Name
John Hallam
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-10-28
Deathday
2006-11-14 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Biography
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.
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- 1981 Dragonslayer as Tyrian
- 1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Guensche
- 1980 Flash Gordon as Luro
- 1978 The Four Feathers as Sergeant Major
- 1971 Villain as Terry
- 1985 Lifeforce as Lamson
- 1989 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Captain Drinian
- 1971 Nicholas and Alexandra as Nagorny
- 1997 Kull the Conqueror as Mandara
- 1971 The Last Valley as Geddes
- 1998 The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo as Ali Ben Hassad
- 1976 Trial by Combat as Sir Roger
- 1969 A Walk with Love and Death as Sir Meles
- 1979 The Last Giraffe as Guy Atherton
- 1971 Murphy's War as Ellis
- 1979 The Saint and the Brave Goose as Bernadotti
- 1987 Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington as Cedric Crackenthorpe
- 1991 Wendy
- 1972 Antony and Cleopatra as Thidias
- 1969 The Assassination Bureau as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- 1977 The People That Time Forgot as Chung-Sha
- 1975 Hennessy as Boyle
- 1973 The Offence as Panton
- 1989 Doctor Who: Ghost Light as Light
- 1989 When the Whales Came as Treve Pender
- 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Red Headed Baron
- 1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade as Officer
- 1998 The Duck
- 1985 Santa Claus: The Movie as Grizzard, Chauffeur
- 1969 Where's Jack? as The Captain
- 1993 A Haunting Harmony as Staunton
- 1973 The Wicker Man as McTaggert
- 1976 Arnhem: The Story of an Escape as Graeme Warrack
- 1979 Love and Bullets as Cerutti
- 1985 King David as Philistine Armour Bearer
- 1994 Good King Wenceslas as Gomon
- 1971 Quest for Love as Jonathan Keene
- 1975 Murder Motel as Roscoe
- 1979 The Mallens as Thomas Mallen
- 1967 Much Ado About Nothing as Other Watchman
- 1982 Ivanhoe as Herald
- 1968 Carry On Up the Khyber as Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
- 1977 That's Carry On! as Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984 The Master of Ballantrae as Captain Harris
- 1973 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Roscoe
- 1994 Wycliffe ( 1 episode ) as Lionel Penmore
- 1969 Department S ( 1 episode ) as Doug Martin
- 1985 EastEnders ( 105 episodes ) as Barnsey Barnes
- 1966 Softly, Softly ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Light
- 1971 Jason King ( 2 episodes )
- 1977 The Professionals ( 1 episode ) as Tug Willis
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Gypsy Joe
- 1984 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Gorgiano
- 1986 Lovejoy ( 1 episode ) as Roderick Frew
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Captain Harris
- 1977 Raffles ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Public Eye ( 1 episode ) as Hart
- 1977 Wings ( 25 episodes ) as Harry Farmer
- 1969 Judge Dee ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Cadfael ( 1 episode ) as Lord Rhysart
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Big Ted
- 1983 Blackadder ( 1 episode ) as Sir Wilfred Death
- 1978 Return of the Saint ( 2 episodes ) as Bernadotti
- 2000 The 10th Kingdom ( 5 episodes ) as Queen's Talking Mirror
- 1983 Under Capricorn ( 2 episodes ) as Samson Flusky
- 1994 (All Quiet on the) Preston Front ( 2 episodes ) as Mr Lomax
- 1981 Bergerac ( 1 episode ) as Jacques Le Rozier
- 1988 White Peak Farm ( 3 episodes ) as John Tanner
- 2000 Arabian Nights ( 2 episodes ) as Demon
- 1988 The Fortunate Pilgrim ( 2 episodes ) as Hooperman
- 1979 Dick Turpin ( 1 episode ) as Tobias Moat
- 1988 The Chronicles of Narnia ( 4 episodes ) as Captain Drinian
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Graeme Warrack
- 1979 The Mallens ( 5 episodes ) as Thomas Mallen
- 1973 Moonbase 3 ( 3 episodes ) as Dr Peter Conway
- 1974 The Pallisers ( 8 episodes ) as Lord Chiltern
- 1972 The Regiment ( 7 episodes ) as James Willoughby
- 1985 Lytton's Diary ( 1 episode ) as Guadix
- 1956 Armchair Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1994 99-1 ( 4 episodes ) as Mark Wise
- 1994 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Gorgiano
- 1976 Dominic ( 8 episodes ) as Captain Beever
- 1985 EastEnders ( 104 episodes ) as Barnsey
