River Plate

as Narrator

1956

Lost
6.2

Lost

as Detective Inspector Craig

1956

Pearl of the South Pacific
6.1

Pearl of the South Pacific

as Bully Hague

1955

The Sea Chase
6.1

The Sea Chase

as Commander Jeff Napier

1955

Escape to Burma
5.9

Escape to Burma

as The Sawbwa

1955

Lilacs in the Spring
5.5

Lilacs in the Spring

as Charles King

1954

The Black Shield of Falworth
6.2

The Black Shield of Falworth

as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

1954

Duel in the Jungle
5.9

Duel in the Jungle

as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

1954

The Golden Horde
4.8

The Golden Horde

as Sir Guy of Devon

1951

Night Without Stars
6.7

Night Without Stars

as Giles Gordon

1951

The Late Edwina Black
6.4

The Late Edwina Black

as Gregory Black

1951

Gone to Earth
6.2

Gone to Earth

as John Reddin

1950

Cage of Gold
6.6

Cage of Gold

as Bill

1950

Diamond City
5.2

Diamond City

as Stafford Parker

1949

The Small Back Room
6.7

The Small Back Room

as Sammy Rice

1949

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
7.7

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

as David Traill

1948

Frieda
5.1

Frieda

as Robert Dawson

1947

Black Narcissus
7.5

Black Narcissus

as Mr. Dean

1947

Lisbon Story
5.7

Lisbon Story

as David Warren

1946

The Trojan Brothers
5.0

The Trojan Brothers

as Sid Nichols

1946

The Echo Murders
4.5

The Echo Murders

as Sexton Blake

1945

Meet Sexton Blake
5.5

Meet Sexton Blake

as Sexton Blake

1945

The World Owes Me a Living
6.0

The World Owes Me a Living

as Paul Collyer

1945

For Those in Peril
5.8

For Those in Peril

as Murray

1944

The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

as George Graham

1944

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

as Dick Marlow

1943

Headline
6.3

Headline

as 'Brookie ' Brooks

1943

The Dark Tower
6.1

The Dark Tower

as Tom Danton

1943

They Met in the Dark
6.3

They Met in the Dark

as Commander Lippinscott

1943

Went the Day Well?
7.2

Went the Day Well?

as Lieutenant Jung

1942

Suspected Person
5.5

Suspected Person

as Inspector Thompson

1942

Sheepdog of the Hills
7.0

Sheepdog of the Hills

as Reverend Michael Varney

1941

Danny Boy
5.2

Danny Boy

as Martin

1941

Q Planes
5.9

Q Planes

as Viking Bo'sun

1939

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

as Louis Bonaparte

1938

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
5.7

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

as Granite Grant

1938

Return of a Stranger
5.5

Return of a Stranger

as Dr. Young

1937