John Hallam
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-10-28 in Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Died
2006-11-14
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.
Most Known For
EastEnders
as Barnsey Barnes
Doctor Who
as Light
Minder
as Gypsy Joe
Casualty
as Big Ted
Blackadder
as Sir Wilfred Death
Sherlock Holmes
as Gorgiano
The Professionals
as Tug Willis
Bergerac
as Jacques Le Rozier
Wycliffe
as Lionel Penmore
Cadfael
as Lord Rhysart
Return of the Saint
as Bernadotti
Public Eye
as Hart
Softly, Softly
Thriller
as Roscoe
The Chronicles of Narnia
as Captain Drinian
The 10th Kingdom
as Queen's Talking Mirror
Lovejoy
as Roderick Frew
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Graeme Warrack
Lifeforce
as Lamson
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Red Headed Baron