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John Hallam

John Hallam

Birthday: 1941-10-28 | Place of Birth: Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1]) was a Northern Irish character actor. Born John William Francis Hallam in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he appeared in many film and television roles including Nicholas and Alexandra (1971),Murphy's War (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The Mallens (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Dragonslayer (1981), the BBC television adaptations of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He also appears in the director's cut of the 1973 film The Wicker Man as McTaggart. He appeared in the science fiction series Doctor Who as the memorable alien "Light" in the serial Ghost Light (1989). He was also known as Barnsey, the prison cell mate of Den Watts in EastEnders. On November 14, 2006, Hallam died in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England at age 65. He was divorced and had four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hallam  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

as    Ali Ben Hassad

1994
Good King Wenceslas

as    Gomon

1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Light

as    Light

1989
When the Whales Came

as    Treve Pender

1988
White Peak Farm

as    John Tanner

1987
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

as    Cedric Crackenthorpe

1985
Lifeforce

as    Lamson

1983
Under Capricorn

as    Samson Flusky

1981
Dragonslayer

as    Tyrian

1979
The Mallens

as    Thomas Mallen

1978
The Four Feathers

as    Sergeant Major

1977
The People That Time Forgot

as    Chung-Sha

1977
Wings

as    Harry Farmer

1976
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

as    Graeme Warrack

1976
Trial by Combat

as    Sir Roger

1975
Hennessy

as    Boyle

1975
Murder Motel

as    Roscoe

1973
The Offence

as    Panton