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David Farrar

​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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Farrar (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 21, 1908 In Forest Gate, London, England
Movie/TV Credits:
45
First Appeared:
In the movie Return of a Stranger 1937-10-03
Latest Project:
Movie Angel 1982-05-14
Known For
Poster of Lilacs in the Spring
Poster of Danny Boy
Filmography
Movie Angel Martin 1982-05-14
Movie The 300 Spartans Xerxes 1962-08-01
Movie Beat Girl Paul Linden 1960-08-21
Movie John Paul Jones John Wilkes 1959-06-16
Movie Watusi Rick Cobb 1959-03-25
Movie Solomon and Sheba Pharaoh 1959-12-18
Movie I Accuse! Mathieu Dreyfus 1958-03-05
Movie Son of Robin Hood Des Roches 1958-11-01
Movie Lost Detective Inspector Craig 1956-01-31
Movie The Battle of the River Plate Narrator 1956-10-30
Movie Escape to Burma The Sawbwa 1955-04-09
Movie Pearl of the South Pacific Bully Hague 1955-09-16
Movie The Sea Chase Commander Jeff Napier 1955-06-04
Movie Duel in the Jungle Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson 1954-06-30
Movie The Black Shield of Falworth Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban 1954-09-02
Movie Lilacs in the Spring Charles King 1954-12-21
Movie The Late Edwina Black Gregory Black 1951-03-31
Movie The Golden Horde Sir Guy of Devon 1951-09-30
Movie Night Without Stars Giles Gordon 1951-04-03
Movie Cage of Gold Bill 1950-10-23
Movie Gone to Earth John Reddin 1950-11-06
Movie The Small Back Room Sammy Rice 1949-02-21
Movie Diamond City Stafford Parker 1949-09-20
Movie Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill David Traill 1948-09-27
Movie Black Narcissus Mr. Dean 1947-05-26
Movie Frieda Robert Dawson 1947-06-19
Movie The Trojan Brothers Sid Nichols 1946-02-04
Movie Lisbon Story David Warren 1946-05-20
Movie The World Owes Me a Living Paul Collyer 1945-01-01
Movie The Echo Murders Sexton Blake 1945-12-17
Movie Meet Sexton Blake Sexton Blake 1945-02-05
Movie The Hundred Pound Window George Graham 1944-04-03
Movie For Those in Peril Murray 1944-06-01
Movie They Met in the Dark Commander Lippinscott 1943-08-11
Movie The Dark Tower Tom Danton 1943-10-18
Movie The Night Invader Dick Marlow 1943-12-05
Movie Headline 'Brookie ' Brooks 1943-11-16
Movie Suspected Person Inspector Thompson 1942-06-01
Movie Went the Day Well? Lieutenant Jung 1942-12-07
Movie Danny Boy Martin 1941-08-25
Movie Sheepdog of the Hills Reverend Michael Varney 1941-12-22
Movie Q Planes Viking Bo'sun 1939-02-21
Movie Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Granite Grant 1938-02-01
Movie A Royal Divorce Louis Bonaparte 1938-09-21
Movie Return of a Stranger Dr. Young 1937-10-03