John Barrett
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1910-02-18
- Died
- 1983-05-22
- Place of birth
- Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Jack Elvyn Barrett · Jack Elvyn "John" Barrett
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Play for Today
1970
as Billy / Tiger
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Guide
Playhouse
1974
as George
The Saint
1962
as Inspector In Blue Goose
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Loyal
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Mr. Whybrew
Theatre 625
1964
as Sergeant Case / Waiter
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Kitson / Mr. Dent Snr.
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Smellie Ibbotson / Mr. Apse
Centre Play
1973
as Bill / Nathan
Probation Officer
1959
as Clerk of Court
Return of the Saint
1978
as Reiter
Churchill's People
1974
as John Freeman
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Coachman
Studio 4
1962
as Frank Kershaw
Robin's Nest
1977
as Stan
Poldark
1975
as George Tabb
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Verger
Nearest and Dearest
1968
as Joshua Pledge
Second City Firsts
1973
as Eggy Greenall
Shadows
1975
as Eli
Bill Brand
1976
as Albert Stead
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Walter Jennings
The Jazz Age
1968
as Prisoner
Londoners
1965
as Publican
The Frighteners
1972
as Henry
Not on Your Nellie
1974
as Jed Pickersgill
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Constable / Charles
The Famous Five
1978
as Wooden-Leg Sam
The Villains
1964
as Fletcher
Objects of Affection
1982
as Mr Wyman
The Jensen Code
1973
as Mr Buckle
Mickey Dunne
1967
as Walter Bott
The Dustbinmen
1969
as Smellie Ibbotson
The Massingham Affair
1964
as George Sugden
Six
1964
as Waiter
Movies (45)
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Laker Armsby
Tess
1979
as Old Dairy Hand
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Dairyman
Robin and Marian
1976
as Jack
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Joseph Poorgrass
The Missionary
1982
as Old Man Outside Hotel
Comedians
1979
as Caretaker
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Bill
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
as Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Star!
1968
as Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
War-Gods of the Deep
1965
as Third Fisherman
The Treat
1972
as Henry
The Witches
1966
as Mr. Glass
Jack the Ripper
1959
as Onlooker at 2nd Murder Scene
Our Cissy
1974
as Stan Butler
The Trygon Factor
1966
as Guide
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Crump
Porridge
1979
as Hedley
Remembrance
1982
as Jimmy
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Polwarth
Twelve Off the Belt
1977
as Eggy Greenall
Last Wishes
1978
as Mr. Apse
Packman's Barn
1976
as Ben Packman
Anna Karenina
1961
as Cord
The Long Distance Piano Player
1970
as Old Man
A Prize of Arms
1962
as Publican
Billy's Last Stand
1971
as Billy
Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974
as Bill Bassett
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
as 1st Peasant
Who Pays the Piper?
1960
The Death of Glory
1973
as Charles
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
as Mr. Olthwaite
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
1968
as Smellie Ibbotson
South Riding
1974
Nearest and Dearest
1972
as Joshua Pledge
Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
1976
as Nathan
The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965
as Waiter
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
1970
as Christmas Potter
Murder Rap
1980
as Tiger
Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred
1970
as Mr. Thomas
Rolling Home
1982
as Mr. Wyman
Silver Lining
1977
as Walter Jennings
The Crunch
1964
as Prison Orderly
Pews
1980
as George
Lloyd George Knew My Father
1975
as Robertson
About John Barrett
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. With 81 credits spanning from 1956 to 1982, John Barrett has appeared in 45 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Barrett Movies
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — as Laker Armsby
- Tess (1979) — as Old Dairy Hand
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — as Dairyman
- Robin and Marian (1976) — as Jack
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) — as Joseph Poorgrass
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