John Hallam

Personal Info

Birthday

October 28, 1941

Day of Death

2006-11-14

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom

John Hallam

Biography

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).

Known For

EastEnders

Doctor Who

Minder

Casualty

Sherlock Holmes

The Professionals

Bergerac

Blackadder

Filmography

1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Ali Ben Hassad
1997
Kull the Conqueror
as Mandara
1994
Good King Wenceslas
as Gomon
1993
A Haunting Harmony
as Staunton
1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Red Headed Baron
1989
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
as Captain Drinian
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Light
When the Whales Came
as Treve Pender
1987
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Cedric Crackenthorpe
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Grizzard, Chauffeur
Lifeforce
as Lamson
King David
as Philistine Armour Bearer
1982
Ivanhoe
as Herald
1981
Dragonslayer
as Tyrian
1980
Flash Gordon
as Luro
1979
The Mallens
as Thomas Mallen
The Last Giraffe
as Guy Atherton
Love and Bullets
as Cerutti
The Saint and the Brave Goose
as Bernadotti
1978
The Four Feathers
as Sergeant Major
1977
That's Carry On!
as Burpa on Rooftop (archive footage) (uncredited)
The People That Time Forgot
as Chung-Sha
1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
as Graeme Warrack
Trial by Combat
as Sir Roger
1975
Hennessy
as Boyle
Murder Motel
as Roscoe
1973
The Wicker Man
as McTaggert
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Guensche
The Offence
as Panton
1972
Antony and Cleopatra
as Thidias
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Nagorny
Quest for Love
as Jonathan Keene
Villain
as Terry
The Last Valley
as Geddes
Murphy's War
as Ellis
1969
A Walk with Love and Death
as Sir Meles
Where's Jack?
as The Captain
The Assassination Bureau
as Bureau Member (uncredited)
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Officer
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
1967
Much Ado About Nothing
as Other Watchman