David Farrar

David Farrar

Acting

August 21, 1908 — August 31, 1995Forest 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

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955

Q Planes

Q Planes

1939

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960

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The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962

Xerxes

The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

1962

Paul Webster

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960

Paul Linden

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

Pharaoh

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959

John Wilkes

Watusi

Watusi

1959

Rick Cobb

The Son of Robin Hood

The Son of Robin Hood

1958

Des Roches

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

Mathieu Dreyfus

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

1957

David Kirby

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Narrator

Lost

Lost

1956

Detective Inspector Craig

Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955

Bully Hague

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955

Commander Jeff Napier

Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

1955

The Sawbwa

Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

1954

Charles King

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

1954

Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde

1951

Sir Guy of Devon

Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars

1951

Giles Gordon

The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black

1951

Gregory Black

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950

John Reddin

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950

Bill

Diamond City

Diamond City

1949

Stafford Parker

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

Sammy Rice

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948

David Traill

Frieda

Frieda

1947

Robert Dawson

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947

Mr. Dean

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

1946

David Warren

The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

1946

Sid Nichols

The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

1945

Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945

Sexton Blake

The World Owes Me a Living

The World Owes Me a Living

1945

Paul Collyer

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

1944

Murray

The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

George Graham

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

1943

Dick Marlow

Headline

Headline

1943

'Brookie ' Brooks

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

1943

Tom Danton

They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

1943

Commander Lippinscott

A Fighter Has Crashed

A Fighter Has Crashed

1943

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

Lieutenant Jung

Suspected Person

Suspected Person

1942

Inspector Thompson

Sheepdog of the Hills

Sheepdog of the Hills

1941

Reverend Michael Varney

Danny Boy

Danny Boy

1941

Martin

Q Planes

Q Planes

1939

Viking Bo'sun

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938

Louis Bonaparte

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938

Granite Grant

Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

1937

Dr. Young