Tony Barry

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1941-08-28

Place of Birth

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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Tony Barry

Biography

Tony Barry (born 28 August 1941) was an Australian tough-looking actor and activist who performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry was for a number of years afflicted by melanoma, culminating in a 2013 leg amputation. He nonetheless battled on and continued his acting career right up to his death on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81.

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Acting History

2025
Remember Belsen as Narrator
2023
Faraway Downs as Sergeant Callahan
2023
Bay of Fires as Joseph
2020
The End as Willie
2019
Total Control as Phillip Anderson
2018
Harrow as Jack Twine
2017
Grace as Mr. Symonds
2017
Nobody's Child as Hank
2013
Mystery Road as Sarge
2013
The Time of Our Lives as Ray Tivolli
2013
One Answer to Cancer as Narrator
2011
Rest for the Wicked as Murray
2011
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo as Sir Frank Packer
2010
Home by Christmas as Ed
2009
Dirt Game as Alec Nolan
2009
False Witness as The Libertine
2008
Australia as Sergeant Callahan
2008
The Ballad of Betty & Joe as Joe
2007
Cross Life as Bill
2006
Gone as UTE Driver
2006
The Silence as Dennis Riordan
2006
Solo as Louis
2005
Lady Vengeance as Jenny's Adoptive Father
2005
Hell Has Harbour Views as Frank Flannery
2004
The Widower
2003
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through as Lennie
2003
The Night We Called It a Day as Ralph Blue
2003
BlackJack as Joe Bueneroti
2001
Mullet as Col Maloney
2001
La spagnola as Dr. Knuckey
2000
Grass Roots as Drew Leonard
1999
Fresh Air as Bob
1999
Paperback Hero
1999
Change Of Heart as Mervyn
1998
All Saints as Frank O'Hara
1997
Doing Time for Patsy Cline as Dwayne
1997
The Last of the Ryans as Father Brosnan
1997
The Rainbow Warrior as Greenpeace Activist
1994
Halifax f.p. as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie
1994
The Man from Snowy River as Bernard Hardwick
1994
The Last Tattoo as James Carroll
1993
Joyful and Triumphant as George Bishop
1993
Jack Be Nimble as Clarrie
1993
Absent Without Leave as Peter
1993
Typhon's People as The Minister
1991
Rose Against the Odds as Jack Rennie
1991
Soldier Soldier as Ron Jenkins
1991
Police Rescue as Clyde
1991
Old Scores as Barry Brown
1989
Shadow of the Cobra
1988
Never Say Die as Insp. Evans
1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller as Mad Mile
1988
The Man From Snowy River II as Jacko
1988
Shame as Tim Curtis
1987
Initiation as Pat
1986
Cyclone Tracy as Mick Brennan
1986
The Flying Doctors as Bruce Logan
1986
Two Friends as Charlie
1986
Frog Dreaming as Gaza
1986
The Surfer as Calhoun
1986
I Own the Racecourse as Bert Hammond
1986
Pallet on the Floor as Larkman
1986
BabaKiueria as Father (Mr. Smith)
1986
Platypus Cove as Frank Nelson
1985
Archer's Adventure as Squatter
1985
The Coca-Cola Kid as Bushman
1985
Keiron: The First Voyager as Moulen
1984
The Settlement as The Sergeant
1983
Scales of Justice as Nipper Jackson
1983
Midnite Spares as Howard
1982
We of the Never Never as Mac
1982
Dead Easy as Ozzie
1981
Goodbye Pork Pie as John
1980
Hard Knocks as Barry
1980
The Earthling as Red
1980
Beyond Reasonable Doubt as Det. John Hughes
1979
Demolition
1979
The Odd Angry Shot as Black Ronnie
1978
Puzzle as Det. Const. Langdon
1978
Little Boy Lost as Const. O'Day
1978
Newsfront as Greasy
1978
The Irishman as Rob Dalgleish
1977
The Mango Tree as Tommy Smith
1977
The Picture Show Man as Policeman
1977
Wild Man as Dombey Morgan
1976
Break of Day as Joe
1976
The Sullivans as Ginger
1976
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker as Police Officer
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Almost as Dr. Khan