About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1908-08-21
Place of birth:
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Website:
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David Farrar

Overview

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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.

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Known for

Acting
1962 The 300 Spartans Actor Xerxes 60
Fair
1962 The Webster Boy Actor Paul Webster N/A
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1960 Beat Girl Actor Paul Linden 58
Average
1959 Solomon and Sheba Actor Pharaoh 59
Average
1959 John Paul Jones Actor John Wilkes 58
Average
1959 Watusi Actor Rick Cobb 59
Average
1958 Son of Robin Hood Actor Des Roches 58
Average
1958 I Accuse! Actor Mathieu Dreyfus 59
Average
1957 Woman and the Hunter Actor David Kirby N/A
N/A
1956 The Battle of the River Plate Actor Narrator 59
Average
1956 Lost Actor Detective Inspector Craig 59
Average
1955 Pearl of the South Pacific Actor Bully Hague 59
Average
1955 The Sea Chase Actor Commander Jeff Napier 59
Average
1955 Escape to Burma Actor The Sawbwa 59
Average
1954 Lilacs in the Spring Actor Charles King 59
Average
1954 The Black Shield of Falworth Actor Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban 59
Average
1954 Duel in the Jungle Actor Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson 59
Average
1952 The Wild Heart Actor Jack Reddin 59
Average
1951 The Golden Horde Actor Sir Guy of Devon 58
Average
1951 Night Without Stars Actor Giles Gordon 59
Average
1951 The Late Edwina Black Actor Gregory Black 59
Average
1950 Gone to Earth Actor John Reddin 59
Average
1950 Cage of Gold Actor Bill 59
Average
1949 Diamond City Actor Stafford Parker 59
Average
1949 The Small Back Room Actor Sammy Rice 59
Average
1948 Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Actor David Traill 59
Average
1947 Frieda Actor Robert Dawson 58
Average
1947 Black Narcissus Actor Mr. Dean 66
Fair
1946 Lisbon Story Actor David Warren 58
Average
1946 The Trojan Brothers Actor Sid Nichols 59
Average
1945 The Echo Murders Actor Sexton Blake 58
Average
1945 Meet Sexton Blake Actor Sexton Blake 59
Average
1945 The World Owes Me a Living Actor Paul Collyer 59
Average
1944 For Those in Peril Actor Murray 58
Average
1944 The Hundred Pound Window Actor George Graham N/A
N/A
1943 The Night Invader Actor Dick Marlow N/A
N/A
1943 Headline Actor 'Brookie ' Brooks 59
Average
1943 The Dark Tower Actor Tom Danton 59
Average
1943 They Met in the Dark Actor Commander Lippinscott 59
Average
1942 Went the Day Well? Actor Lieutenant Jung 60
Fair
1942 Suspected Person Actor Inspector Thompson 59
Average
1941 Sheepdog of the Hills Actor Reverend Michael Varney 59
Average
1941 Danny Boy Actor Martin 59
Average
1939 Q Planes Actor Viking Bo'sun 59
Average
1938 A Royal Divorce Actor Louis Bonaparte N/A
N/A
1938 Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Actor Granite Grant 59
Average
1937 Return of a Stranger Actor Dr. Young 58
Average