David Farrar

David Farrar

Acting • Born 1908-08-21 – Died 1995-08-31

Acting1Forest 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.

Filmography

46 credits
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

Movie • 1942

Lieutenant Jung

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

Movie • 1954

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

Movie • 1955

Commander Jeff Napier

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

Movie • 1959

Pharaoh

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

Movie • 1960

Paul Linden

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

Movie • 1947

Mr. Dean

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

Movie • 1949

Sammy Rice

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

Movie • 1962

Xerxes

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Movie • 1959

John Wilkes

They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

Movie • 1943

Commander Lippinscott

Frieda

Frieda

Movie • 1947

Robert Dawson

Diamond City

Diamond City

Movie • 1949

Stafford Parker

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

Movie • 1950

John Reddin

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

Movie • 1944

Murray

Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

Movie • 1955

The Sawbwa

Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

Movie • 1955

Bully Hague

Headline

Headline

Movie • 1943

'Brookie ' Brooks

Lost

Lost

Movie • 1956

Detective Inspector Craig

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

Movie • 1950

Bill

The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black

Movie • 1951

Gregory Black

The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

Movie • 1945

Sexton Blake

Watusi

Watusi

Movie • 1959

Rick Cobb

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Movie • 1938

Granite Grant

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

Movie • 1943

Tom Danton

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

Movie • 1958

Mathieu Dreyfus

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

Movie • 1945

Sexton Blake

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Movie • 1948

David Traill

Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

Movie • 1954

Charles King

Danny Boy

Danny Boy

Movie • 1941

Martin

Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

Movie • 1954

Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

Son of Robin Hood

Son of Robin Hood

Movie • 1958

Des Roches

Q Planes

Q Planes

Movie • 1939

Viking Bo'sun

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

Movie • 1938

Louis Bonaparte

The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde

Movie • 1951

Sir Guy of Devon

Suspected Person

Suspected Person

Movie • 1942

Inspector Thompson

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

Movie • 1943

Dick Marlow

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

Movie • 1956

Narrator

Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

Movie • 1937

Dr. Young

The World Owes Me a Living

The World Owes Me a Living

Movie • 1945

Paul Collyer

The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

Movie • 1944

George Graham

Sheepdog of the Hills

Sheepdog of the Hills

Movie • 1941

Reverend Michael Varney

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

Movie • 1946

David Warren

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

Movie • 1957

David Kirby

Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars

Movie • 1951

Giles Gordon

The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

Movie • 1962

Paul Webster

The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

Movie • 1946

Sid Nichols