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David Farrar

Acting Born Aug 21, 1908 Died Aug 31, 1995 Forest Gate, London, England, UK 47 credits

Biography

David Farrar works in acting. Born August 21, 1908 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK. Died August 31, 1995. Archytele lists 47 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

The 300 Spartans

as Xerxes
Film

Solomon and Sheba

as Pharaoh
Film

John Paul Jones

as John Wilkes
Film

The Son of Robin Hood

as Des Roches
Film

The Battle of the River Plate

as Narrator
Film

The Sea Chase

as Commander Jeff Napier
Film

The Black Shield of Falworth

as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
Film

Black Narcissus

as Mr. Dean

Frequent co-stars

Laurence Naismith 2 shared titles
Marisa Pavan 2 shared titles
Jack Gwillim 2 shared titles
Richard Egan 1 shared title
Ralph Richardson 1 shared title
Diane Baker 1 shared title
Barry Coe 1 shared title
Anne Wakefield 1 shared title
Donald Houston 1 shared title
Anna Synodinou 1 shared title

Career timeline

The 300 SpartansThe Webster Boy
Beat Girl
Solomon and ShebaJohn Paul JonesWatusi
The Son of Robin HoodI Accuse!
Woman and the Hunter
The Battle of the River PlateLost
The Sea ChasePearl of the South PacificEscape to Burma
The Black Shield of FalworthLilacs in the SpringDuel in the Jungle
The Golden HordeThe Late Edwina BlackNight Without Stars
Cage of GoldGone to Earth
The Small Back RoomDiamond City
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Black NarcissusFrieda
Lisbon StoryThe Trojan Brothers
The Echo MurdersMeet Sexton BlakeThe World Owes Me a Living
For Those in PerilThe Hundred Pound Window
They Met in the DarkThe Dark TowerHeadlineThe Night InvaderA Fighter Has Crashed
Went the Day Well?Suspected Person
Danny BoySheepdog of the Hills
Q Planes
A Royal DivorceSexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Return of a Stranger

Full filmography

  • The 300 Spartans (1962) as Xerxes
  • The Webster Boy (1962) as Paul Webster
  • Beat Girl (1960) as Paul Linden
  • Solomon and Sheba (1959) as Pharaoh
  • John Paul Jones (1959) as John Wilkes
  • Watusi (1959) as Rick Cobb
  • The Son of Robin Hood (1958) as Des Roches
  • I Accuse! (1958) as Mathieu Dreyfus
  • Woman and the Hunter (1957) as David Kirby
  • The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Narrator
  • Lost (1956) as Detective Inspector Craig
  • The Sea Chase (1955) as Commander Jeff Napier
  • Pearl of the South Pacific (1955) as Bully Hague
  • Escape to Burma (1955) as The Sawbwa
  • The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
  • Lilacs in the Spring (1954) as Charles King
  • Duel in the Jungle (1954) as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
  • The Golden Horde (1951) as Sir Guy of Devon
  • The Late Edwina Black (1951) as Gregory Black
  • Night Without Stars (1951) as Giles Gordon
  • Cage of Gold (1950) as Bill
  • Gone to Earth (1950) as John Reddin
  • The Small Back Room (1949) as Sammy Rice
  • Diamond City (1949) as Stafford Parker
  • Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) as David Traill
  • Black Narcissus (1947) as Mr. Dean
  • Frieda (1947) as Robert Dawson
  • Lisbon Story (1946) as David Warren
  • The Trojan Brothers (1946) as Sid Nichols
  • The Echo Murders (1945) as Sexton Blake
  • Meet Sexton Blake (1945) as Sexton Blake
  • The World Owes Me a Living (1945) as Paul Collyer
  • For Those in Peril (1944) as Murray
  • The Hundred Pound Window (1944) as George Graham
  • They Met in the Dark (1943) as Commander Lippinscott
  • The Dark Tower (1943) as Tom Danton
  • Headline (1943) as 'Brookie ' Brooks
  • The Night Invader (1943) as Dick Marlow
  • A Fighter Has Crashed (1943)
  • Went the Day Well? (1942) as Lieutenant Jung
  • Suspected Person (1942) as Inspector Thompson
  • Danny Boy (1941) as Martin
  • Sheepdog of the Hills (1941) as Reverend Michael Varney
  • Q Planes (1939) as Viking Bo'sun
  • A Royal Divorce (1938) as Louis Bonaparte
  • Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938) as Granite Grant
  • Return of a Stranger (1937) as Dr. Young