John Hallam

Born: 1941-10-28

​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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Flash Gordon

as Luro
Released: 1980-09-01

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the...

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

as Red Headed Baron
Released: 1991-06-14

When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows...

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Dragonslayer

as Tyrian
Released: 1981-06-26

The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s...

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The Wicker Man

as McTaggert
Released: 1973-12-06

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the...

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Lifeforce

as Lamson
Released: 1985-06-21

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Santa Claus: The Movie

as Grizzard, Chauffeur
Released: 1985-10-29

In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny...

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King David

as Philistine Armour Bearer
Released: 1985-03-29

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Officer
Released: 1968-04-10

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led...

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Kull the Conqueror

as Mandara
Released: 1997-08-29

A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle. In an effort to...

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The Last Valley

as Geddes
Released: 1971-01-28

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating...

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The Offence

as Panton
Released: 1973-01-11

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

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Murphy's War

as Ellis
Released: 1971-01-27

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the...

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The Assassination Bureau

as Bureau Member (uncredited)
Released: 1969-03-09

In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an...

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as Nagorny
Released: 1971-11-29

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is...

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The People That Time Forgot

as Chung-Sha
Released: 1977-07-06

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Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as Guensche
Released: 1973-04-19

Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his...

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Villain

as Terry
Released: 1971-05-26

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses...

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Antony and Cleopatra

as Thidias
Released: 1972-03-18

Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an...

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The Four Feathers

as Sergeant Major
Released: 1978-01-01

The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to...

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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

as Cedric Crackenthorpe
Released: 1987-02-25

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Love and Bullets

as Cerutti
Released: 1979-04-05

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The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

as Ali Ben Hassad
Released: 1998-01-01

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Good King Wenceslas

as Gomon
Released: 1994-11-26

Based upon the true story that inpired the Christmas carol about a young king's care for his people.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

as Captain Drinian
Released: 1989-11-19

Young Prince Caspian of Narnia wonders and dreams about the old days of Narnia when animals...

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When the Whales Came

as Treve Pender
Released: 1989-03-28

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Doctor Who: Ghost Light

as Light
Released: 1989-10-18

The Doctor takes Ace on an initiative test to a strange Victorian old house where she is forced...

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Trial by Combat

as Sir Roger
Released: 1976-04-01

A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law...

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Hennessy

as Boyle
Released: 1975-12-31

Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and...

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Quest for Love

as Jonathan Keene
Released: 1971-06-06

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Where's Jack?

as The Captain
Released: 1969-04-01

Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in...

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A Walk with Love and Death

as Sir Meles
Released: 1969-10-05

Attempting to evade the turmoil of France's Hundred Years' War, Parisian student Heron of Foix...

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Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

as Graeme Warrack
Released: 1976-11-17

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The Saint and the Brave Goose

as Bernadotti
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A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released...

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Murder Motel

as uncredited
Released: 1975-05-24

A young woman looking into the disappearance of her fiance discovers that the last place he was...

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A Haunting Harmony

as Staunton
Released: 1993-12-30

A young member of a choir becomes friends with a ghost in a school of English cathedral.

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The Last Giraffe

as Guy Atherton
Released: 1979-06-07

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The Duck

as uncredited
Released: 1998-11-01

Proof of concept for an unproduced film centering around a formula that turns a duck into a...

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Wendy

as uncredited
Released: 1991-08-21

Russell, who has a penchant for rubber, thinks he's in for a good time. Wendy has other ideas.

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The Mallen Streak

as uncredited
Released: 2003-04-14

The first part of the Mallen family saga. Thomas Mallen, the Squire of High Banks Hall, fathers...

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Doctor Who

as Light
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Minder

as Gypsy Joe
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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Bergerac

as Jacques Le Rozier
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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EastEnders

as Barnsey Barnes
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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Sherlock Holmes

as Gorgiano
First aired: 1984-04-24

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...

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Return of the Saint

as Bernadotti
First aired: 1978-09-10

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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The Professionals

as Tug Willis
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

as Mr Lomax
First aired: 1994-01-04

All Quiet on the Preston Front (or the shortened Preston Front as it became known for series two...

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Miss Marple

as Cedric Crackenthorpe
First aired: 1984-12-26

Miss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English...

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The 10th Kingdom

as Queen's Talking Mirror
First aired: 2000-02-27

Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel...

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Casualty

as Big Ted
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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Wycliffe

as Lionel Penmore
First aired: 1994-07-24

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective...

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Blackadder

as Sir Wilfred Death
First aired: 1983-06-15

Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders...

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Softly, Softly

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-05

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1...

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Raffles

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-02-25

Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung....

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Public Eye

as Hart
First aired: 1965-01-23

Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC...

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Cadfael

as Lord Rhysart
First aired: 1994-05-29

Cadfael is the name given to the TV series of The Cadfael Chronicles adaptations produced by...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Harris
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Thriller

as Roscoe
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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Lovejoy

as Roderick Frew
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Department S

as Doug Martin
First aired: 1969-09-09

Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The...

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Jason King

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-15

Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world...

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Arabian Nights

as Demon
First aired: 2000-04-30

Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by...

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The Devil's Crown

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-04-30

The Devil's Crown was a BBC limited series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings...

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Wings

as Harry Farmer
First aired: 1977-01-02

The trials and tribulations of a daring group of young pilots in the Royal Flying Corps as they...

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Moonbase 3

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-09-09

The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3.

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Judge Dee

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-04-08

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Under Capricorn

as Samson Flusky
First aired: 1983-01-01

Helen Simpson's scorching novel of passion and unspoken loyalty is brought to life in a major...

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