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John Hallam

​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.


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Born:
Oct 28, 1941 In Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the series The Mallens
Latest Project:
Series Arabian Nights 2000-04-30
Known For
Poster of Wycliffe
Poster of Cadfael
Poster of Murphy's War
Poster of Softly, Softly
Filmography
Series The Mallens 2025
Series The 10th Kingdom Queen's Talking Mirror 2000-02-27
Series Arabian Nights Demon 2000-04-30
Movie The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo Ali Ben Hassad 1998-01-01
Movie Kull the Conqueror Mandara 1997-08-29
Series (All Quiet on the) Preston Front Mr Lomax 1994-01-04
Series Cadfael Unknown 1994-05-29
Series Wycliffe Unknown 1994-07-24
Movie Good King Wenceslas Gomon 1994-11-26
Movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Red Headed Baron 1991-06-14
Movie When the Whales Came Treve Pender 1989-03-28
Movie Doctor Who: Ghost Light Light 1989-10-18
Movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Captain Drinian 1989-11-19
Series The Fortunate Pilgrim Hooperman 1988-04-03
Movie Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington Cedric Crackenthorpe 1987-02-25
Series Lovejoy Unknown 1986-01-10
Movie Santa Claus: The Movie Grizzard, Chauffeur 1985-10-29
Series EastEnders Unknown 1985-02-19
Movie King David Philistine Armour Bearer 1985-03-29
Movie Lifeforce Lamson 1985-06-21
Movie Dragonslayer Tyrian 1981-06-26
Movie Flash Gordon Luro 1980-09-01
Series Minder Unknown 1979-10-29
Movie Love and Bullets Cerutti 1979-04-05
Movie The Four Feathers Sergeant Major 1978-01-01
Series The Devil's Crown Unknown 1978-04-30
Series Wings Harry Farmer 1977-01-02
Series Raffles Unknown 1977-02-25
Movie The People That Time Forgot Chung-Sha 1977-07-06
Movie Trial by Combat Sir Roger 1976-04-01
Movie Arnhem: The Story of an Escape Graeme Warrack 1976-11-17
Movie Hennessy Boyle 1975-12-31
Movie The Offence Panton 1973-01-11
Series Thriller Unknown 1973-04-14
Movie The Wicker Man McTaggert 1973-12-06
Movie Hitler: The Last Ten Days Guensche 1973-04-19
Series Moonbase 3 Unknown 1973-09-09
Series The Regiment 1972-02-21
Movie Antony and Cleopatra Thidias 1972-03-18
Movie Murphy's War Ellis 1971-01-27
Movie The Last Valley Geddes 1971-01-28
Movie Quest for Love Jonathan Keene 1971-06-06
Movie Villain Terry 1971-05-26
Movie Nicholas and Alexandra Nagorny 1971-11-29
Series Jason King Unknown 1971-09-15
Series Judge Dee Unknown 1969-04-08
Movie Where's Jack? The Captain 1969-04-01
Movie A Walk with Love and Death Sir Meles 1969-10-05
Series Department S Unknown 1969-09-09
Movie The Charge of the Light Brigade Officer 1968-04-10
Series Softly, Softly Unknown 1966-01-05
Series Public Eye Unknown 1965-01-23
Series Doctor Who Unknown 1963-11-23
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24