David Farrar

Biography

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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.

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Known for

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The 300 Spartans

1962 ⭐ 6.4

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The Webster Boy

1962 ⭐ 10.0

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Solomon and Sheba

1959 ⭐ 6.4

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John Paul Jones

1959 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

1962

The 300 Spartans

Xerxes · 1962

⭐ 6.4

The Webster Boy Notable

Paul Webster · 1962

⭐ 10.0

1960

Beat Girl

Paul Linden · 1960

⭐ 5.9

1959

Solomon and Sheba

Pharaoh · 1959

⭐ 6.4

John Paul Jones

John Wilkes · 1959

⭐ 6.0

Watusi

Rick Cobb · 1959

⭐ 5.9

1958

The Son of Robin Hood

Des Roches · 1958

⭐ 5.3

I Accuse!

Mathieu Dreyfus · 1958

⭐ 6.6

1957

Woman and the Hunter Notable

David Kirby · 1957

⭐ 8.0

1956

The Battle of the River Plate

Narrator · 1956

⭐ 6.4

Lost

Detective Inspector Craig · 1956

⭐ 6.8

1955

Pearl of the South Pacific

Bully Hague · 1955

⭐ 6.2

The Sea Chase

Commander Jeff Napier · 1955

⭐ 6.2

Escape to Burma

The Sawbwa · 1955

⭐ 6.2

1954

Lilacs in the Spring

Charles King · 1954

⭐ 6.0

The Black Shield of Falworth

Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban · 1954

⭐ 6.3

Duel in the Jungle

Perry Henderson / Arthur Hende · 1954

⭐ 6.4

1951

The Golden Horde

Sir Guy of Devon · 1951

⭐ 5.3

Night Without Stars Notable

Giles Gordon · 1951

⭐ 7.3

The Late Edwina Black

Gregory Black · 1951

⭐ 6.7

1950

Gone to Earth

John Reddin · 1950

⭐ 6.2

Cage of Gold

Bill · 1950

⭐ 6.8

1949

Diamond City

Stafford Parker · 1949

⭐ 6.0

The Small Back Room

Sammy Rice · 1949

⭐ 6.8

1948

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Notable

David Traill · 1948

⭐ 7.6

1947

Frieda

Robert Dawson · 1947

⭐ 5.6

Black Narcissus Notable

Mr. Dean · 1947

⭐ 7.5

1946

Lisbon Story

David Warren · 1946

⭐ 6.3

1945

The Echo Murders

Sexton Blake · 1945

⭐ 6.3

Meet Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake · 1945

⭐ 6.8

The World Owes Me a Living Notable

Paul Collyer · 1945

⭐ 8.0

1944

For Those in Peril

Murray · 1944

⭐ 6.1

1943

Headline Notable

'Brookie ' Brooks · 1943

⭐ 7.0

The Dark Tower

Tom Danton · 1943

⭐ 6.2

They Met in the Dark

Commander Lippinscott · 1943

⭐ 6.4

1942

Went the Day Well? Notable

Lieutenant Jung · 1942

⭐ 7.2

Suspected Person

Inspector Thompson · 1942

⭐ 6.7

1941

Danny Boy

Martin · 1941

⭐ 6.5

1939

Q Planes

Viking Bo'sun · 1939

⭐ 6.0

Frequently appears with

Richard Egan

King Leonidas

Ralph Richardson

Themistocles of Athens

Diane Baker

Ellas

Barry Coe

Phylon

Richard O'Sullivan

Jimmy Webster

John Cassavetes

Vance Miller

Elizabeth Sellars

Margaret Webster

Geoffrey Bayldon

Charles Jamieson

Full filmography

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The 300 Spartans

1962 ⭐ 6.4

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The Webster Boy

1962 ⭐ 10.0

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Beat Girl

1960 ⭐ 5.9

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Solomon and Sheba

1959 ⭐ 6.4

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John Paul Jones

1959 ⭐ 6.0

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Watusi

1959 ⭐ 5.9

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The Son of Robin Hood

1958 ⭐ 5.3

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I Accuse!

1958 ⭐ 6.6

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Woman and the Hunter

1957 ⭐ 8.0

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The Battle of the River Plate

1956 ⭐ 6.4

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Lost

1956 ⭐ 6.8

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Pearl of the South Pacific

1955 ⭐ 6.2

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The Sea Chase

1955 ⭐ 6.2

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Escape to Burma

1955 ⭐ 6.2

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Lilacs in the Spring

1954 ⭐ 6.0

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The Black Shield of Falworth

1954 ⭐ 6.3

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Duel in the Jungle

1954 ⭐ 6.4

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The Golden Horde

1951 ⭐ 5.3

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Night Without Stars

1951 ⭐ 7.3

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The Late Edwina Black

1951 ⭐ 6.7