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David Farrar

David Farrar

Acting

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

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Farrar (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For · 40 titles

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962
Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959
Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959
The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954
Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

1957
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949
The Son of Robin Hood

The Son of Robin Hood

1958
The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955
Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942
Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950
I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958
They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

1943
Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

1954
Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948
Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955
Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

1954
The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

1944
Lost

Lost

1956
Q Planes

Q Planes

1939
For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

1944
Frieda

Frieda

1947
The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde

1951
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

1943
Watusi

Watusi

1959
Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

1946
The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

1946
Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

1955
Diamond City

Diamond City

1949
The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black

1951
The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

1945
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938
The Night Invader

The Night Invader

1943
A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938
The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

1962
Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars

1951
Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945