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David Farrar
Actor 1908 - 1995

David Farrar

Forest Gate, London, England, UK

​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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Black Narcissus
Character Mr. Dean
Title screen of The 300 Spartans No snapshots yet
Character Xerxes
Title screen of Beat Girl No snapshots yet
Character Paul Linden

Beat Girl

1960

Title screen of Solomon and Sheba No snapshots yet
Character Pharaoh
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Character Rick Cobb

Watusi

1959

Title screen of The Battle of the River Plate No snapshots yet
Character Narrator
Title screen of Escape to Burma No snapshots yet
Character The Sawbwa
Title screen of Pearl of the South Pacific No snapshots yet
Character Bully Hague
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Character Commander Jeff Napier
Duel in the Jungle No snapshots yet
Character Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
The Black Shield of Falworth No snapshots yet
Character Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
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Character Gregory Black
Cage of Gold No snapshots yet
Character Bill
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Character John Reddin
Title screen of The Small Back Room No snapshots yet
Character Sammy Rice
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Character Robert Dawson

Frieda

1947

Meet Sexton Blake! No snapshots yet
Character Sexton Blake
The Echo Murders No snapshots yet
Character Sexton Blake

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

25 titles
The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans 1962
Beat Girl
Beat Girl 1960
Watusi
Watusi 1959
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba 1959
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase 1955
Pearl of the South Pacific
Pearl of the South Pacific 1955
Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma 1955
The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth 1954
Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle 1954
The Late Edwina Black
The Late Edwina Black 1951
Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth 1950
Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold 1950
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room 1949
Frieda
Frieda 1947
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus 1947
The Echo Murders
The Echo Murders 1945
Meet Sexton Blake!
Meet Sexton Blake! 1945
They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark 1943
Headline
Headline 1943
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well? 1942
Suspected Person
Suspected Person 1942
Sheepdog of the Hills
Sheepdog of the Hills 1941
Q Planes
Q Planes 1939
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror 1938

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