David Farrar

David Farrar

1908-08-21 – 1995-08-31 (age 87) Forest Gate, London, England, UK
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Biography

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David Farrar (21 August 1908 – 31 August 1995) was an English stage and film actor, born in Forest Gate, east London.

Three of his most notable film roles were leads in the Powell and Pressburger films Black Narcissus (1947), The Small Back Room (1949), and Gone to Earth (1950).

He retired in 1962. After the death of his wife Irene in 1976, he moved to South Africa to be with their daughter.

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Known For

The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans

1962

as Xerxes

Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Pharaoh

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus

1947

as Mr. Dean

The Battle of the River Plate
The Son of Robin Hood
The Son of Robin Hood

1958

as Des Roches

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase

1955

as Commander Jeff Napier

John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

1959

as John Wilkes

Woman and the Hunter
Woman and the Hunter

1957

as David Kirby

Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth

1950

as John Reddin

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room

1949

as Sammy Rice

The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Q Planes
Q Planes

1939

as Viking Bo'sun

Beat Girl
Beat Girl

1960

as Paul Linden

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill

1948

as David Traill

Pearl of the South Pacific
Pearl of the South Pacific

1955

as Bully Hague

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?

1942

as Lieutenant Jung

Lilacs in the Spring
Lilacs in the Spring

1954

as Charles King

Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle

1954

as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

For Those in Peril
For Those in Peril

1944

as Murray

Lost
Lost

1956

as Detective Inspector Craig