David Farrar

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 21, 1908

died

August 31, 1995

place of birth

Forest Gate, London, England, UK

total credits

42 movies

Biography

​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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The 300 Spartans
6.4

The 300 Spartans

1962as Xerxes
Black Narcissus
7.5

Black Narcissus

1947as Mr. Dean
Solomon and Sheba
6.4

Solomon and Sheba

1959as Pharaoh
The Sea Chase
6.2

The Sea Chase

1955as Commander Jeff Napier
Q Planes
6.0

Q Planes

1939as Viking Bo'sun
Lost
6.8

Lost

1956as Detective Inspector Craig
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956as Narrator
John Paul Jones
6.0

John Paul Jones

1959as John Wilkes
Beat Girl
5.9

Beat Girl

1960as Paul Linden
The Small Back Room
6.8

The Small Back Room

1949as Sammy Rice
The Black Shield of Falworth
6.3

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
The Golden Horde
5.3

The Golden Horde

1951as Sir Guy of Devon
Pearl of the South Pacific
6.2

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955as Bully Hague
Went the Day Well?
7.2

Went the Day Well?

1942as Lieutenant Jung
I Accuse!
6.6

I Accuse!

1958as Mathieu Dreyfus
Escape to Burma
6.2

Escape to Burma

1955as The Sawbwa
Gone to Earth
6.2

Gone to Earth

1950as John Reddin
Duel in the Jungle
6.4

Duel in the Jungle

1954as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
Lisbon Story
6.3

Lisbon Story

1946as David Warren
Diamond City
6.0

Diamond City

1949as Stafford Parker
Watusi
5.8

Watusi

1959as Rick Cobb
Frieda
5.6

Frieda

1947as Robert Dawson
The Son of Robin Hood
5.3

The Son of Robin Hood

1958as Des Roches
Cage of Gold
6.8

Cage of Gold

1950as Bill
Danny Boy
6.5

Danny Boy

1941as Martin
They Met in the Dark
6.4

They Met in the Dark

1943as Commander Lippinscott
The World Owes Me a Living
8.0

The World Owes Me a Living

1945as Paul Collyer
For Those in Peril
6.1

For Those in Peril

1944as Murray
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
6.0

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938as Granite Grant
Lilacs in the Spring
6.0

Lilacs in the Spring

1954as Charles King
The Dark Tower
6.2

The Dark Tower

1943as Tom Danton
The Late Edwina Black
6.7

The Late Edwina Black

1951as Gregory Black
Suspected Person
6.7

Suspected Person

1942as Inspector Thompson
The Webster Boy
10.0

The Webster Boy

1962as Paul Webster
Night Without Stars
7.3

Night Without Stars

1951as Giles Gordon
A Royal Divorce
9.0

A Royal Divorce

1938as Louis Bonaparte
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
7.6

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948as David Traill
Headline
7.0

Headline

1943as 'Brookie ' Brooks
The Echo Murders
6.3

The Echo Murders

1945as Sexton Blake
Meet Sexton Blake
6.8

Meet Sexton Blake

1945as Sexton Blake
Woman and the Hunter
8.0

Woman and the Hunter

1957as David Kirby
Return of a Stranger
6.0

Return of a Stranger

1937as Dr. Young