John Barrett

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-02-18 (73 years old)

Deathday

1983-05-22

Place of Birth

Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

John Barrett

Biography

Rochdale born John Barrett was a veteran of over 100 films and various TV programmes in a career that stretched twenty five years from 1958 to his death in 1983.

Acting

1977

Twelve Off the Belt

as Eggy Greenall

1970

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

as Christmas Potter

1970

1974

Our Cissy

as Stan Butler

1968

Star!

as Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)

1979

Comedians

as Caretaker

1978

Last Wishes

as Mr. Apse

1977

1979

Porridge

as Hedley

1961

1982

Remembrance

as Jimmy

1967

Far from the Madding Crowd

as Joseph Poorgrass

1960

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

as Man in Cafe (uncredited)

1972

Up the Chastity Belt

as 1st Peasant

1966

1982

The Missionary

as Old Man Outside Hotel

1966

The Witches

as Mr. Glass

1972

Nearest and Dearest

as Joshua Pledge

1965

War-Gods of the Deep

as Third Fisherman

1973

1976

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as Laker Armsby

1979

Tess

as Old Dairy Hand

1959

Jack the Ripper

as Onlooker at 2nd Murder Scene

1974

Smokey Joe's Revenge

as Bill Bassett

1971

1973

Malachi's Cove

as Polwarth

1976

Packman's Barn

as Ben Packman

1980

Murder Rap

as Tiger

1962

A Prize of Arms

as Publican

1964

The Crunch

as Prison Orderly

1973

1994

Double Blast

as Trainer

1982

Rolling Home

as Mr. Wyman

1980

Pews

as George

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