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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 23, 1947
Place of Birth:
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
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Jim Barclay
Biography
Jim Barclay (born 23 May 1947) is an English actor and comedian, who played the title role of Jossy Blair in the BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. In 1986, Barclay starred in the popular BBC children's football-based drama Jossy's Giants, playing the eponymous Jossy Blair, a former child football star injured shortly after his debut for Newcastle United, now charged with coaching a local school team to greatness. Barclay also appeared on television a number of times as a comedian, notably performing his stand-up act on Book 'Em and Risk It (Channel 4, 1983), Stomping on the Cat (Channel 4, 1984), and Interference (Channel 4, 1984). As an actor, he appeared in three episodes of the seminal alternative comedy series The Young Ones: (Boring, Flood and Sick). He has appeared in several episodes of both Grange Hill and The Bill.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Very British Cult | Percy |
| 1992 | A Question of Identity | MI5 Technician |
| 1984 | King | Waiter |
| 1980 | The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something | Bill |
| 1980 | Fatal Spring | Patient |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | New Tricks | Ivor (Speed Dater) |
| 2000 | Black Books | Trash Customer |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Martin Lucas |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster | Policeman |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave | Mr Davidson |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Bernard Webb |
| 1989 | The Nineteenth Hole | The Sergeant |
| 1986 | Jossy's Giants | Jossy Blair |
| 1985 | EastEnders | Doctor Chalmers |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Racist Policeman |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Policeman in Comic Strip |
| 1982 | The Young Ones | Policeman in Van |
| 1982 | Nobody's Hero | Larry |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Police Driver |