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David Farrar

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David Farrar

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 21, 1908 (118 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
1962The 300 SpartansXerxes
1962The Webster BoyPaul Webster
1960Beat GirlPaul Linden
1959Solomon and ShebaPharaoh
1959John Paul JonesJohn Wilkes
1959WatusiRick Cobb
1958I Accuse!Mathieu Dreyfus
1958Son of Robin HoodDes Roches
1957Woman and the HunterDavid Kirby
1956LostDetective Inspector Craig
1956The Battle of the River PlateNarrator
1955The Sea ChaseCommander Jeff Napier
1955Escape to BurmaThe Sawbwa
1955Pearl of the South PacificBully Hague
1954The Black Shield of FalworthGilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
1954Lilacs in the SpringCharles King
1954Duel in the JunglePerry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
1951The Late Edwina BlackGregory Black
1951The Golden HordeSir Guy of Devon
1951Night Without StarsGiles Gordon
1950Gone to EarthJohn Reddin
1950Cage of GoldBill
1949The Small Back RoomSammy Rice
1949Diamond CityStafford Parker
1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. TraillDavid Traill
1947Black NarcissusMr. Dean
1947FriedaRobert Dawson
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
1943They Met in the DarkCommander Lippinscott
1943Headline'Brookie ' Brooks
1943The Dark TowerTom Danton
1943The Night InvaderDick Marlow
1942Went the Day Well?Lieutenant Jung
1942Suspected PersonInspector Thompson
1941Danny BoyMartin
1941Sheepdog of the HillsReverend Michael Varney
1939Q PlanesViking Bo'sun
1938Sexton Blake and the Hooded TerrorGranite Grant
1938A Royal DivorceLouis Bonaparte
1937Return of a StrangerDr. Young