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John Hallam

Born 1941-10-28
Died 2006-11-14
📍 Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom

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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.

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Filmography 80

The Mallen Streak
2003
Arabian Nights
as Demon
2000
The 10th Kingdom
as Queen's Talking Mirror
2000
The Duck
1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Ali Ben Hassad
1998
Kull the Conqueror
as Mandara
1997
Good King Wenceslas
as Gomon
1994
Wycliffe
as Lionel Penmore
1994
Cadfael
as Lord Rhysart
1994
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
as Mr Lomax
1994
A Haunting Harmony
as Staunton
1993
Wendy
1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Red Headed Baron
1991
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Captain Drinian
1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Light
1989
When the Whales Came
as Treve Pender
1989
The Chronicles of Narnia
as Captain Drinian
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim
as Hooperman
1988
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Cedric Crackenthorpe
1987
Casualty
as Big Ted
1986
Lovejoy
as Roderick Frew
1986
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Grizzard, Chauffeur
1985
Lifeforce
as Lamson
1985
King David
as Philistine Armour Bearer
1985
EastEnders
as Barnsey Barnes
1985
Lytton's Diary
as Guadix
1985
Sherlock Holmes
as Gorgiano
1984
The Master of Ballantrae
as Captain Harris
1984
Blackadder
as Sir Wilfred Death
1983
Under Capricorn
as Samson Flusky
1983
Ivanhoe
as Herald
1982
Bergerac
as Jacques Le Rozier
1981
Dragonslayer
as Tyrian
1981
Flash Gordon
as Luro
1980
Minder
as Gypsy Joe
1979
The Mallens
as Thomas Mallen
1979
The Mallens
as Thomas Mallen
1979
The Last Giraffe
as Guy Atherton
1979
Love and Bullets
as Cerutti
1979
The Saint and the Brave Goose
as Bernadotti
1979
Dick Turpin
as Tobias Moat
1979
Return of the Saint
as Bernadotti
1978
The Four Feathers
as Sergeant Major
1978
The Professionals
as Tug Willis
1977
That's Carry On!
as Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Graeme Warrack
1977
The People That Time Forgot
as Chung-Sha
1977
Raffles
1977
Wings
as Harry Farmer
1977
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Graeme Warrack
1976
Trial by Combat
as Sir Roger
1976
Hennessy
as Boyle
1975
Murder Motel
as Roscoe
1975
The Pallisers
as Lord Chiltern
1974
The Wicker Man
as McTaggert
1973
Moonbase 3
as Dr Peter Conway
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Guensche
1973
Thriller
as Roscoe
1973
The Offence
as Panton
1973
Antony and Cleopatra
as Thidias
1972
The Regiment
as James Willoughby
1972
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Nagorny
1971
Jason King
1971
Quest for Love
as Jonathan Keene
1971
Villain
as Terry
1971
The Last Valley
as Geddes
1971
Murphy's War
as Ellis
1971
A Walk with Love and Death
as Sir Meles
1969
Department S
as Doug Martin
1969
Judge Dee
1969
Where's Jack?
as The Captain
1969
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Officer
1968
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
1968
Much Ado About Nothing
as Other Watchman
1967
Softly, Softly
1966
Public Eye
as Hart
1965
Doctor Who
as Light
1963
Armchair Theatre
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Harris
1951