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

Last of the Summer Wine

Guide

Play for Today

Billy

Play for Today

Tiger

All Creatures Great and Small

Kitson

All Creatures Great and Small

Mr. Dent Snr.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Verger

The Saint

Inspector In Blue Goose

The Famous Five

Wooden-Leg Sam

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1994	Double Blast	Trainer
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
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
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 Witches	Mr. Glass
1966	The Trygon Factor	Guide
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.
1976	Bill Brand	Albert Stead
1974	Not On Your Nellie
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
1962	The Saint	Inspector In Blue Goose
1961	A for Andromeda	Oldroyd