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David Farrar

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 contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans
1962 • Xerxes
The Webster Boy
The Webster Boy
1962 • Paul Webster
Beat Girl
Beat Girl
1960 • Paul Linden
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
1959 • Pharaoh
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
1959 • John Wilkes
Watusi
Watusi
1959 • Rick Cobb
Son of Robin Hood
Son of Robin Hood
1958 • Des Roches
I Accuse!
I Accuse!
1958 • Mathieu Dreyfus

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The Webster Boy
The Webster Boy
1962 • Paul Webster
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Beat Girl
Beat Girl
1960 • Paul Linden
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John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
1959 • John Wilkes
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Watusi
Watusi
1959 • Rick Cobb
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Son of Robin Hood
Son of Robin Hood
1958 • Des Roches
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I Accuse!
I Accuse!
1958 • Mathieu Dreyfus
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Woman and the Hunter
Woman and the Hunter
1957 • David Kirby
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Lost
Lost
1956 • Detective Inspector Craig
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The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase
1955 • Commander Jeff Napier
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Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma
1955 • The Sawbwa
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Lilacs in the Spring
Lilacs in the Spring
1954 • Charles King
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The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth
1954 • Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
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Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle
1954 • Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
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The Golden Horde
The Golden Horde
1951 • Sir Guy of Devon
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Night Without Stars
Night Without Stars
1951 • Giles Gordon
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The Late Edwina Black
The Late Edwina Black
1951 • Gregory Black
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Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth
1950 • John Reddin
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Diamond City
Diamond City
1949 • Stafford Parker
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Frieda
Frieda
1947 • Robert Dawson
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Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
1947 • Mr. Dean
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Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story
1946 • David Warren
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The Trojan Brothers
1946 • Sid Nichols
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The Echo Murders
The Echo Murders
1945 • Sexton Blake
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Meet Sexton Blake
Meet Sexton Blake
1945 • Sexton Blake
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The Night Invader
1943 • Dick Marlow
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Headline
Headline
1943 • 'Brookie ' Brooks
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The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
1943 • Tom Danton
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They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark
1943 • Commander Lippinscott
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Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
1942 • Lieutenant Jung
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Suspected Person
Suspected Person
1942 • Inspector Thompson
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Sheepdog of the Hills
1941 • Reverend Michael Varney
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Danny Boy
Danny Boy
1941 • Martin
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Q Planes
Q Planes
1939 • Viking Bo'sun
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A Royal Divorce
A Royal Divorce
1938 • Louis Bonaparte
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David Farrar – Biography, Known For & Filmography