Portrait of John Hallam

John Hallam

Acting

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.

Born: October 28, 1941

Place of Birth: Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom

Filmography

2000
2000
The 10th Kingdom

as Queen's Talking Mirror

1997
1994
Wycliffe

as Lionel Penmore

1994
Cadfael

as Lord Rhysart

1993
1991
1991
1989
When the Whales Came

as Treve Pender

1988
The Chronicles of Narnia

as Captain Drinian

1988
1987
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

as Cedric Crackenthorpe

1986
Casualty

as Big Ted

1986
Lovejoy

as Roderick Frew

1985
Santa Claus: The Movie

as Grizzard, Chauffeur

1985
Lifeforce

as Lamson

1985
King David

as Philistine Armour Bearer

1985
EastEnders

as Barnsey Barnes

1984
Sherlock Holmes

as Gorgiano

1983
Blackadder

as Sir Wilfred Death

1983
Under Capricorn

as Samson Flusky

1982
Ivanhoe

as Herald

1981
Bergerac

as Jacques Le Rozier

1981
Dragonslayer

as Tyrian

1980
1979
Minder

as Gypsy Joe

1979
The Mallens

as Thomas Mallen

1979
The Mallens

as Thomas Mallen

1979
The Last Giraffe

as Guy Atherton

1979
1979
Dick Turpin

as Tobias Moat

1978
Return of the Saint

as Bernadotti

1978
The Four Feathers

as Sergeant Major

1977
The Professionals

as Tug Willis

1977
That's Carry On!

as Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Graeme Warrack

1977
Wings

as Harry Farmer

1976
1976
Trial by Combat

as Sir Roger

1975
Hennessy

as Boyle

1975
Murder Motel

as Roscoe

1973
The Wicker Man

as McTaggert

1973
Moonbase 3

as Dr Peter Conway

1973
Thriller

as Roscoe

1973
The Offence

as Panton

1972
1971
Quest for Love

as Jonathan Keene

1971
Villain

as Terry

1971
1971
Murphy's War

as Ellis

1969
Department S

as Doug Martin

1969
Where's Jack?

as The Captain

1969
The Assassination Bureau

as Bureau Member (uncredited)

1968
Carry On Up the Khyber

as Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)

1967
Much Ado About Nothing

as Other Watchman

1965
Public Eye

as Hart

1963
Doctor Who

as Light

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Harris