Thursday, December 5, 2013

Barry Jackson obit

Barry Jackson obituary


Actor best known for playing the pathologist George Bullard in Midsomer Murders

 

He was not on the list.


The actor Barry Jackson, who has died aged 75, was a staple of British television for more than 50 years but it was not until he was in his 60s that he earned a degree of stardom, thanks to his portrayal of the pathologist Dr George Bullard in 76 episodes (1997-2011) of the popular mystery series Midsomer Murders.

Bullard, the friend of local inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), is called in whenever a murder victim is found, which happens in each feature-length episode. "It's always good when I get more to say than 'He died at 11pm'," Jackson remarked. "I try to be as real as possible, though I call the show pantomime crime, not true crime. That's its appeal – everyone gets bludgeoned to death but there's something quite old-fashioned and harmless about it."

From the plots of Midsomer Murders, you would think that middle-English villages were exceedingly dangerous places, populated to a large degree by homicidal psychopaths. In 2008, Jackson, in the guise of Bullard, hosted a tongue-in-cheek documentary called Surviving Midsomer: An Insider's Guide, detailing dangerous English places and events, such as the woods and village fetes, to avoid.

Jackson was born in Birmingham. His father worked as a metal pattern-maker for the British Motor Corporation at Longbridge. Despite having no theatrical background, his parents named him after Sir Barry Jackson, the locally born theatre director and founder of the Birmingham Repertory theatre. He worked at the old Rep in 1954, aged 16, as a stagehand when Sir Barry was still there. "I don't think he quite approved of another Barry Jackson working there," he later recalled.

Jackson went to King Edward VI Five Ways grammar school and to rid him of his Brummie accent, his parents sent him for elocution lessons. Aged nine, he did radio broadcasts for Children's Hour from the Broad Street studios and, as soon as he got his O-levels, he moved to London to become an actor.

At the age of 22, Jackson began his long career on television in the role of the Earl of Surrey in the BBC's prestigious An Age of Kings (1960), the cycle of Shakespeare's English history plays. He continued in a number of sword-carrying parts for a few years. Not getting very far as a performer, Jackson, who had also studied and taught martial arts, became a fight director and stuntman under the name Jack Barry. In this guise he worked on nine episodes of the adventure series Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), starring Gerald Harper as the swashbuckling Edwardian gentleman-hero returning from the dead into the swinging 60s.

He gave up stunt work in 1970 but came out of retirement in 1985 to do a film with Liam Neeson, Malcolm McDowell and Edward Woodward, called Arthur the King. "It was rubbish," he commented.

 

As an actor, Jackson began slowly but surely to get better roles on television in the 70s, such as Detective Sergeant Bickford in several episodes of the police drama Z Cars (1971). He also had parts in Ken Loach's Cathy Come Home (1966), as a rent collector, and in the first series of Doctor Who (1965), returning in 1979 in The Armageddon Factor as Drax, a time-travelling companion of Tom Baker (the fourth Doctor).

At the same time, he appeared in a few feature films, mainly in uniform, as a "Brummie gunner" in The Bofors Gun (1968); in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970); in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975); and as an RAF pilot in Aces High (1976). Jackson's sole leading role was in the low-budget bittersweet comedy Mister Love (1985), set in Southport. Jackson is charming as the mild-mannered, middle-aged council gardener who has a surprisingly lively love life.

By way of Crown Court (1973), Hard Cases (1988-89) and Three Seven Eleven (1993) on television, Jackson arrived at Midsomer Murders in 1997 and remained until 2011, when he was replaced by a new forensic scientist, Tamzin Malleson. On leaving the show, Jackson expressed his view that it was getting too saucy.

Jackson is survived by his third wife, Denise, and six children, Aubrey, Kate, Anna, Lucy, Kirsten and Andy.

Actor (147 credits)

 2012 The Wedding Video

Des

 2005-2012 Doctors (TV Series)

Harry Newell / George Arnett / Gordon Alexander / ...

- A Broad Church (2012) ... Harry Newell

- Martha Loves George (2010) ... George Arnett

- Amnesiac (2007) ... Gordon Alexander

- The Girl Who Came Back (2005) ... Robert Ellen

 2011 Foster

Tom Jenkins

 1997-2011 Midsomer Murders (TV Series)

Dr. George Bullard

- The Oblong Murders (2011) ... Dr. George Bullard

- Echoes of the Dead (2011) ... Dr. George Bullard

- Dark Secrets (2011) ... Dr. George Bullard

- Death in the Slow Lane (2011) ... Dr. George Bullard

- Fit for Murder (2011) ... Dr. George Bullard

2009 Toscanini in His Own Words (TV Movie)

Arturo Toscanini

 2008 Section 44 (Short)

Interrogator 1

 1994-2006 Heartbeat (TV Series)

Jim Hobson / Eli Parker / Harold Jenkins

- Risky Business (2006) ... Jim Hobson

- The Dear Departed (2004) ... Eli Parker

- Trouble in Mind (1994) ... Harold Jenkins

 2005 Derailed (TV Movie)

Denman Groves

 2004 Wimbledon

Danny Oldham

 2004 Holby City (TV Series)

Ken Jones

- Letting Go (2004) ... Ken Jones

 1991-2003 The Bill (TV Series)

Gordon Peploe / John Attard / Richard Baines / ...

- 151: Hallmark Moment (2003) ... Gordon Peploe

- The Jury's Out (2001) ... John Attard

- Butting In (1996) ... Richard Baines

- The Greater Good (1991) ... Ralf Morgan

 2003 Thursday the 12th (TV Movie)

Constituency Secretary

 1994-2002 A Touch of Frost (TV Series)

Walter / Walter Peters

- Mistaken Identity: Part 2 (2002) ... Walter

- Mistaken Identity: Part 1 (2002) ... Walter

- Nothing to Hide (1994) ... Walter Peters

 2002 Micawber (TV Series)

Vicar

- Micawber and the Aristocracy (2002) ... Vicar

 1997-2001 Bernard's Watch (TV Series)

Grandad / Grandad Beasley

- A Pool Time (2001) ... Grandad

- A Worrying Time (2001) ... Grandad

- Running on Time (2001) ... Grandad

- Doing Time (2001) ... Grandad

- Alien Times (2001) ... Grandad

2001 The Fourth Angel

Tarnowner

 1998 Birds of a Feather (TV Series)

George

- Nuptials (1998) ... George

 1998 Kavanagh QC (TV Series)

Depp

- Briefs Trooping Gaily (1998) ... Depp

 1997 Wokenwell (TV Series)

Lennie Crowe

- Episode #1.6 (1997) ... Lennie Crowe

 1997 Backup (TV Series)

Doctor Flynn

- Touched (1997) ... Doctor Flynn

 1997 Silent Witness (TV Series)

Terence Cross

- Blood, Sweat and Tears: Part 2 (1997) ... Terence Cross

- Blood, Sweat and Tears: Part 1 (1997) ... Terence Cross

 1996 Ellington (TV Series)

Sam Goodwin

- Matchmaker (1996) ... Sam Goodwin

 1995 Peak Practice (TV Series)

Gordon Wright

- Fighting Chance (1995) ... Gordon Wright

 1994 Wycliffe (TV Series)

Alexander Greaves

- The Pea Green Boat (1994) ... Alexander Greaves

 1993-1994 Three Seven Eleven (TV Series)

Alfred Bayfield / Grandad Bayfield

- Episode #2.10 (1994) ... Alfred Bayfield

- Episode #2.5 (1994) ... Alfred Bayfield

- Episode #2.4 (1994) ... Alfred Bayfield

- Episode #2.3 (1994) ... Alfred Bayfield

- Episode #2.2 (1994) ... Grandad Bayfield

1984-1994 Minder (TV Series)

Brian / Mournful

- The Great Depression of 1994 (1994) ... Brian

- If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On (1984) ... Mournful

 1994 The Chief (TV Series)

Cmdr. Jim Keegan

- Episode #4.1 (1994) ... Cmdr. Jim Keegan

 1993 Bad Company (TV Movie)

Douglas Draycott Q.C.

 1992 Growing Rich (TV Movie)

Alan

 1992 Kinsey (TV Series)

Councillor Sutton

- The Waste Watchers (1992) ... Councillor Sutton

 1992 Growing Rich (TV Series)

Alan

- Episode #1.6 (1992) ... Alan

- Episode #1.5 (1992) ... Alan

- Episode #1.4 (1992) ... Alan

- Episode #1.3 (1992) ... Alan

- Episode #1.2 (1992) ... Alan

1991 Stay Lucky (TV Series)

Detective Inspector Dove

- Poetic Justice (1991) ... Detective Inspector Dove

 1991 Palmer (TV Movie)

Donald

 1990 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (TV Movie)

Stumpy

 1990 Casualty (TV Series)

Prison Officer Barratt

- A Will to Die (1990) ... Prison Officer Barratt

 1990 Bergerac (TV Series)

DCI Kinsey

- My Name's Sergeant Bergerac (1990) ... DCI Kinsey

 1990 Little Sir Nicholas (TV Series)

Nolan

- Episode #1.1 (1990) ... Nolan

 1989 Screen One (TV Series)

Ted Sangster

- Blore M.P. (1989) ... Ted Sangster

 1980-1989 All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series)

Mr Dowson / Ken Billings

- Blood and Water (1989) ... Mr Dowson

- Matters of Life and Death (1980) ... Ken Billings

 1988-1989 Hard Cases (TV Series)

Jack Seymour

- Episode #2.7 (1989) ... Jack Seymour

- Episode #2.6 (1989) ... Jack Seymour

- Episode #2.5 (1989) ... Jack Seymour

- Episode #2.4 (1989) ... Jack Seymour

- Episode #2.3 (1989) ... Jack Seymour

1989 Screenplay (TV Series)

Otto Hansen

- The Act (1989) ... Otto Hansen

 1987 Our Geoff (TV Movie)

Bryan

 1987 1914 All Out (TV Movie)

Arthur Hayworth

 1987 Fortunes of War (TV Mini Series)

McCann

- The Balkans: September 1939 (1987) ... McCann

 1986 The Great Paper Chase (TV Movie)

Hitchen

 1986 Lovejoy (TV Series)

Inspector Maslow

- The Firefly Cage (1986) ... Inspector Maslow

 1985 Mr. Love

Donald Lovelace

 1985 Them and Us (TV Series)

Clerk of Court

- Wagging It (1985) ... Clerk of Court

- Cannibal (1985) ... Clerk of Court

- Caesar's Snarl (1985) ... Clerk of Court

- Firebug (1985) ... Clerk of Court

- Flash-Point (1985) ... Clerk of Court

1984 The Shooting Party

Weir

 1983 Pride of our Alley (TV Movie)

Archie Pitt

 1983 Androcles and the Lion (TV Movie)

The Editor

 1982 Schoolgirl Chums (TV Movie)

Colonel Dayne / The Chauffeur

 1982 The Gentle Touch (TV Series)

Moodie

- The Meat Rack (1982) ... Moodie

 1982 Into the Labyrinth (TV Series)

Bedivere

- Excalibur (1982) ... Bedivere

 1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)

Neil

- Chains (1982) ... Neil

 1982 Horace (TV Series)

Horace

- Horace and the Great Outdoors (1982) ... Horace

- Horace Steps Out (1982) ... Horace

- Horace Finds a Friend (1982) ... Horace

- Horace Takes Charge (1982) ... Horace

- Horace Picks a Winner (1982) ... Horace

1981 Smuggler (TV Mini Series)

Taggart

- In at the Death (1981) ... Taggart

 1981 The Crucible (TV Movie)

Ezekiel Cheever

 1981 Cribb (TV Series)

Matthew Scott

- The Last Trumpet (1981) ... Matthew Scott

 1981 The Bunker (TV Movie)

Krebs

 1981 The Good Companions (TV Mini Series)

Monte Mortimer

- Salvage Work (1981) ... Monte Mortimer

 1980 Enemy at the Door (TV Series)

Det. Sgt. Corbett

- Post Mortem (1980) ... Det. Sgt. Corbett

 1979 Premiere (TV Series)

SS officer

- Over There (1979) ... SS officer

 1979 Churchill and the Generals (TV Movie)

Clement Attlee

 1979 Turning Year Tales (TV Series)

Jackie's Dad

- The Essay (1979) ... Jackie's Dad

 1965-1979 Doctor Who (TV Series)

Drax / Jeff Garvey / Ascaris

- The Armageddon Factor: Part Six (1979) ... Drax

- The Armageddon Factor: Part Five (1979) ... Drax

- Mission to the Unknown (1965) ... Jeff Garvey

- The Exploding Planet (1965) ... Jeff Garvey

- All Roads Lead to Rome (1965) ... Ascaris

1968-1979 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)

Andrei / Burglar / Gai / ...

- Marya (1979) ... Andrei

- Heartbreak House (1977) ... Burglar

- The Love Girl and the Innocent (1973) ... Gai

- The Parachute (1968) ... Koepfer

 1978 Anne Hughes' Diary (TV Movie)

John Hughes

 1978 The Sailor's Return

Carrier

 1978 Coronation Street (TV Series)

Mr. Garfield

- Episode #1.1846 (1978) ... Mr. Garfield

- Episode #1.1845 (1978) ... Mr. Garfield

- Episode #1.1844 (1978) ... Mr. Garfield

- Episode #1.1843 (1978) ... Mr. Garfield

 1976-1978 The Onedin Line (TV Series)

Avery / Cringle

- Stand by to Go About (1978) ... Avery

- A Clear Conscience (1976) ... Cringle

 1978 ITV Playhouse (TV Series)

Barry Kelly

- Forty Weeks (1978) ... Barry Kelly

 1978 The Professionals (TV Series)

Bob

- Stake Out (1978) ... Bob

 1978 Life at Stake (TV Series)

Robert

- Mayday for Pisces III (1978) ... Robert

 1978 Blake's 7 (TV Series)

Dr. Kendall

- Mission to Destiny (1978) ... Dr. Kendall

 1973-1977 Crown Court (TV Series)

Edward Bennington / William Truscott / Brian Steerforth / ...

- An Upward Fall: Part 1 (1977) ... Brian Steerforth

- Ends and Means: Part 1 (1976) ... Det. Insp. Pritchard

- No Smoke Without Fire: Part 3 (1973) ... Edward Bennington

- No Smoke Without Fire: Part 2 (1973) ... Edward Bennington

- No Smoke Without Fire: Part 1 (1973) ... Edward Bennington

1977 Secret Army (TV Series)

Lock-Keeper

- Identity in Doubt (1977) ... Lock-Keeper

 1977 The Mackinnons (TV Series)

Charlie Fletcher

- In the Public Interest (1977) ... Charlie Fletcher

 1977 The Glitterball

Mr. Fielding

 1976 The Morning Spider (Short)

Caterpillar

 1976 The New Avengers (TV Series)

John Cledge

- To Catch a Rat (1976) ... John Cledge

 1976 Victorian Scandals (TV Series)

George Lewis

- The Fruits of Philosophy (1976) ... George Lewis

 1976 Aces High

Joyce

 1975-1976 Poldark (TV Series)

Charlie Kempthorne

- Episode #1.14 (1976) ... Charlie Kempthorne

- Episode #1.13 (1975) ... Charlie Kempthorne

 1975 Barry Lyndon

British Soldier

 1975 Moll Flanders (TV Movie)

William Stubbs

 1975 Oil Strike North (TV Series)

Tom Lawler

- Workhorse (1975) ... Tom Lawler

 1975 Churchill's People (TV Series)

George Loveless

- True Patriots All (1975) ... George Loveless

 1962-1975 Z Cars (TV Series)

Det. Sgt. Bickford / Reg Henshaw / Boyce / ...

- Snouts (1975) ... Boyce

- Prevention: Part 2 (1971) ... Det. Sgt. Bickford

- Prevention: Part 1 (1971) ... Det. Sgt. Bickford

- Calling the Tune: Part 2 (1967) ... Reg Henshaw

- Calling the Tune: Part 1 (1967) ... Reg Henshaw

1974 South Riding (TV Mini Series)

Stanley Dollan

- The Number of Our Days (1974) ... Stanley Dollan

 1974 Armchair Cinema (TV Series)

Morton

- Regan (1974) ... Morton

 1967-1974 Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series)

Joe / Bobby Brown / Roy Sharp

- A Sense of Guilt (1974) ... Joe

- Bobby (1969) ... Bobby Brown

- Six Till Two (1967) ... Roy Sharp

 1974 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

Wheeler

- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 3 (1974) ... Wheeler

- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 2 (1974) ... Wheeler

- Diamonds on Wheels: Part 1 (1974) ... Wheeler

 1974 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series)

Gurney

- Ice Storm (1974) ... Gurney

 1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series)

Ben Potter

- Pocket Money (1973) ... Ben Potter

 1969-1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV Series)

Bertie Cooper / Frank Mason / Outwood

- No Way (1973) ... Bertie Cooper

- The Easy Job (1972) ... Frank Mason

- Exercise (1969) ... Outwood

 1973 Diamonds on Wheels (TV Movie)

Wheeler

 1973 New Scotland Yard (TV Series)

Micky Green

- Where's Harry? (1973) ... Micky Green

 1973 Armchair 30 (TV Series)

The waiter

- Miss Fanshaw's Story (1973) ... The waiter

 1973 Special Branch (TV Series)

Workman

- A Copper Called Craven (1973) ... Workman

 1972 Harriet's Back in Town (TV Series)

Roy Smart

- Episode #1.10 (1972) ... Roy Smart

- Episode #1.9 (1972) ... Roy Smart

- Episode #1.8 (1972) ... Roy Smart

- Episode #1.7 (1972) ... Roy Smart

 1972 The Frighteners (TV Series)

Driver

- You Remind Me of Someone (1972) ... Driver

 1972 Man at the Top (TV Series)

Ron Dickinson

- All Very Hush, Hush (1972) ... Ron Dickinson

 1972 Doomwatch (TV Series)

Dr. McEwan

- Hair Trigger (1972) ... Dr. McEwan

 1972 Spy Trap (TV Series)

Nicky

- The Executioner: Part 4 (1972) ... Nicky

- The Executioner: Part 3 (1972) ... Nicky

- The Executioner: Part 2 (1972) ... Nicky

- The Executioner: Part 1 (1972) ... Nicky

 1972 Horace (TV Movie)

Horace

 1972 Suspicion (TV Series)

Nobby

- Nobby's Turn (1972) ... Nobby

 1971 Mogul (TV Series)

Ted Lacock

- We and Them (1971) ... Ted Lacock

 1971 A Family at War (TV Series)

Charles Gould

- The Lucky Ones (1971) ... Charles Gould

 1968-1971 Public Eye (TV Series)

Stock / Tom Pedmore

- John VII. Verse 24 (1971) ... Stock

- There's No Future in Monkey Business (1968) ... Tom Pedmore

 1971 Scene (TV Series)

- Clean Sweep (1971)

 1971 Paul Temple (TV Series)

Stephen Lamb

- Night Train (1971) ... Stephen Lamb

 1971 Long Ago, Tomorrow

Bill

 1970 Ryan's Daughter

Corporal

 1969/I Alfred the Great

Wulfstan

 1966-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV Series)

Cossack / John Black / Rent Collector

- Sling Your Hook (1969) ... Cossack

- Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It (1968) ... John Black

- Cathy Come Home (1966) ... Rent Collector

 1968 Tom Grattan's War (TV Series)

Peter Schindler

- The Secret Boat (1968) ... Peter Schindler

- The Prisoner (1968) ... Peter Schindler

 1968 The Bofors Gun

Shone

 1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series)

Ed

- The Metal Martyr (1967) ... Ed

 1967 Inheritance (TV Series)

Warden

- Of Eros and of Dust (1967) ... Warden

 1967 Boy Meets Girl (TV Series)

Andrei / Sid

- The Young Visitors (1967) ... Andrei

- The Raging Moon (1967) ... Sid

 1967 Kenilworth (TV Mini Series)

Wayland Smith

- The Wrath of Lions (1967) ... Wayland Smith

- The Tide Turns (1967) ... Wayland Smith

- The Black Arts (1967) ... Wayland Smith

 1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV Series)

Ted Barton

- The Croxley Master (1967) ... Ted Barton

 1966 Softly Softly (TV Series)

Gilbert

- The Jackpot (1966) ... Gilbert

 1966 Four People (TV Mini Series)

Prisoner #1

- St. Paul (1966) ... Prisoner #1

 1966 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV Series)

Guard / Victor / 1st. Samurai / ...

- Ticket to Terror (1966) ... Guard (as Jack Barry)

- Beauty Is an Ugly Word (1966) ... Victor

- More Deadly Than the Sword (1966) ... 1st. Samurai (as Jack Barry)

- Death Has a Thousand Faces (1966) ... Executioner (uncredited)

 1966 Armchair Theatre (TV Series)

Sid

- The Signal Box of Grandpa Hudson (1966) ... Sid

 1966 The Witness (TV Movie)

Jean Nalliers

 1966 Thirteen Against Fate (TV Series)

Jean Nalliers

- The Witness (1966) ... Jean Nalliers

 1964-1966 Theatre 625 (TV Series)

Terry Poulter

- Focus (1966) ... (as Jack Barry)

- Portraits from the North: Bruno (1965) ... Terry Poulter

- Parade's End #3: A Man Could Stand Up (1964) ... (as Jack Barry)

 1965 Strangler's Web

Morton Bray

 1965 The Mask of Janus (TV Series)

Werner

- And the Fish Are Biting (1965) ... Werner

 1965 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series)

Morton Bray

- Strangler's Web (1965) ... Morton Bray

 1964 Catch Hand (TV Series)

David Johnson

- It's Only Bricks and Mortar (1964) ... David Johnson

 1964 Festival (TV Series)

Herbert

- Trevor (1964) ... Herbert

 1963 The Spread of the Eagle (TV Mini Series)

Soldier / Menecrates / Plebeian / ...

- Part Nine: The Monument (1963) ... Soldier

- Part Eight: The Alliance (1963)

- Part Seven: The Serpent (1963) ... Menecrates

- Part Six: The Revenge (1963) ... Soldier

- Part Five: The Fifteenth (1963) ... Plebeian

1963 The Desperate People (TV Series)

Andy Wilson

- Episode #1.6 (1963) ... Andy Wilson

- Episode #1.3 (1963) ... Andy Wilson

- Episode #1.1 (1963) ... Andy Wilson

 1962 The Badger Game (TV Movie)

Tracey

 1962 The Primitives

Messenger

 1962 Television Club (TV Series)

Reporter

- The Wade Family: Stockford Evening Post (1962) ... Reporter

 1961 A for Andromeda (TV Series)

1st Sentry / Sentry

- The Last Mystery (1961) ... 1st Sentry

- The Face of the Tiger (1961) ... Sentry

 1961 Jack's Horrible Luck (TV Movie)

Billy

 1961 On the Boundary (TV Movie)

Billy Wrentham

 1961 People of Nowhere (TV Movie)

First German

 1961 Girl on a Roof (TV Movie)

Reporter

 1960 An Age of Kings (TV Mini Series)

Earl of Surrey / Michael

- Part Fifteen: The Boar Hunt (1960) ... Earl of Surrey

- Part Thirteen: The Sun in Splendour (1960)

- Part Twelve: The Morning's War (1960)

- Part Eleven: The Rabble from Kent (1960) ... Michael

- Part Nine: The Red Rose and the White (1960)

1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series)

- Twentieth Century Theatre: The Insect Play (1960)

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