John Hallam
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-10-28
- Died:
- 2006-11-14
- Place of birth:
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom
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
Filmography
Arabian Nights
The 10th Kingdom
The Duck
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Kull the Conqueror
Good King Wenceslas
Wycliffe
Cadfael
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
99-1
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
A Haunting Harmony
Wendy
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
When the Whales Came
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Fortunate Pilgrim
White Peak Farm
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Casualty
Lovejoy
Santa Claus: The Movie
Lifeforce
King David
EastEnders
Lytton's Diary
Sherlock Holmes
The Master of Ballantrae
Blackadder
Under Capricorn
Ivanhoe
Bergerac
Dragonslayer
Flash Gordon
Minder
The Mallens
The Last Giraffe
Love and Bullets
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Dick Turpin
Return of the Saint
The Four Feathers
The Professionals
That's Carry On!
BBC2 Play of the Week
The People That Time Forgot
Raffles
Wings
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Trial by Combat
Dominic
Hennessy
Murder Motel
The Pallisers
The Wicker Man
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise
Moonbase 3
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Thriller
The Offence
Antony and Cleopatra
The Regiment
Nicholas and Alexandra
Jason King
Quest for Love
Villain
The Last Valley
Murphy's War
A Walk with Love and Death
Department S
Judge Dee
Where's Jack?
The Assassination Bureau
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Carry On Up the Khyber
Much Ado About Nothing
Softly, Softly
Public Eye
Doctor Who
Armchair Theatre
Hallmark Hall of Fame