David Farrar

David Farrar

Actor

Forest Gate, London, England, UK
August 21, 1908

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Farrar (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
7.5
/ English
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
7.1
/ English
The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans
6.5
/ English
Solomon and Sheba
Solomon and Sheba
6.4
/ English
The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase
6.3
/ English
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room
6.7
/ English
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones
6.0
/ English
Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth
6.2
/ English
Beat Girl
Beat Girl
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Black Narcissus
1947Winner

Best Performance

Black Narcissus

Went the Day Well?
1942Nominee

Best Performance

Went the Day Well?

The 300 Spartans
1962Nominee

Best Performance

The 300 Spartans

Career Highlights

Solomon and Sheba
1959Highlight

Best Performance

Solomon and Sheba

The Sea Chase
1955Highlight

Best Performance

The Sea Chase