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David Farrar

Actor | * 08/21/1908 († 87, 08/31/1995) | Forest Gate, London (United Kingdom (UK))
David Farrar (21 August 1908 – 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film actor. His film roles include as the male lead in the Powell and Pressburger films Black Narcissus (1947), The Small Back Room (1949) and Gone to Earth (1950). According to one obituary, "He was particularly adept at conveying the weaknesses and human qualities in figures of authority and intelligence ... and he could be considered an early exponent of 'anti-hero' roles." In 1949, exhibitors voted him the ninth-most popular British star. Director Michael Powell once spoke of his handsome appearance and distinctive "violet eyes", and his exceptional timing in films. Powell also stated that had Farrar been more interested in cinema and cared more about his career, he could have been a much more high-profile actor, as successful as any. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | War

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Movies with David Farrar as Actor(45)

as Paul Webster1962 The Webster Boy
as Xerxes1962 The 300 Spartans
as Paul Linden1960 Beat Girl
as Rick Cobb1959 Watusi
as Pharaoh1959 Solomon and Sheba
as John Wilkes1959 John Paul Jones
as Des Roches1958 Son of Robin Hood
as Mathieu Dreyfus1958 I Accuse!
as David Kirby1957 Woman and the Hunter
as Detective Inspector Craig1956 Lost
as Commander Jeff Napier1955 The Sea Chase
as Bully Hague1955 Pearl of the South Pacific
as The Sawbwa1955 Escape to Burma
as Charles King1954 Lilacs in the Spring
as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson1954 Duel in the Jungle
as Gregory Black1951 The Late Edwina Black
as Sir Guy of Devon1951 The Golden Horde
as Giles Gordon1951 Night Without Stars
as Bill Glennan1950 Cage of Gold
as John Reddin1950 Gone to Earth
as Sammy Rice1949 The Small Back Room
as Stafford Parker1949 Diamond City
as David Traill1948 Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Mr. Dean1947 Black Narcissus
as Robert Dawson1947 Frieda
as Sid Nichols1946 The Trojan Brothers
as David Warren1946 Lisbon Story
as Sexton Blake1945 Meet Sexton Blake
as Sexton Blake1945 The Echo Murders
as Paul Collyer1945 The World Owes Me a Living
as Murray1944 For Those in Peril
as George Graham1944 The Hundred Pound Window
as Tom Danton1943 The Dark Tower
as Commander Lippinscott1943 They Met in the Dark
as 'Brookie ' Brooks1943 Headline
as Dick Marlow1943 The Night Invader
as Inspector Thompson1942 Suspected Person
as Lieutenant Jung1942 Went the Day Well?
as Martin1941 Danny Boy
as Reverend Michael Varney1941 Sheepdog of the Hills
as Viking Bo'sun1939 Q Planes
as Dr. Young1937 Return of a Stranger

Full Name: David Farrar
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 08/21 1908 (August) in Forest Gate, London (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 08/31 1995 (August) in Durban (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
David Farrar frequently works together with these people:
Michael Powell (12x, Crew)
Emeric Pressburger (11x, Crew)
John Harlow (6x, Crew)
Brian Easdale (5x, Crew)
Louis H. Jackson (5x, Crew)
Finlay Currie (4x, Actor)
Anne Crawford (4x, Actress)
Ronald Adam (4x, Actor)
Anthony Bushell (4x, Actor)
Michael Balcon (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2825, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024