
Tony Barry
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1941-08-28
- Died
- 2022-12-21
- Place of birth
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Tony Barry (born 28 August 1941) was an Australian tough-looking actor and activist who performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry was for a number of years afflicted by melanoma, culminating in a 2013 leg amputation. He nonetheless battled on and continued his acting career right up to his death on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81.
Known For
TV Shows (19)

The Sullivans
1976
as Ginger

The Flying Doctors
1986
as Bruce Logan

All Saints
1998
as Frank O'Hara

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Ron Jenkins

Police Rescue
1991
as Clyde

The Man from Snowy River
1994
as Bernard Hardwick

Harrow
2018
as Jack Twine

Halifax f.p.
1994
as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie

Total Control
2019
as Phillip Anderson

Faraway Downs
2023
as Sergeant Callahan

Bay of Fires
2023
as Joseph

The End
2020
as Willie

Dirt Game
2009
as Alec Nolan

False Witness
2009
as The Libertine

Grass Roots
2000
as Drew Leonard

The Time of Our Lives
2013
as Ray Tivolli

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
2011
as Sir Frank Packer

Cyclone Tracy
1986
as Mick Brennan

Scales of Justice
1983
as Nipper Jackson
Movies (71)

Lady Vengeance
2005
as Jenny's Adoptive Father

Australia
2008
as Sergeant Callahan

The Man From Snowy River II
1988
as Jacko

Mystery Road
2013
as Sarge

The Earthling
1980
as Red

Gone
2006
as UTE Driver

Frog Dreaming
1986
as Gaza

The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Ralph Blue

Paperback Hero
1999

The Coca-Cola Kid
1985
as Bushman

Shadow of the Cobra
1989

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988
as Mad Mile

The Rainbow Warrior
1997
as Greenpeace Activist

Typhon's People
1993
as The Minister

The Last Tattoo
1994
as James Carroll

Jack Be Nimble
1993
as Clarrie

We of the Never Never
1982
as Mac

Ned
2003
as Bartender

Shame
1988
as Tim Curtis

Newsfront
1978
as Greasy

Initiation
1987
as Pat

Solo
2006
as Louis

Goodbye Pork Pie
1981
as John

BabaKiueria
1986
as Father (Mr. Smith)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1980
as Det. John Hughes

Never Say Die
1988
as Insp. Evans

Hell Has Harbour Views
2005
as Frank Flannery

Little Boy Lost
1978
as Const. O'Day

Doing Time for Patsy Cline
1997
as Dwayne

The Odd Angry Shot
1979
as Black Ronnie

Midnite Spares
1983
as Howard

I Own the Racecourse
1986
as Bert Hammond

Hard Knocks
1980
as Barry

Rose Against the Odds
1991
as Jack Rennie

The Surfer
1986
as Calhoun

The Silence
2006
as Dennis Riordan

The Picture Show Man
1977
as Policeman

Pallet on the Floor
1986
as Larkman

Old Scores
1991
as Barry Brown

Mullet
2001
as Col Maloney

The Last of the Ryans
1997
as Father Brosnan

Fresh Air
1999
as Bob
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through
2003
as Lennie

Two Friends
1986
as Charlie

The Irishman
1978
as Rob Dalgleish

The Mango Tree
1977
as Tommy Smith

Puzzle
1978
as Det. Const. Langdon
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
1976
as Police Officer

BlackJack
2003
as Joe Bueneroti

The Settlement
1984
as The Sergeant

Wild Man
1977
as Dombey Morgan

Archer's Adventure
1985
as Squatter

Rest for the Wicked
2011
as Murray

Home by Christmas
2010
as Ed

Absent Without Leave
1993
as Peter

Change Of Heart
1999
as Mervyn

Joyful and Triumphant
1993
as George Bishop

Platypus Cove
1986
as Frank Nelson

Dead Easy
1982
as Ozzie

La spagnola
2001
as Dr. Knuckey

Break of Day
1976
as Joe

The Ballad of Betty & Joe
2008
as Joe

Cross Life
2007
as Bill

Grace
2017
as Mr. Symonds
Almost
as Dr. Khan

Nobody's Child
2017
as Hank
The Widower
2004

Demolition
1979

Keiron: The First Voyager
1985
as Moulen

One Answer to Cancer
2013
as Narrator

Remember Belsen
2025
as Narrator
About Tony Barry
Tony Barry (born 28 August 1941) was an Australian tough-looking actor and activist who performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry was for a number of years afflicted by melanoma, culminating in a 2013 leg amputation. He nonetheless battled on and continued his acting career right up to his death on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81. With 90 credits spanning from 1976 to 2025, Tony Barry has appeared in 71 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tony Barry Movies
- Lady Vengeance (2005) — as Jenny's Adoptive Father
- Australia (2008) — as Sergeant Callahan
- The Man From Snowy River II (1988) — as Jacko
- Mystery Road (2013) — as Sarge
- The Earthling (1980) — as Red
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