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.
Series | The Mallens | 2025 | |
Series | The 10th Kingdom | Queen's Talking Mirror | 2000-02-27 |
Series | Arabian Nights | Demon | 2000-04-30 |
Movie | The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo | Ali Ben Hassad | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Kull the Conqueror | Mandara | 1997-08-29 |
Movie | Good King Wenceslas | Gomon | 1994-11-26 |
Series | Cadfael | Unknown | 1994-05-29 |
Series | Wycliffe | Unknown | 1994-07-24 |
Movie | A Haunting Harmony | Staunton | 1993-12-30 |
Movie | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Red Headed Baron | 1991-06-14 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Captain Drinian | 1989-11-19 |
Movie | When the Whales Came | Treve Pender | 1989-03-28 |
Movie | Doctor Who: Ghost Light | Light | 1989-10-18 |
Series | The Fortunate Pilgrim | Hooperman | 1988-04-03 |
Movie | Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington | Cedric Crackenthorpe | 1987-02-25 |
Series | Casualty | Big Ted | 1986-09-06 |
Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
Movie | Santa Claus: The Movie | Grizzard, Chauffeur | 1985-10-29 |
Series | EastEnders | Unknown | 1985-02-19 |
Movie | King David | Philistine Armour Bearer | 1985-03-29 |
Movie | Lifeforce | Lamson | 1985-06-21 |
Series | Blackadder | Sir Wilfred Death | 1983-06-15 |
Series | Under Capricorn | Samson Flusky | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | Dragonslayer | Tyrian | 1981-06-26 |
Movie | Flash Gordon | Luro | 1980-09-01 |
Series | Minder | Unknown | 1979-10-29 |
Movie | Love and Bullets | Cerutti | 1979-04-05 |
Movie | The Four Feathers | Sergeant Major | 1978-01-01 |
Series | Wings | Harry Farmer | 1977-01-02 |
Movie | The People That Time Forgot | Chung-Sha | 1977-07-06 |
Series | Raffles | Unknown | 1977-02-25 |
Movie | Trial by Combat | Sir Roger | 1976-04-01 |
Movie | Arnhem: The Story of an Escape | Graeme Warrack | 1976-11-17 |
Movie | Murder Motel | Roscoe | 1975-05-24 |
Movie | Hennessy | Boyle | 1975-12-31 |
Movie | The Offence | Panton | 1973-01-11 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1973-04-14 |
Movie | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Guensche | 1973-04-19 |
Movie | The Wicker Man | McTaggert | 1973-12-06 |
Series | Moonbase 3 | Unknown | 1973-09-09 |
Series | The Regiment | 1972-02-21 | |
Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Thidias | 1972-03-18 |
Movie | Murphy's War | Ellis | 1971-01-27 |
Movie | The Last Valley | Geddes | 1971-01-28 |
Series | Jason King | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Villain | Terry | 1971-05-26 |
Movie | Nicholas and Alexandra | Nagorny | 1971-11-29 |
Movie | Quest for Love | Jonathan Keene | 1971-06-06 |
Movie | Where's Jack? | The Captain | 1969-04-01 |
Movie | The Assassination Bureau | Bureau Member (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
Movie | A Walk with Love and Death | Sir Meles | 1969-10-05 |
Series | Department S | Unknown | 1969-09-09 |
Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Officer | 1968-04-10 |
Series | Public Eye | Unknown | 1965-01-23 |
Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |