John Hallam
Acting
Born: October 28, 1941 · Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Died: November 14, 2006 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
The Wicker Man
1973
Flash Gordon
1980
Lifeforce
1985
Doctor Who
1963
Blackadder
1983
Dragonslayer
1981
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
The 10th Kingdom
2000
Sherlock Holmes
1984
EastEnders
1985
The Offence
1973
Photos (1)
Movies (44)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Red Headed Baron
The Wicker Man
McTaggert
Flash Gordon
Luro
Lifeforce
Lamson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Officer
Santa Claus: The Movie
Grizzard, Chauffeur
Dragonslayer
Tyrian
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Cedric Crackenthorpe
Kull the Conqueror
Mandara
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Guensche
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nagorny
The People That Time Forgot
Chung-Sha
Carry On Up the Khyber
Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
Antony and Cleopatra
Thidias
The Assassination Bureau
Bureau Member (uncredited)
The Last Valley
Geddes
Love and Bullets
Cerutti
The Offence
Panton
King David
Philistine Armour Bearer
That's Carry On!
Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murphy's War
Ellis
When the Whales Came
Treve Pender
A Walk with Love and Death
Sir Meles
Ivanhoe
Herald
Villain
Terry
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Ali Ben Hassad
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Light
Quest for Love
Jonathan Keene
Trial by Combat
Sir Roger
The Master of Ballantrae
Captain Harris
Hennessy
Boyle
Much Ado About Nothing
Other Watchman
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Captain Drinian
Where's Jack?
The Captain
The Four Feathers
Sergeant Major
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Bernadotti
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Graeme Warrack
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise
Mr. Ingleby
Good King Wenceslas
Gomon
A Haunting Harmony
Staunton
The Last Giraffe
Guy Atherton
Murder Motel
Roscoe
The Duck
1998
Wendy
1991
TV Shows (40)
EastEnders
Barnsey Barnes · 105 eps
EastEnders
Barnsey · 104 eps
Doctor Who
Light · 1 eps
Casualty
Big Ted · 1 eps
Minder
Gypsy Joe · 1 eps
Bergerac
Jacques Le Rozier · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Gorgiano · 1 eps
The Professionals
Tug Willis · 1 eps
Blackadder
Sir Wilfred Death · 1 eps
Wycliffe
Lionel Penmore · 1 eps
Lovejoy
Roderick Frew · 1 eps
Public Eye
Hart · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Graeme Warrack · 1 eps
Thriller
Roscoe · 1 eps
Softly, Softly
1 eps
Return of the Saint
Bernadotti · 2 eps
Cadfael
Lord Rhysart · 1 eps
The Chronicles of Narnia
Captain Drinian · 4 eps
Department S
Doug Martin · 1 eps
The Pallisers
Lord Chiltern · 8 eps
Dick Turpin
Tobias Moat · 1 eps
Lytton's Diary
Guadix · 1 eps
Jason King
2 eps
The 10th Kingdom
Queen's Talking Mirror · 5 eps
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Mr Lomax · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Harris · 1 eps
Arabian Nights
Demon · 2 eps
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Gorgiano · 1 eps
The Regiment
James Willoughby · 7 eps
Raffles
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1 eps
99-1
Mark Wise · 4 eps
Wings
Harry Farmer · 25 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Hooperman · 2 eps
The Mallens
Thomas Mallen · 5 eps
Judge Dee
1969
Judge Dee
Nee · 1 eps
Moonbase 3
Dr Peter Conway · 3 eps
Dominic
Captain Beever · 8 eps
Under Capricorn
Samson Flusky · 2 eps