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David Farrar

David Farrar

Acting

Born: August 21, 1908Forest Gate, London, England, UK

​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
Filmography
The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

Xerxes

1962
The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

Paul Webster

1962
Beat Girl

Beat Girl

Paul Linden

1960
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

Pharaoh

1959
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

John Wilkes

1959
Watusi

Watusi

Rick Cobb

1959
Son of Robin Hood

Son of Robin Hood

Des Roches

1958
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Mathieu Dreyfus

1958
Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

David Kirby

1957
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

Narrator

1956
Lost

Lost

Detective Inspector Craig

1956
Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

Bully Hague

1955
The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

Commander Jeff Napier

1955
Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

The Sawbwa

1955
Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

Charles King

1954
The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

1954
Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

1954
The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde

Sir Guy of Devon

1951
Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars

Giles Gordon

1951
The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black

Gregory Black

1951
Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

John Reddin

1950
Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

Bill

1950
Diamond City

Diamond City

Stafford Parker

1949
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

Sammy Rice

1949
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

David Traill

1948
Frieda

Frieda

Robert Dawson

1947
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

Mr. Dean

1947
Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

David Warren

1946

The Trojan Brothers

Sid Nichols

1946
The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

Sexton Blake

1945
Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake

1945
The World Owes Me a Living

The World Owes Me a Living

Paul Collyer

1945
For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

Murray

1944

The Hundred Pound Window

George Graham

1944

The Night Invader

Dick Marlow

1943
Headline

Headline

'Brookie ' Brooks

1943
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

Tom Danton

1943
They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

Commander Lippinscott

1943
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

Lieutenant Jung

1942
Suspected Person

Suspected Person

Inspector Thompson

1942

Sheepdog of the Hills

Reverend Michael Varney

1941
Danny Boy

Danny Boy

Martin

1941
Q Planes

Q Planes

Viking Bo'sun

1939
A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

Louis Bonaparte

1938
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Granite Grant

1938
Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

Dr. Young

1937