Acting
David Farrar
- Titles
- 46movies
- Career
Active from 1938 to 1962, busiest in 1943 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 33top three billing
- Average score
59/100
- Highest rated
Black Narcissus85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.2average 2.6
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
- Tension6.6average 6.1
- Romance4.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.1, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- British Cinema 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Drama 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Family Secrets 2
- Romantic Intrigue 2
- Historical Romance 2
- WWII Espionage 2
- Period Drama 2
- Psychological Tension 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Anne CrawfordActorThe Hundred Pound Window, The Dark Tower, Headline, The Night Invader- JJohn HarlowDirectorThe Dark Tower, Meet Sexton Blake, The Echo Murders, Headline
- GGeoffrey FaithfullCinematographerThe World Owes Me a Living, Meet Sexton Blake, Sheepdog of the Hills, Headline
Niall MacGinnisActorThe Hundred Pound Window, Diamond City, The Webster Boy
Marius GoringActorThe Son of Robin Hood, Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill, The Night Invader
Herbert LomActorI Accuse!, Cage of Gold, The Dark Tower
William HartnellActorThe Dark Tower, Suspected Person, Headline
Finlay CurrieActorSolomon and Sheba, Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill, The Trojan Brothers
Wylie WatsonActorThe World Owes Me a Living, The Trojan Brothers, Danny Boy
Michael PowellWriterBlack Narcissus, The Small Back Room, Gone to Earth- BBrian EasdaleComposerBlack Narcissus, The Small Back Room, Gone to Earth
Otto HellerCinematographerThe Hundred Pound Window, The Dark Tower, The Night Invader
Movies and TV shows
461960s
3 titles · average score 59
65
The 300 Spartans (1962)
as Xerxes
The Webster Boy (1962)
as Paul Webster
54
Beat Girl (1960)
as Paul Linden
1950s
19 titles · average score 57
56
Watusi (1959)
as Rick Cobb
37
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
as Pharaoh
67
Lost (1956)
as Detective Inspector Craig
63
The Sea Chase (1955)
as Commander Jeff Napier
51
Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
as Bully Hague
51
Escape to Burma (1955)
as The Sawbwa
63
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
as Gilbert Blunt, Earl of Alban
53
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
as Perry Henderson / Arthur Henderson
56
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
as Charles King
64
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
as Gregory Black
56
Gone to Earth (1950)
as John Reddin
65
Cage of Gold (1950)
as Bill
1940s
20 titles · average score 69
69
The Small Back Room (1949)
as Sammy Rice
Diamond City (1949)
as Stafford Parker
73
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948)
as David Traill
85
Black Narcissus (1947)
as Mr. Dean
62
Frieda (1947)
as Robert Dawson
The Echo Murders (1945)
as Sexton Blake
Meet Sexton Blake (1945)
as Sexton Blake
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
as Paul Collyer
For Those in Peril (1944)
as Murray
The Hundred Pound Window (1944)
as George Graham
51
The Dark Tower (1943)
as Tom Danton
Suspected Person (1942)
as Inspector Thompson
1930s
4 titles · average score 59
62
Q Planes (1939)
as Viking Bo'sun
56
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)
as Granite Grant
A Royal Divorce (1938)
as Louis Bonaparte
Return of a Stranger (1937)
as Dr. Young