John Barrard obit

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John Barrard was a British character actor who had a career spanning five decades and who perhaps is best known for playing Dooley, Santa"s #2, in Santa Claus: The Movie.

Barrard"s television appearances included the Concierge in The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Gatekeeper in an episode of Armchair Theatre (1956), George in The Larkins (1958), Napoleon in The Army Game (1960), Carlos the Pedlar in The Saint (1962), Mr Craddock in Crossroads (1964), the Shopkeeper in the Doctor Who story The Reign of Terror (1964) and two roles in Coronation Street. Harry Mascall in 1972 and Sidney Wilson in 1974. Before these roles he appeared in the Coronation Street spin-off Pardon the Expression (1965).

Other appearances included Ludo McAllister in Doctor Finlay"s Casebook (1965), Sid Seaton in Softly, Softly (1966), Arnold Maddox in The Troubleshooters (1966), Harris in Public Eye (1968), Valarti in The Avengers (1969), Sir Bruce Ingoe in Callan (1969), King of Diamonds in Here Come the Double Deckers (1970), Mr Whitfield in Doctor at Large (1971), Shop Assistant in Budgie (1972), and Mr Forbes/Mr Finch in The Fenn Street Gang (1971-1972).

Further television credits included Gem Setter in The Protectors (1972), Pilkington in Follyfoot (1973), Lionel in The Growing Pains of Personal Computer Penrose (1975), Chauffeur in The Sweeney (1976), Mr Oliver in Survivors (1977) Judge Lambsfoot in Dick Turpin (1980), Scruffy Manitoba in The Professionals (1980), Doctor Losborne in Oliver Twist (1982), Jonathon Hopper in Whoops Apocalypse (1982), Mr Barraclough/Executive in Metal Mickey (1980-1982), Lapsley/Josie"s Dad in Last of the Summer Wine (1976-1983), Mr Adam in The Witches and the Grinnygog (1983), the Retired Morris Dancer in The Black Seal episode of The Black Adder (1983), Old Mr Brooks in We"ll Think of Something (1986), Arkroyd in Never the Twain (1986-1987), Bernie in Terry and June (1987), Oskar Friedman in War and Remembrance (1989), Harold Wharton in One Foot in the Grave (1990), Anatole in Jeeves and Wooster (1990), Mr Pebbles in Sean"s Show (1992), Baths Attendant in Minder (1993), Houseowner in Keeping Up Appearances (1993), Norman Spencer/Mr Jeffries in The Bill (1989-1999), Stamp Collector in Mr. Bean (1994) Security Guard in As Time Goes By (2000), and Mr Taylor in Doctors (2002).

His film roles included the Taxidermist in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Lennie Ross in Cover Girl Killer (1959), Small Manitoba in Peeping Tom (1960), There Was a Crooked Manitoba (1960), Honeydew in The Primitives (1962), Consul in We Joined the Navy (1962), Zebra Manitoba in Don"t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968), Wedding Guest in Crossplot (1969), Patron in Our Mission Fred (1972), Blind Man in Tales from the Crypt (1972), Benjamite Elder in King David (1985), Dooley in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), Walter in Buster (1988), and Old Man in Swinging with the Finkels (2011). Theatre appearances included The Tenth Man (1961) at the Comedy Theatre.

Barrard was the Chairman of the North West London branch of the actors" union Equity.

He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium on 17 October 2013 and his ashes were interred at the Golders Green Jewish Cemetery in May 2014.

 

Actor

Martin Freeman and Mandy Moore in Swinging with the Finkels (2011)

Swinging with the Finkels

4.6

Old Man

2011

 

The 10th Man (2006)

The 10th Man

8.1

Short

Binky

2006

 

Doctors (2000)

Doctors

4.6

TV Series

Mr. Taylor

2002

1 episode

 

As Time Goes By (1992)

As Time Goes By

8.3

TV Series

Security Guard

2000

1 episode

 

João Costa Menezes in Sunburn (1999)

Sunburn

7.6

TV Series

Old Man

2000

1 episode

 

Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Norman Spencer

Mr. Jeffries

1989–1999

2 episodes

 

George Cole and Kevin McNally in Dad (1997)

Dad

7.5

TV Series

Mr. Cooperfield

1999

1 episode

 

Eddi Arent and Pinkas Braun in Edgar Wallace: Die Katze von Kensington (1996)

Edgar Wallace: Die Katze von Kensington

4.5

TV Movie

1996

 

Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)

Mr. Bean

8.6

TV Series

Stamp Collector

1994

1 episode

 

Paul Merton in Paul Merton: The Series (1991)

Paul Merton: The Series

7.7

TV Series

Teacher

1993

1 episode

 

Patricia Routledge in Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Keeping Up Appearances

7.9

TV Series

The Houseowner

1993

1 episode

 

George Cole in Minder (1979)

Minder

7.8

TV Series

Baths Attendant

1993

1 episode

 

Sean's Show (1992)

Sean's Show

7.6

TV Series

Mr. Pebbles

1992

3 episodes

 

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster (1990)

Jeeves and Wooster

8.4

TV Series

Anatole

1990

2 episodes

 

Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)

One Foot in the Grave

7.9

TV Series

Harold Wharton

1990

1 episode

 

War and Remembrance (1988)

War and Remembrance

8.3

TV Mini Series

Oskar Friedman (English Orphanage)

1989

1 episode

 

Jonathan Newth, Joan Sanderson, Prunella Scales, and Janine Wood in After Henry (1988)

After Henry

6.9

TV Series

Frank

1989

1 episode

 

Elizabeth Hurley and Stephen Dillane in Christabel (1988)

Christabel

6.2

TV Mini Series

Jewish Tailor

1988

1 episode

 

Blind Justice (1988)

Blind Justice

7.5

TV Mini Series

Mr. Barnes

1988

1 episode

 

Phil Collins in Buster (1988)

Buster

5.9

Walter

1988

 

Terry and June (1979)

Terry and June

6.4

TV Series

Bernie

1987

1 episode

 

Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981)

Never the Twain

6.5

TV Series

Arkroyd

1986–1987

2 episodes

 

We'll Think of Something

TV Series

Old Mr. Brooks

1986

5 episodes

 

All in Good Faith (1985)

All in Good Faith

5.8

TV Series

Dudley Wilks

1986

2 episodes

 

David Huddleston in Santa Claus (1985)

Santa Claus

6.3

Dooley

1985

 

Richard Gere in King David (1985)

King David

5.3

Benjamite Elder

1985

 

Ellis Island (1984)

Ellis Island

7.0

TV Mini Series

Guido

1984

1 episode

 

Olu Jacobs in The Witches and the Grinnygog (1983)

The Witches and the Grinnygog

7.8

TV Mini Series

Mr. Adam

1983

5 episodes

 

Stuart Wilson in The Old Men at the Zoo (1983)

The Old Men at the Zoo

8.0

TV Series

Old Filson

1983

1 episode

 

Affairs of the Heart (1983)

Affairs of the Heart

TV Series

Mr. Harris

1983

1 episode

 

Rowan Atkinson in Blackadder (1982)

Blackadder

8.0

TV Series

Retired Morris Dancer

1983

1 episode

 

Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, and Brian Wilde in Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Last of the Summer Wine

7.1

TV Series

Lapsley

Josie's Dad

1976–1983

2 episodes

 

Metal Mickey (1980)

Metal Mickey

6.1

TV Series

Mr. Barraclough

Executive

1980–1982

3 episodes

 

John Cleese, John Barron, Richard Griffiths, Peter Jones, David Kelly, Bruce Montague, and Barry Morse in Whoops Apocalypse (1982)

Whoops Apocalypse

7.2

TV Series

Jonathon Hopper

1982

2 episodes

 

Dick Emery and Barry Evans in Legacy of Murder (1982)

Legacy of Murder

7.7

TV Series

Looby's husband

1982

1 episode

 

Oliver Twist (1982)

Oliver Twist

6.7

TV Movie

Dr. Losborne

1982

 

Briony McRoberts, Hildegard Neil, and John Stride in Diamonds (1981)

Diamonds

8.1

TV Series

Mordecai Kremer

1981

6 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Mr. Levy

Jones

1972–1981

2 episodes

 

Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson, and Martin Shaw in The Professionals (1977)

The Professionals

8.0

TV Series

Scruffy Man

1980

1 episode

 

Richard O'Sullivan in Dick Turpin (1979)

Dick Turpin

7.3

TV Series

Judge Lambsfoot

1980

1 episode

 

Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)

The Dick Emery Show

6.8

TV Series

Various

1972–1980

3 episodes

 

Leave It to Charlie (1978)

Leave It to Charlie

7.5

TV Series

Mr. Philpotts

1979

1 episode

 

Marius Goring and Jennifer Lonsdale in House of Caradus (1978)

House of Caradus

TV Series

Gibson

Alistair Gibson

1979

2 episodes

 

Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)

Whodunnit?

7.9

TV Series

Which Eye Jack

1978

1 episode

 

Julia Foster, Patrick Newell, and John Stride in Wilde Alliance (1978)

Wilde Alliance

7.4

TV Series

Giuseppe

1978

1 episode

 

London Belongs to Me (1977)

London Belongs to Me

7.6

TV Series

Mr. Chinkwell

1977

1 episode

 

A Roof Over My Head

TV Series

Roach

1977

1 episode

 

Survivors (1975)

Survivors

8.0

TV Series

Mr. Oliver

1977

1 episode

 

John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney (1975)

The Sweeney

8.1

TV Series

Chauffeur

1976

1 episode

 

The Crezz (1976)

The Crezz

8.0

TV Series

Walter Hunt

1976

1 episode

 

Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor in Second Verdict (1976)

Second Verdict

7.1

TV Series

Bernstein

1976

1 episode

 

The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)

The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose

6.5

TV Series

Lionel

1975

1 episode

 

Centre Play (1973)

Centre Play

6.5

TV Series

J.M. Barrie

1975

1 episode

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Sidney Wilson

Harry Mascall

1972–1974

3 episodes

 

Bowler (1973)

Bowler

6.8

TV Series

Maestro

1973

1 episode

 

Follyfoot (1971)

Follyfoot

7.5

TV Series

Pilkington

1973

1 episode

 

Sarah Badel and Stuart Wilson in Between the Wars (1973)

Between the Wars

TV Series

Bank Manager

1973

1 episode

 

Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt, and Nyree Dawn Porter in The Protectors (1972)

The Protectors

6.7

TV Series

Gem Setter

1972

1 episode

 

Danny La Rue and Alfred Marks in Our Miss Fred (1972)

Our Miss Fred

5.4

Patron

1972

 

John Alderton, David Barry, Peter Cleall, Peter Denyer, Liz Gebhardt, Carol Hawkins, and Leon Vitali in The Fenn Street Gang (1971)

The Fenn Street Gang

6.2

TV Series

Mr. Forbes

Mr. Finch

1971–1972

2 episodes

 

Alcock and Gander (1972)

Alcock and Gander

7.1

TV Series

Little man

1972

1 episode

 

Iain Cuthbertson and Adam Faith in Budgie (1971)

Budgie

7.6

TV Series

Shop Assistant

1972

1 episode

 

Bill Fraser in The Train Now Standing (1972)

The Train Now Standing

TV Series

Mr. Bentley

1972

1 episode

 

Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, and Ralph Richardson in Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Tales from the Crypt

6.8

Blind Man (segment "Blind Alleys") (uncredited)

1972

 

Alan Dobie in The ITV Play (1968)

The ITV Play

TV Series

Fred

1972

1 episode

 

Three in a Bed

TV Movie

Frederick

1972

 

Patricia Hayes and Dandy Nichols in The Trouble with You, Lilian (1971)

The Trouble with You, Lilian

TV Series

The man

1971

1 episode

 

Peter Sallis and Jeanette Sterke in The Ten Commandments (1971)

The Ten Commandments

6.9

TV Series

Mr. Groombridge

1971

1 episode

 

Doctor at Large (1971)

Doctor at Large

7.0

TV Series

Mr. Whitfield

1971

1 episode

 

Victor Brooks and Betty Marsden in The More We Are Together (1971)

The More We Are Together

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

Francis Matthews in Paul Temple (1969)

Paul Temple

7.4

TV Series

Sipli

1971

1 episode

 

Jane Seymour in Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970)

Here Come the Double Deckers!

7.6

TV Series

King of Diamonds

1970

2 episodes

 

John Bird and Dudley Foster in If It Moves, File It (1970)

If It Moves, File It

TV Series

Minister

1970

4 episodes

 

Ours Is a Nice House (1969)

Ours Is a Nice House

TV Series

Otto Husselberg

1970

1 episode

 

W. Somerset Maugham (1969)

W. Somerset Maugham

7.8

TV Series

Rodrigo

1970

1 episode

 

Rembrandt

TV Movie

Ruytenburch

1969

 

Crossplot (1969)

Crossplot

5.4

Wedding guest

1969

 

Detective (1964)

Detective

7.6

TV Series

Clegg

1969

1 episode

 

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969)

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

7.6

TV Series

Lambton Green

1969

1 episode

 

Edward Woodward in Callan (1967)

Callan

8.3

TV Series

Sir Bruce Ingoe

1969

1 episode

 

The Avengers (1961)

The Avengers

8.3

TV Series

Grunner

1969

1 episode

 

Doris Hare and Ken Jones in Her Majesty's Pleasure (1968)

Her Majesty's Pleasure

TV Series

Sherbert Johns

1968

1 episode

 

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

4.7

Zebra Man

1968

 

Life with Cooper (1966)

Life with Cooper

8.3

TV Series

Various Roles

1968

2 episodes

 

Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)

Public Eye

8.5

TV Series

Harris

1968

1 episode

 

Boy Meets Girl

6.5

TV Series

Arnold Trace

1967

1 episode

 

Kenneth More in The White Rabbit (1967)

The White Rabbit

8.8

TV Mini Series

Musician

1967

1 episode

 

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

4.4

TV Series

Mr. Craddock

1967

2 episodes

 

Barbara Jefford and Hayward Morse in Trapped (1967)

Trapped

TV Series

Dino

1967

1 episode

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.2

TV Series

Gregoriuos

1967

1 episode

 

Ways with Words

TV Series

Husband

1967

1 episode

 

Ray Barrett, Geoffrey Keen, and Philip Latham in Mogul (1965)

Mogul

7.2

TV Series

Arnold Maddox

1966

1 episode

 

Cooperama (1966)

Cooperama

7.6

TV Series

1966

1 episode

 

Marius Goring in The Suspect (1966)

Thirteen Against Fate

TV Series

Detective Mine

1966

1 episode

 

The Man in Room 17 (1965)

The Man in Room 17

7.6

TV Series

Dr. Anthony Macken

1966

1 episode

 

Arthur Lowe in Pardon the Expression (1965)

Pardon the Expression

7.1

TV Series

Sheik Harun El-Kebir

1966

1 episode

 

Theatre 625 (1964)

Theatre 625

7.5

TV Series

Nolik

Joe

1965–1966

2 episodes

 

Robin Stewart in Softly Softly (1966)

Softly Softly

7.0

TV Series

Sid Seaton

1966

1 episode

 

Pamela Ann Davy in Pity About the Abbey (1965)

Londoners

TV Series

Small man

1965

1 episode

 

Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

7.6

TV Series

Ludo McAllister

1965

1 episode

 

Mike

7.6

TV Series

Ron Coggins

1964

13 episodes

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Shopkeeper

1964

2 episodes

 

Catch Hand

9.0

TV Series

Ted

1964

1 episode

 

Arthur Haynes and Nicholas Parsons in The Arthur Haynes Show (1956)

The Arthur Haynes Show

6.8

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

John Gregson in First Night (1963)

First Night

8.3

TV Series

Gas-man

1964

1 episode

 

James Ellis, John Slater, and Gary Watson in Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

Mr. Marks

Jonas

1962–1964

2 episodes

 

Michael Denison in Boyd Q.C. (1956)

Boyd Q.C.

7.7

TV Series

Frederick Smee

1958–1963

2 episodes

 

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play

8.6

TV Series

Mr. Penny

Bishop

Mayor ...

1960–1963

5 episodes

 

Peter Sellers in The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

The Wrong Arm of the Law

6.7

Oppenheimer (uncredited)

1963

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.9

TV Series

Wally Harker

1963

1 episode

 

Nigel Patrick in Zero One (1962)

Zero One

8.5

TV Series

Passenger

1963

1 episode

 

ITV Television Playhouse (1955)

ITV Television Playhouse

8.0

TV Series

2nd Customer

1962

1 episode

 

We Joined the Navy (1962)

We Joined the Navy

5.5

Consul

1962

 

Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)

The Saint

7.5

TV Series

Carlos the Pedlar

1962

1 episode

 

George Roderick in The Primitives (1962)

The Primitives

5.2

Honeydew

1962

 

Angela Halley in The Sword in the Web (1962)

The Sword in the Web

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.5

TV Series

Emrys

Gatekeeper

1956–1962

2 episodes

 

Studio 4

7.0

TV Series

Vicente

Major Pripp

1962

2 episodes

 

Dickie Henderson and June Laverick in The Dickie Henderson Show (1960)

The Dickie Henderson Show

6.9

TV Series

1962

1 episode

 

Struck Off

TV Movie

Penrose

1962

 

Bonehead (1957)

Bonehead

7.3

TV Series

Uncle Herbert

Night Watchman

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

If the Crown Fits

TV Series

First Card Player

1961

1 episode

 

Rupert Davies in Maigret (1959)

Maigret

7.9

TV Series

Antoine

1960

1 episode

 

Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)

There Was a Crooked Man

6.6

(uncredited)

1960

 

Romano the Peasant

TV Series

Angelo

1960

3 episodes

 

Interpol Calling (1959)

Interpol Calling

7.3

TV Series

Professor Velard (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)

Peeping Tom

7.6

Small Man (uncredited)

1960

 

Inside Story

TV Series

Fred Barlow

1960

1 episode

 

Alfie Bass, Bill Fraser, and William Hartnell in The Army Game (1957)

The Army Game

7.5

TV Series

Napoleon

1960

1 episode

 

Cover Girl Killer (1959)

Cover Girl Killer

5.9

Lennie Ross

1959

 

Clash by Night

TV Movie

Projectionist

1959

 

Charlesworth

TV Series

Beppi

1959

2 episodes

 

The Wright People

TV Series

1959

1 episode

 

Murder Bag (1957)

Murder Bag

TV Series

1959

1 episode

 

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

7.0

TV Series

Afifi

Doctor Hakim Mirza

1957–1959

2 episodes

 

Cinderella

8.5

TV Movie

Count Grumblekin

1958

 

The Larkins (1958)

The Larkins

7.5

TV Series

George

1958

2 episodes

 

ITV Play of the Week (1955)

ITV Play of the Week

6.8

TV Series

Third scientist

Restaurant Manager

1956–1957

2 episodes

 

London Playhouse

TV Series

Constable I Ping

1956

1 episode

 

Rheingold Theatre (1953)

Rheingold Theatre

8.3

TV Series

Mr. Figg

1956

1 episode

 

Nom-de-Plume

TV Series

Journalist

The Scribe

1956

2 episodes

 

The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

The Count of Monte Cristo

7.4

TV Series

Concierge

1956

1 episode

 

Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

The Man Who Knew Too Much

7.4

Taxidermist Holding the Panther (uncredited)

1956

 

Sixpenny Corner

TV Series

Syd

1955

1 episode