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.
Series | The Mallens | 2025 | |
Movie | The Mallen Streak | 2003-04-14 | |
Series | Arabian Nights | Demon | 2000-04-30 |
Series | The 10th Kingdom | Queen's Talking Mirror | 2000-02-27 |
Movie | The Duck | 1998-11-01 | |
Movie | The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo | Ali Ben Hassad | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Kull the Conqueror | Mandara | 1997-08-29 |
Series | (All Quiet on the) Preston Front | Mr Lomax | 1994-01-04 |
Series | Wycliffe | Unknown | 1994-07-24 |
Series | Cadfael | Unknown | 1994-05-29 |
Movie | Good King Wenceslas | Gomon | 1994-11-26 |
Movie | A Haunting Harmony | Staunton | 1993-12-30 |
Movie | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Red Headed Baron | 1991-06-14 |
Movie | When the Whales Came | Treve Pender | 1989-03-28 |
Movie | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Captain Drinian | 1989-11-19 |
Movie | Doctor Who: Ghost Light | Light | 1989-10-18 |
Series | The Fortunate Pilgrim | Hooperman | 1988-04-03 |
Series | White Peak Farm | John Tanner | 1988-01-13 |
Movie | Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington | Cedric Crackenthorpe | 1987-02-25 |
Series | Lovejoy | Unknown | 1986-01-10 |
Series | Casualty | Big Ted | 1986-09-06 |
Series | EastEnders | Unknown | 1985-02-19 |
Movie | Santa Claus: The Movie | Grizzard, Chauffeur | 1985-10-29 |
Movie | Lifeforce | Lamson | 1985-06-21 |
Movie | King David | Philistine Armour Bearer | 1985-03-29 |
Series | Blackadder | Sir Wilfred Death | 1983-06-15 |
Series | Under Capricorn | Samson Flusky | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | Dragonslayer | Tyrian | 1981-06-26 |
Movie | Flash Gordon | Luro | 1980-09-01 |
Movie | The Saint and the Brave Goose | Bernadotti | 1979-01-07 |
Series | Minder | Unknown | 1979-10-29 |
Movie | Love and Bullets | Cerutti | 1979-04-05 |
Series | The Devil's Crown | Unknown | 1978-04-30 |
Movie | The Four Feathers | Sergeant Major | 1978-01-01 |
Series | Wings | Harry Farmer | 1977-01-02 |
Series | Raffles | Unknown | 1977-02-25 |
Movie | The People That Time Forgot | Chung-Sha | 1977-07-06 |
Movie | Trial by Combat | Sir Roger | 1976-04-01 |
Movie | Arnhem: The Story of an Escape | Graeme Warrack | 1976-11-17 |
Movie | Hennessy | Boyle | 1975-12-31 |
Movie | Murder Motel | Roscoe | 1975-05-24 |
Movie | The Offence | Panton | 1973-01-11 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1973-04-14 |
Series | Moonbase 3 | Unknown | 1973-09-09 |
Movie | The Wicker Man | McTaggert | 1973-12-06 |
Movie | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Guensche | 1973-04-19 |
Series | The Regiment | 1972-02-21 | |
Movie | Antony and Cleopatra | Thidias | 1972-03-18 |
Movie | Murphy's War | Ellis | 1971-01-27 |
Movie | The Last Valley | Geddes | 1971-01-28 |
Series | Jason King | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
Movie | Villain | Terry | 1971-05-26 |
Movie | Nicholas and Alexandra | Nagorny | 1971-11-29 |
Movie | Quest for Love | Jonathan Keene | 1971-06-06 |
Movie | Where's Jack? | The Captain | 1969-04-01 |
Movie | The Assassination Bureau | Bureau Member (uncredited) | 1969-03-09 |
Series | Judge Dee | Unknown | 1969-04-08 |
Series | Department S | Unknown | 1969-09-09 |
Movie | A Walk with Love and Death | Sir Meles | 1969-10-05 |
Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Officer | 1968-04-10 |
Series | Softly, Softly | Unknown | 1966-01-05 |
Series | Public Eye | Unknown | 1965-01-23 |
Series | Doctor Who | Unknown | 1963-11-23 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |