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John Barrie
Deceased

When Did John Barrie Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 62
GenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn06/05/1917Born inNew Brighton, Merseyside, England, UKDied24/03/1980 (aged 62)Died inYorkWikidataQ6220867 ↗Buried atGolders Green CrematoriumTMDb#558445 ↗

John Barrie was an English actor who appeared in a number of television shows and films. He became well known for playing the title character on the police series Sergeant Cork from 1963–1968 and playing Detective Inspector Hudson on Z-Cars from 1967–1968. He was born in New Brighton, Cheshire in 1917 and made his screen debut in the 1954 film Yankee Pasha. He retired from acting in the 1970s, and latterly owned a number of grocery shops around York.

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Filmography29 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1973Jingle BellsMovieEdwin56
1972The AdventurerSeriesVladimir Horvic55
1970Play for TodaySeriesEdwin53
1970PattonMovieAir Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham53
1970Song of NorwayMovieMr. Hagerup53
1969The Oblong BoxMovieFranklin52
1969The File of the Golden GooseMovieSupt. Sloane52
1969The DoctorsSeriesDr John Somers52
1968The Jazz AgeSeriesJack Hollins51
1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesSammy50
1967Man in a SuitcaseSeries—50
1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSeriesMr. Sheldrake50
1965Gideon's WaySeriesWill Rikker48
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeriesNathan Pimblett48
1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesFred Moore47
1964The Brothers KaramazovSeriesFyodor Karamazo47
1963Sergeant CorkSeriesSergeant Cork46
1963Sword of LancelotMovieSir Bevidere46
1962The SaintSeriesElliot Vascoe45
1962Z-CarsSeriesDCI Sam Hudson45
1962Life for RuthMovieMr Gordon45
1962Hobson's ChoiceMovieHenry Hobson45
1961Drama 61-67SeriesJeff44
1961Jack and KnavesSeriesDet. Sgt. Tom Hitchin44
1960Theatre '70SeriesJoe Saul43
1959The Third ManSeries—42
1959The Gay DogMovieBert Gay42
1956Armchair TheatreSeriesMr. Chard39
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeriesYeoman38