Biography and filmography

David Farrar

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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.

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Movies (47)

The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962 · Xerxes

The Webster Boy

The Webster Boy

1962 · Paul Webster

Beat Girl

Beat Girl

1960 · Paul Linden

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959 · Pharaoh

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959 · John Wilkes

Watusi

Watusi

1959 · Rick Cobb

The Son of Robin Hood

The Son of Robin Hood

1958 · Des Roches

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958 · Mathieu Dreyfus

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

1957 · David Kirby

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Narrator

Lost

Lost

1956 · Detective Inspector Craig

Pearl of the South Pacific

Pearl of the South Pacific

1955 · Bully Hague

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955 · Commander Jeff Napier

Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

1955 · The Sawbwa

Lilacs in the Spring

Lilacs in the Spring

1954 · Charles King

The Black Shield of Falworth

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954 · Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

1954 · Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

The Golden Horde

The Golden Horde

1951 · Sir Guy of Devon

Night Without Stars

Night Without Stars

1951 · Giles Gordon

The Late Edwina Black

The Late Edwina Black

1951 · Gregory Black

Gone to Earth

Gone to Earth

1950 · John Reddin

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

1950 · Bill

Diamond City

Diamond City

1949 · Stafford Parker

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949 · Sammy Rice

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948 · David Traill

Frieda

Frieda

1947 · Robert Dawson

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947 · Mr. Dean

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

1946 · David Warren

The Trojan Brothers

The Trojan Brothers

1946 · Sid Nichols

The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

1945 · Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

1945 · Sexton Blake

The World Owes Me a Living

The World Owes Me a Living

1945 · Paul Collyer

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

1944 · Murray

The Hundred Pound Window

The Hundred Pound Window

1944 · George Graham

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

1943 · Dick Marlow

Headline

Headline

1943 · 'Brookie ' Brooks

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

1943 · Tom Danton

They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

1943 · Commander Lippinscott

A Fighter Has Crashed

A Fighter Has Crashed

1943

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942 · Lieutenant Jung

Suspected Person

Suspected Person

1942 · Inspector Thompson

Sheepdog of the Hills

Sheepdog of the Hills

1941 · Reverend Michael Varney

Danny Boy

Danny Boy

1941 · Martin

Q Planes

Q Planes

1939 · Viking Bo'sun

A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938 · Louis Bonaparte

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938 · Granite Grant

Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

1937 · Dr. Young

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