Portrait of Patrick Barr

Acting

Patrick Barr

Career

Active from 1932 to 2008, with a break from 1987 to 2007, busiest in 1952 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patrick Barr Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Hobson (archive footage)

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)

as Chorus

A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Doctor

Octopussy
Octopussy (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as British Ambassador

The Godsend
The Godsend (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Collins

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 56
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Burke

The Mackinnons
The Mackinnons (1977)

TV show

Days of Hope
Days of Hope (1975)

TV show ยท as Mr. Harrington

Ten from the Twenties
Ten from the Twenties (1975)

TV show ยท as Matthew Ford

House of Whipcord
House of Whipcord (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Justice Bailey

Churchill's People
Churchill's People (1974)

TV show ยท as Sir Jacob Astley

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gen. St. John

The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lord Carradine

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as General Fox

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Sir Richard Jeffcoate

The Flesh and Blood Show
The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 42

as Major Bell / Sir Arnold Gates

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mr. Arundel

1960s

24 titles ยท average score 72
The Vortex
The Vortex (1969)

as David Lancaster

Guns in the Heather
Guns in the Heather (1969)

as Lord Boyne

Department S
Department S (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Gen. Crawley

A Beast with Two Backs
A Beast with Two Backs (1968)

as Joe

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Admiral Bowen

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as The Rt. Hon. Anthony Croft MP

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show ยท as Sir John Savory / John Hallmaine

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Joe / David Lancaster

On the Run
On the Run (1963)

as Brent

The Longest Day
The Longest Day (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

as Group Capt. J.N. Stagg (uncredited)

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Stonehouse

Urge to Kill
Urge to Kill (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Superintendent Allen

1950s

37 titles ยท average score 63
Next to No Time
Next to No Time (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jerry Lane

It's Never Too Late
It's Never Too Late (1956)

as Charles Hammond

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

The Brain Machine
The Brain Machine (1955)

as Dr. Geoffrey Allen

Time Is My Enemy
Time Is My Enemy (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Everton

Sailor of the King
Sailor of the King (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury

Escape by Night
Escape by Night (1953)

as Inspector Frampton

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1952)

as Insp. Morley

Death of an Angel
Death of an Angel (1952)

as Robert Welling

You're Only Young Twice!
You're Only Young Twice! (1952)

as Sir Archibald Asher

A Ghost for Sale
A Ghost for Sale (1952)

as Man

To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold (1951)

as Brian

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 60
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mr Bruce

Man on the Run
Man on the Run (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Detective at Cabby's Restaurant

Adam and Evelyne
Adam and Evelyne (1949)
GoodWatch score 51

as Bert, Adam's Friend (uncredited)

Golden Arrow
Golden Arrow (1949)

as Hedy's Husband

The Case of the Frightened Lady
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
GoodWatch score 43

as Richard Ferraby

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Let's Be Famous
Let's Be Famous (1939)

as John Blake

The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)

as Det. Insp. Alan Wembury

Yellow Sands
Yellow Sands (1938)

as Arthur Varwell

Incident in Shanghai
Incident in Shanghai (1938)

as Flight Commander Pat Avon

Marigold
Marigold (1938)

as Lt. Archie Forsyth

Star of the Circus
Star of the Circus (1938)

as The Real Truxa

Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lord Hastings

The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On (1937)

as Designer

Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)

as Gerry Melville

Things to Come
Things to Come (1936)
GoodWatch score 76

as World Transport Official (uncredited)

Cash
Cash (1933)

as Shop Assistant

The Merry Men of Sherwood
The Merry Men of Sherwood (1932)

as Torturer