John Hallam
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
All Movies (45)
- The Mallen Streak2003
- The Duck1998
- The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo1998 · as Ali Ben Hassad
- Kull the Conqueror1997 · as Mandara
- Good King Wenceslas1994 · as Gomon
- A Haunting Harmony1993 · as Staunton
- Wendy1991
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves1991 · as Red Headed Baron
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1989 · as Captain Drinian
- Doctor Who: Ghost Light1989 · as Light
- When the Whales Came1989 · as Treve Pender
- Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington1987 · as Cedric Crackenthorpe
- Santa Claus: The Movie1985 · as Grizzard, Chauffeur
- Lifeforce1985 · as Lamson
- King David1985 · as Philistine Armour Bearer
- The Master of Ballantrae1984 · as Captain Harris
- Ivanhoe1982 · as Herald
- Dragonslayer1981 · as Tyrian
- Flash Gordon1980 · as Luro
- The Mallens1979 · as Thomas Mallen
- The Last Giraffe1979 · as Guy Atherton
- Love and Bullets1979 · as Cerutti
- The Saint and the Brave Goose1979 · as Bernadotti
- The Four Feathers1978 · as Sergeant Major
- That's Carry On!1977 · as Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The People That Time Forgot1977 · as Chung-Sha
- Arnhem: The Story of an Escape1976 · as Graeme Warrack
- Trial by Combat1976 · as Sir Roger
- Hennessy1975 · as Boyle
- Murder Motel1975 · as Roscoe
- The Wicker Man1973 · as McTaggert
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973 · as Guensche
- The Offence1973 · as Panton
- Antony and Cleopatra1972 · as Thidias
- Nicholas and Alexandra1971 · as Nagorny
- Quest for Love1971 · as Jonathan Keene
- Villain1971 · as Terry
- The Last Valley1971 · as Geddes
- Murphy's War1971 · as Ellis
- A Walk with Love and Death1969 · as Sir Meles
- Where's Jack?1969 · as The Captain
- The Assassination Bureau1969 · as Bureau Member (uncredited)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade1968 · as Officer
- Carry On Up the Khyber1968 · as Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
- Much Ado About Nothing1967 · as Other Watchman
All TV Shows (38)
- Arabian Nights2000 · as Demon
- The 10th Kingdom2000 · as Queen's Talking Mirror
- Wycliffe1994 · as Lionel Penmore
- Cadfael1994 · as Lord Rhysart
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes1994 · as Gorgiano
- 99-11994 · as Mark Wise
- (All Quiet on the) Preston Front1994 · as Mr Lomax
- The Chronicles of Narnia1988 · as Captain Drinian
- The Fortunate Pilgrim1988 · as Hooperman
- White Peak Farm1988 · as John Tanner
- Casualty1986 · as Big Ted
- Lovejoy1986 · as Roderick Frew
- EastEnders1985 · as Barnsey Barnes
- Lytton's Diary1985 · as Guadix
- Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Gorgiano
- Blackadder1983 · as Sir Wilfred Death
- Under Capricorn1983 · as Samson Flusky
- Bergerac1981 · as Jacques Le Rozier
- Minder1979 · as Gypsy Joe
- The Mallens1979 · as Thomas Mallen
- Dick Turpin1979 · as Tobias Moat
- Return of the Saint1978 · as Bernadotti
- The Professionals1977 · as Tug Willis
- BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Graeme Warrack
- Raffles1977
- Wings1977 · as Harry Farmer
- The Pallisers1974 · as Lord Chiltern
- Moonbase 31973 · as Dr Peter Conway
- Thriller1973 · as Roscoe
- The Regiment1972 · as James Willoughby
- Jason King1971
- Department S1969 · as Doug Martin
- Judge Dee1969
- Softly, Softly1966
- Public Eye1965 · as Hart
- Doctor Who1963 · as Light
- Armchair Theatre1956
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Captain Harris







