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John Barrett

Actor

John Barrett

Born February 18, 1910 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UKDied May 22, 198344 films

Rochdale born John Barrett was a veteran of over 100 films and various TV programmes in a career that stretched twenty five years from 1958 to his death in 1983.

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Tess posterFirst watchTess19797.1as Old Dairy HandA strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Eagle Has Landed poster6.7The Eagle Has Landed1976Star! poster6.9Star!1968The French Lieutenant's Woman poster6.5The French Lieutenant's Woman1981Saturday Night and Sunday Morning poster7.0Saturday Night and Sunday Morning1960Robin and Marian poster6.3Robin and Marian1976O Lucky Man! poster6.8O Lucky Man!1973Far from the Madding Crowd poster6.9Far from the Madding Crowd1967The Witches poster6.0The Witches1966

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. 1982Rolling HomeMr. Wyman
  2. 1982The MissionaryOld Man Outside Hotel
  3. 1982RemembranceJimmy
  4. 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanDairyman
  5. 1980Murder RapTiger
  6. 1980PewsGeorge
  7. 1979ComediansCaretaker
  8. 1979TessOld Dairy Hand
  9. 1979PorridgeHedley
  10. 1978Last WishesMr. Apse
  11. 1977The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteMr. Olthwaite
  12. 1977Silver LiningWalter Jennings
  13. 1977Twelve Off the BeltEggy Greenall
  14. 1976The Eagle Has LandedLaker Armsby
  15. 1976It Shouldn't Happen to a VetCrump
  16. 1976Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' GroundNathan
  17. 1976Robin and MarianJack
  18. 1976Packman's BarnBen Packman
  19. 1975Lloyd George Knew My FatherRobertson
  20. 1974South Riding
  21. 1974Our CissyStan Butler
  22. 1974Smokey Joe's RevengeMr. Bassett
  23. 1973Malachi's CovePolwarth
  24. 1973The Death of GloryCharles
  25. 1973O Lucky Man!Bill
  26. 1972The TreatHenry
  27. 1972Up the Chastity Belt1st Peasant
  28. 1972Nearest and DearestJoshua Pledge
  29. 1971Billy's Last StandBilly
  30. 1970The Long Distance Piano PlayerOld Man
  31. 1970Rest in Peace, Uncle FredMr. Thomas
  32. 1970The Hunting of Lionel CraneChristmas Potter
  33. 1968There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, DelilahSmellie Ibbotson
  34. 1968Star!Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
  35. 1967Far from the Madding CrowdJoseph Poorgrass
  36. 1966The Trygon FactorGuide
  37. 1966The WitchesMr. Glass
  38. 1965The World of George Orwell: 1984Waiter
  39. 1965War-Gods of the DeepThird Fisherman
  40. 1964The CrunchPrison Orderly
  41. 1962A Prize of ArmsPublican
  42. 1961Anna KareninaCord
  43. 1960Saturday Night and Sunday MorningMan in Cafe (uncredited)
  44. 1959Jack the RipperOnlooker at 2nd Murder Scene