John Hallam
Acting • Born 1941-10-28 – Died 2006-11-14
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hallam licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
79 credits
Dragonslayer
Movie • 1981
Tyrian
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Movie • 1973
Guensche
Flash Gordon
Movie • 1980
Luro
The Four Feathers
Movie • 1978
Sergeant Major
Villain
Movie • 1971
Terry
Lifeforce
Movie • 1985
Lamson
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Movie • 1989
Captain Drinian
Nicholas and Alexandra
Movie • 1971
Nagorny
Kull the Conqueror
Movie • 1997
Mandara
The Last Valley
Movie • 1971
Geddes
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie • 1998
Ali Ben Hassad
Trial by Combat
Movie • 1976
Sir Roger
A Walk with Love and Death
Movie • 1969
Sir Meles
The Last Giraffe
Movie • 1979
Guy Atherton
Murphy's War
Movie • 1971
Ellis
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Movie • 1979
Bernadotti
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Movie • 1987
Cedric Crackenthorpe
Wendy
Movie • 1991
Antony and Cleopatra
Movie • 1972
Thidias
The Assassination Bureau
Movie • 1969
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot
Movie • 1977
Chung-Sha
Hennessy
Movie • 1975
Boyle
The Offence
Movie • 1973
Panton
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Movie • 1989
Light
When the Whales Came
Movie • 1989
Treve Pender
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie • 1991
Red Headed Baron
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie • 1968
Officer
The Duck
Movie • 1998
Santa Claus: The Movie
Movie • 1985
Grizzard, Chauffeur
The Mallen Streak
Movie • 2003
Where's Jack?
Movie • 1969
The Captain
A Haunting Harmony
Movie • 1993
Staunton
The Wicker Man
Movie • 1973
McTaggert
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Movie • 1976
Graeme Warrack
Love and Bullets
Movie • 1979
Cerutti
King David
Movie • 1985
Philistine Armour Bearer
Good King Wenceslas
Movie • 1994
Gomon
Quest for Love
Movie • 1971
Jonathan Keene
Murder Motel
Movie • 1975
Roscoe
The Mallens
Movie • 1979
Thomas Mallen
Much Ado About Nothing
Movie • 1967
Other Watchman
Ivanhoe
Movie • 1982
Herald
Carry On Up the Khyber
Movie • 1968
Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
Movie • 1977
Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thriller
TV • 1973
Roscoe
Wycliffe
TV • 1994
Lionel Penmore
Department S
TV • 1969
Doug Martin
EastEnders
TV • 1985
Barnsey Barnes
Softly, Softly
TV • 1966
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Light
Jason King
TV • 1971
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Tug Willis
Minder
TV • 1979
Gypsy Joe
Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1984
Gorgiano
Lovejoy
TV • 1986
Roderick Frew
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Captain Harris
Raffles
TV • 1977
Public Eye
TV • 1965
Hart
Wings
TV • 1977
Harry Farmer
Judge Dee
TV • 1969
Cadfael
TV • 1994
Lord Rhysart
Casualty
TV • 1986
Big Ted
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Sir Wilfred Death
Return of the Saint
TV • 1978
Bernadotti
The 10th Kingdom
TV • 2000
Queen's Talking Mirror
Under Capricorn
TV • 1983
Samson Flusky
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
TV • 1994
Mr Lomax
Bergerac
TV • 1981
Jacques Le Rozier
White Peak Farm
TV • 1988
John Tanner
Arabian Nights
TV • 2000
Demon
The Fortunate Pilgrim
TV • 1988
Hooperman
Dick Turpin
TV • 1979
Tobias Moat
The Chronicles of Narnia
TV • 1988
Captain Drinian
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
Graeme Warrack
The Mallens
TV • 1979
Thomas Mallen
Moonbase 3
TV • 1973
Dr Peter Conway
The Pallisers
TV • 1974
Lord Chiltern
The Regiment
TV • 1972
James Willoughby
Lytton's Diary
TV • 1985
Guadix