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John Hallam

Cast & creator

John Hallam

1941-10-28 (died at 65) Lisburn, Northern Ireland United KingdomIMDb

Best known for EastEnders, EastEnders, Doctor Who

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.

Movies

44

film credits

Series

41

television credits

Career

85

1951–2000 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

EastEnders

EastEnders

Barnsey Barnes · 1985

EastEnders

EastEnders

Barnsey · 1985

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Light · 1963

Casualty

Casualty

Big Ted · 1986

Minder

Minder

Gypsy Joe · 1979

Across film & television

Filmography (85)

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EastEnders

EastEnders

Barnsey Barnes

EastEnders

EastEnders

Barnsey

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Light

Casualty

Casualty

Big Ted

Minder

Minder

Gypsy Joe

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Gorgiano

The Professionals

The Professionals

Tug Willis

Bergerac

Bergerac

Jacques Le Rozier

Blackadder

Blackadder

Sir Wilfred Death

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

Lionel Penmore

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Roderick Frew

Public Eye

Public Eye

Hart

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Graeme Warrack

Thriller

Thriller

Roscoe

Cadfael

Cadfael

Lord Rhysart

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

Captain Drinian

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

Tobias Moat

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

McTaggert

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Red Headed Baron

Department S

Department S

Doug Martin

Jason King

Jason King

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Bernadotti

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Lord Chiltern

The 10th Kingdom

The 10th Kingdom

Queen's Talking Mirror

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

Mr Lomax

Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

Guadix

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

Gorgiano

Lifeforce

Lifeforce

Lamson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Captain Harris

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

Demon

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Luro

99-1

99-1

Mark Wise

Raffles

Raffles

The Regiment

The Regiment

James Willoughby

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

The Mallens

The Mallens

Thomas Mallen

Moonbase 3

Moonbase 3

Dr Peter Conway

Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

Tyrian

The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

Hooperman

Wings

Wings

Harry Farmer

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Officer

Santa Claus: The Movie

Santa Claus: The Movie

Grizzard, Chauffeur

Judge Dee

Judge Dee

Judge Dee

Judge Dee

Nee

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Guensche

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nagorny

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

Cedric Crackenthorpe

Kull the Conqueror

Kull the Conqueror

Mandara

The Offence

The Offence

Panton

The People That Time Forgot

The People That Time Forgot

Chung-Sha

King David

King David

Philistine Armour Bearer

The Last Valley

The Last Valley

Geddes

Murphy's War

Murphy's War

Ellis

Dominic

Dominic

Captain Beever

Hennessy

Hennessy

Boyle

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Herald

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

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

Captain Drinian

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

Bureau Member (uncredited)

That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

Thidias

Quest for Love

Quest for Love

Jonathan Keene

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

Ali Ben Hassad

Carry On Up the Khyber

Carry On Up the Khyber

Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)

The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

Captain Harris

Villain

Villain

Terry

When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Treve Pender

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

Samson Flusky

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

Cerutti

White Peak Farm

John Tanner

A Walk with Love and Death

A Walk with Love and Death

Sir Meles

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

Sergeant Major

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Light

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Other Watchman

Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Sir Roger

The Saint and the Brave Goose

The Saint and the Brave Goose

Bernadotti

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

Gomon

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise

Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Murder Must Advertise

Mr. Ingleby

Where's Jack?

Where's Jack?

The Captain

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

Graeme Warrack

A Haunting Harmony

A Haunting Harmony

Staunton

The Last Giraffe

The Last Giraffe

Guy Atherton

Murder Motel

Murder Motel

Roscoe

The Duck

The Duck

Wendy

Wendy