David Farrar

David Farrar

Known for Acting · 46 credits

Born
1908-08-21
Died
1995-08-31
Place of birth
Forest Gate, London, England, UK

Biography

​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

Movies (46)

The 300 Spartans
Movie

The 300 Spartans

1962

as Xerxes

Solomon and Sheba
Movie

Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Pharaoh

The Battle of the River Plate
Movie

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Narrator

Black Narcissus
Movie

Black Narcissus

1947

as Mr. Dean

Beat Girl
Movie

Beat Girl

1960

as Paul Linden

The Sea Chase
Movie

The Sea Chase

1955

as Commander Jeff Napier

The Black Shield of Falworth
Movie

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Q Planes
Movie

Q Planes

1939

as Viking Bo'sun

Went the Day Well?
Movie

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Lieutenant Jung

Lost
Movie

Lost

1956

as Detective Inspector Craig

The Small Back Room
Movie

The Small Back Room

1949

as Sammy Rice

John Paul Jones
Movie

John Paul Jones

1959

as John Wilkes

I Accuse!
Movie

I Accuse!

1958

as Mathieu Dreyfus

They Met in the Dark
Movie

They Met in the Dark

1943

as Commander Lippinscott

Gone to Earth
Movie

Gone to Earth

1950

as John Reddin

Duel in the Jungle
Movie

Duel in the Jungle

1954

as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

Diamond City
Movie

Diamond City

1949

as Stafford Parker

The Golden Horde
Movie

The Golden Horde

1951

as Sir Guy of Devon

Cage of Gold
Movie

Cage of Gold

1950

as Bill

The Son of Robin Hood
Movie

The Son of Robin Hood

1958

as Des Roches

Escape to Burma
Movie

Escape to Burma

1955

as The Sawbwa

The Late Edwina Black
Movie

The Late Edwina Black

1951

as Gregory Black

The Dark Tower
Movie

The Dark Tower

1943

as Tom Danton

Pearl of the South Pacific
Movie

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955

as Bully Hague

Woman and the Hunter
Movie

Woman and the Hunter

1957

as David Kirby

For Those in Peril
Movie

For Those in Peril

1944

as Murray

Danny Boy
Movie

Danny Boy

1941

as Martin

Watusi
Movie

Watusi

1959

as Rick Cobb

Frieda
Movie

Frieda

1947

as Robert Dawson

Night Without Stars
Movie

Night Without Stars

1951

as Giles Gordon

The Night Invader
Movie

The Night Invader

1943

as Dick Marlow

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Movie

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948

as David Traill

A Royal Divorce
Movie

A Royal Divorce

1938

as Louis Bonaparte

Lilacs in the Spring
Movie

Lilacs in the Spring

1954

as Charles King

Headline
Movie

Headline

1943

as 'Brookie ' Brooks

Lisbon Story
Movie

Lisbon Story

1946

as David Warren

The Echo Murders
Movie

The Echo Murders

1945

as Sexton Blake

The Trojan Brothers
Movie

The Trojan Brothers

1946

as Sid Nichols

The Webster Boy
Movie

The Webster Boy

1962

as Paul Webster

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Movie

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938

as Granite Grant

The World Owes Me a Living
Movie

The World Owes Me a Living

1945

as Paul Collyer

Return of a Stranger
Movie

Return of a Stranger

1937

as Dr. Young

The Hundred Pound Window
Movie

The Hundred Pound Window

1944

as George Graham

Sheepdog of the Hills
Movie

Sheepdog of the Hills

1941

as Reverend Michael Varney

Suspected Person
Movie

Suspected Person

1942

as Inspector Thompson

Meet Sexton Blake
Movie

Meet Sexton Blake

1945

as Sexton Blake

About David Farrar

​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 contributo… With 46 credits spanning from 1937 to 1962, David Farrar has appeared in 46 films and 0 TV shows.

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