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David Farrar

David Farrar

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Born August 21, 1908 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK

Died August 31, 1995

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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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Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh 'The Black Shield of Falworth' 1954 theatrical trailer

GONE TO EARTH 1950 Jennifer Jones YouTube222

The Small Back Room

The Small Black Room (1949)

THE SMALL BACK ROOM - 4K Restoration Trailer

Filmography

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Year

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Poster

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Feature Film2024Self - Actor, Black Narcissus

The 300 Spartans Poster

The 300 Spartans Feature Film1962Xerxes

The Webster Boy Poster

The Webster Boy Feature Film1962Paul Webster

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961Dr. Leonard Waugh

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Wild for Kicks Poster

Wild for Kicks Feature Film1960Paul Linden

John Paul Jones Poster

John Paul Jones Feature Film1959John Wilkes

Solomon and Sheba Poster

Solomon and Sheba Feature Film1959Pharaoh

Watusi Feature Film1959Rick Cobb

I Accuse! Poster

I Accuse! Feature Film1958Mathieu Dreyfus

Son of Robin Hood Poster

Son of Robin Hood Feature Film1958Des Roches

My Pal Bob TV Series19571 episode, 1958

Woman and the Hunter Poster

Woman and the Hunter Feature Film1957David Kirby

Film Fanfare Poster

Film Fanfare TV Series1956Self

Pursuit of the Graf Spee Poster

Pursuit of the Graf Spee Feature Film1956Narrator

Tears for Simon Poster

Tears for Simon Feature Film1956Det. Insp. Craig

Escape to Burma Poster

Escape to Burma Feature Film1955Cardigan

Pearl of the South Pacific Poster

Pearl of the South Pacific Feature Film1955Bully Hague

The Sea Chase Poster

The Sea Chase Feature Film1955Cmdr. Jeff Napier

Duel in the Jungle Poster

Duel in the Jungle Feature Film1954Perry Henderson

Let's Make Up Poster

Let's Make Up Feature Film1954Charles King

The Black Shield of Falworth Poster

The Black Shield of Falworth Feature Film1954Gilbert Blunt - Earl of Alban

Portrait of Peter Perowne TV Movie1952Peter Perowne

Night Without Stars Poster

Night Without Stars Feature Film1951Giles Gordon

Obsessed Poster

Obsessed Feature Film1951Gregory

The Golden Horde Poster

The Golden Horde Feature Film1951Sir Guy of Devon

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950Captain Banner

Cage of Gold Poster

Cage of Gold Feature Film1950Bill

Gone to Earth Poster

Gone to Earth Feature Film1950John 'Jack' Reddin

Diamond City Poster

Diamond City Feature Film1949Stafford Parker

Hour of Glory Poster

Hour of Glory Feature Film1949Sammy Rice

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Poster

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Feature Film1948David Traill

Black Narcissus Poster

Black Narcissus Feature Film1947Mr. Dean

Frieda Feature Film1947Robert

The Lisbon Story Poster

The Lisbon Story Feature Film1946David Warren

The Trojan Brothers Poster

The Trojan Brothers Feature Film1946Sid Nichols

Meet Sexton Blake! Poster

Meet Sexton Blake! Feature Film1945Sexton Blake

The Echo Murders Poster

The Echo Murders Feature Film1945Sexton Blake

The World Owes Me a Living Poster

The World Owes Me a Living Feature Film1945Paul Collyer

For Those in Peril Poster

For Those in Peril Feature Film1944Flt.Lt. Murray

The Hundred Pound Window Feature Film1944George Graham

Headline Poster

Headline Feature Film1943'Brookie ' Brooks

The Dark Tower Poster

The Dark Tower Feature Film1943Tom Danton

The Night Invader Poster

The Night Invader Feature Film1943Dick Marlow

They Met in the Dark Poster

They Met in the Dark Feature Film1943Commander Lippinscott

Courageous Mr. Penn Poster

Courageous Mr. Penn Feature Film1942Pennsylvania Settler

Suspected Person Poster

Suspected Person Feature Film1942Inspector Thompson

Went the Day Well? Poster

Went the Day Well? Feature Film1942Lieut. Jung

Danny Boy Poster

Danny Boy Feature Film1941Harold Martin

Sheepdog of the Hills Poster

Sheepdog of the Hills Feature Film1941Reverend Michael Varney

Goofer Trouble Short Film1940Intelligence Officer

Q Planes Poster

Q Planes Feature Film1939Viking Bo'sun

A Royal Divorce Poster

A Royal Divorce Feature Film1938Louis Bonaparte

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Poster

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Feature Film1938Granite Grant

Silver Top Poster

Silver Top Feature Film1938Babe

The Face Behind the Scar Poster

The Face Behind the Scar Feature Film1937Dr. Young

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Duel in the Jungle Poster

Duel in the Jungle Feature Film1954

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