John Hallam
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1]) was a Northern Irish character actor. Born John William Francis Hallam in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he appeared in many film and television roles including Nicholas and Alexandra (1971),Murphy's War (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The Mallens (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Dragonslayer (1981), the BBC television adaptations of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He also appears in the director's cut of the 1973 film The Wicker Man as McTaggart. He appeared in the science fiction series Doctor Who as the memorable alien "Light" in the serial Ghost Light (1989). He was also known as Barnsey, the prison cell mate of Den Watts in EastEnders. On November 14, 2006, Hallam died in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England at age 65. He was divorced and had four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hallam licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · The Mallen Streak as
- 2000 · Arabian Nights as Demon
- 2000 · The 10th Kingdom as Queen's Talking Mirror
- 1998 · The Duck as
- 1998 · The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo as Ali Ben Hassad
- 1997 · Kull the Conqueror as Mandara
- 1994 · Good King Wenceslas as Gomon
- 1994 · Wycliffe as Lionel Penmore
- 1994 · Cadfael as Lord Rhysart
- 1994 · (All Quiet on the) Preston Front as Mr Lomax
- 1993 · A Haunting Harmony as Staunton
- 1991 · Wendy as
- 1991 · Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Red Headed Baron
- 1989 · The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Captain Drinian
- 1989 · Doctor Who: Ghost Light as Light
- 1989 · When the Whales Came as Treve Pender
- 1988 · The Fortunate Pilgrim as Hooperman
- 1988 · White Peak Farm as John Tanner
- 1987 · Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington as Cedric Crackenthorpe
- 1986 · Casualty as Big Ted
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Roderick Frew
- 1985 · Santa Claus: The Movie as Grizzard, Chauffeur
- 1985 · Lifeforce as Lamson
- 1985 · King David as Philistine Armour Bearer
- 1985 · EastEnders as Barnsey Barnes
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Cedric Crackenthorpe
- 1984 · Sherlock Holmes as Gorgiano
- 1983 · Blackadder as Sir Wilfred Death
- 1983 · Under Capricorn as Samson Flusky
- 1981 · Bergerac as Jacques Le Rozier
- 1981 · Dragonslayer as Tyrian
- 1980 · Flash Gordon as Luro
- 1979 · Minder as Gypsy Joe
- 1979 · The Mallens as
- 1979 · The Mallens as Thomas Mallen
- 1979 · The Last Giraffe as Guy Atherton
- 1979 · Love and Bullets as Cerutti
- 1979 · The Saint and the Brave Goose as Bernadotti
- 1978 · Return of the Saint as Bernadotti
- 1978 · The Devil's Crown as
- 1978 · The Four Feathers as Sergeant Major
- 1977 · The Professionals as Tug Willis
- 1977 · The People That Time Forgot as Chung-Sha
- 1977 · Raffles as
- 1977 · Wings as Harry Farmer
- 1976 · Arnhem: The Story of an Escape as Graeme Warrack
- 1976 · Trial by Combat as Sir Roger
- 1975 · Hennessy as Boyle
- 1975 · Murder Motel as Roscoe
- 1973 · The Wicker Man as McTaggert
- 1973 · Moonbase 3 as
- 1973 · Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Guensche
- 1973 · Thriller as Roscoe
- 1973 · The Offence as Panton
- 1972 · Antony and Cleopatra as Thidias
- 1972 · The Regiment as
- 1971 · Nicholas and Alexandra as Nagorny
- 1971 · Jason King as
- 1971 · Quest for Love as Jonathan Keene
- 1971 · Villain as Terry
- 1971 · The Last Valley as Geddes
- 1971 · Murphy's War as Ellis
- 1969 · A Walk with Love and Death as Sir Meles
- 1969 · Department S as Doug Martin
- 1969 · Judge Dee as
- 1969 · Where's Jack? as The Captain
- 1969 · The Assassination Bureau as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Charge of the Light Brigade as Officer
- 1966 · Softly, Softly as
- 1965 · Public Eye as Hart
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Light
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Harris