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 โ€“ 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

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus

1947

as Mr. Dean

Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba

1959

as Pharaoh

The Battle of the River Plate
The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase

1955

as Commander Jeff Napier

The Black Shield of Falworth
The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban

Beat Girl
Beat Girl

1960

as Paul Linden

Lost
Lost

1956

as Detective Inspector Craig

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room

1949

as Sammy Rice

Q Planes
Q Planes

1939

as Viking Bo'sun

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?

1942

as Lieutenant Jung

The Golden Horde
The Golden Horde

1951

as Sir Guy of Devon

The Son of Robin Hood
The Son of Robin Hood

1958

as Des Roches

John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

1959

as John Wilkes

Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle

1954

as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson

I Accuse!
I Accuse!

1958

as Mathieu Dreyfus

Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story

1946

as David Warren

Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth

1950

as John Reddin

Escape to Burma
Escape to Burma

1955

as The Sawbwa

Pearl of the South Pacific
Pearl of the South Pacific

1955

as Bully Hague