Jim Barclay
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-05-23 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Biography
Jim Barclay (born 23 May 1947) is an English actor and comedian, who played the title role of Jossy Blair in the BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. In 1986, Barclay starred in the popular BBC children's football-based drama Jossy's Giants, playing the eponymous Jossy Blair, a former child football star injured shortly after his debut for Newcastle United, now charged with coaching a local school team to greatness. Barclay also appeared on television a number of times as a comedian, notably performing his stand-up act on Book 'Em and Risk It (Channel 4, 1983), Stomping on the Cat (Channel 4, 1984), and Interference (Channel 4, 1984). As an actor, he appeared in three episodes of the seminal alternative comedy series The Young Ones: (Boring, Flood and Sick). He has appeared in several episodes of both Grange Hill and The Bill.
Most Known For
EastEnders
as Doctor Chalmers
Peak Practice
as Martin Lucas
The Professionals
as Police Driver
New Tricks
as Ivor (Speed Dater)
Black Books
as Trash Customer
Jeeves and Wooster
as Policeman
The Young Ones
as Racist Policeman
The Young Ones
as Policeman in Comic Strip
The Young Ones
as Policeman in Van
The Paradise Club
as Bernard Webb
One Foot in the Grave
as Mr Davidson
After You've Gone
as Plainclothes Officer
The Nineteenth Hole
as The Sergeant
Jossy's Giants
as Jossy Blair
Fatal Spring
as Patient
Nobody's Hero
as Larry
A Very British Cult
as Percy
A Question of Identity
as MI5 Technician
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
as Bill
King
as Waiter