John Barrett

Biography

Rochdale born John Barrett was a veteran of over 100 films and various TV programmes in a career that stretched twenty five years from 1958 to his death in 1983.

Known For

Play for Today

Billy

Play for Today

Tiger

The Saint

Inspector In Blue Goose

Last of the Summer Wine

Guide

BBC Play of the Month

Loyal

All Creatures Great and Small

Kitson

All Creatures Great and Small

Mr. Dent Snr.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1982	Remembrance	Jimmy
1982	The Missionary	Old Man Outside Hotel
1982	Rolling Home	Mr. Wyman
1981	The French Lieutenant's Woman	Dairyman
1980	Murder Rap	Tiger
1980	Pews	George
1979	Comedians	Caretaker
1979	Porridge	Hedley
1979	Tess	Old Dairy Hand
1978	Last Wishes	Mr. Apse
1977	Twelve Off the Belt	Eggy Greenall
1977	The Testing of Eric Olthwaite	Mr. Olthwaite
1977	Silver Lining	Walter Jennings
1976	It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet	Crump
1976	Robin and Marian	Jack
1976	The Eagle Has Landed	Laker Armsby
1976	Packman's Barn	Ben Packman
1976	Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground	Nathan
1975	Lloyd George Knew My Father	Robertson
1974	Our Cissy	Stan Butler
1974	Smokey Joe's Revenge	Bill Bassett
1974	South Riding
1973	O Lucky Man!	Bill
1973	Malachi's Cove	Polwarth
1973	The Death of Glory	Charles
1972	Up the Chastity Belt	1st Peasant
1972	Nearest and Dearest	Joshua Pledge
1972	The Treat	Henry
1971	Billy's Last Stand	Billy
1970	The Hunting of Lionel Crane	Christmas Potter
1970	Rest in Peace, Uncle Fred	Mr. Thomas
1970	The Long Distance Piano Player	Old Man
1968	Star!	Speaker at Hyde Park (uncredited)
1968	There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah	Smellie Ibbotson
1967	Far from the Madding Crowd	Joseph Poorgrass
1966	The Trygon Factor	Guide
1966	The Witches	Mr. Glass
1965	War-Gods of the Deep	Third Fisherman
1965	The World of George Orwell: 1984	Waiter
1964	The Crunch	Prison Orderly
1962	A Prize of Arms	Publican
1961	Anna Karenina	Cord
1960	Who Pays the Piper?
1960	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	Man in Cafe (uncredited)
1959	Jack the Ripper	Onlooker at 2nd Murder Scene

Year	TV Show	Role
1982	Objects of Affection	Mr Wyman
1978	The Famous Five	Wooden-Leg Sam
1978	Return of the Saint	Reiter
1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Kitson
1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Mr. Dent Snr.
1977	Robin's Nest	Stan
1976	Bill Brand	Albert Stead
1975	Shadows	Eli
1975	Poldark	George Tabb
1974	Not On Your Nellie
1974	Playhouse	George
1974	Churchill's People	John Freeman
1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Guide
1973	Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?	Verger
1973	The Jensen Code	Mr. Buckle
1970	Play for Today	Billy
1970	Play for Today	Tiger
1969	The Dustbinmen
1968	The Jazz Age	Prisoner
1968	Nearest and Dearest	Joshua Pledge
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Loyal
1965	Londoners	Publican
1964	The Villains	Fletcher
1964	Theatre 625	Sergeant Case
1964	Theatre 625	Waiter
1962	The Saint	Inspector In Blue Goose
1962	Studio 4	Frank Kershaw
1959	Probation Officer	Clerk of Court