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Tony Barry is a Actor Australien born on 28 august 1941 at Ipswich (Australie)

Tony Barry

Tony Barry
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Nationality Australie
Birth 28 august 1941 at Ipswich (Australie)
Death 21 december 2022 (at 81 years)

Tony Barry is an Australian actor, born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia in 1941, who has performed in 56 feature films and 45 television series, across a four-decade career.
After acting in the television series The Box in 1975–76, he began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree. In 2014, between seasons of the TV drama series The Time of Our Lives, Barry had his left leg amputated above the knee due to melanoma. The loss of his leg was written into the storyline.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tony Barry (58 films)

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Actor

Vacant Possession, 1h35
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Stanton, Pamela Rabe, Toni Scanlan, Linden Wilkinson, Tony Barry
Rating72% 3.627513.627513.627513.627513.62751
Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before.
Jack Be Nimble, 1h32
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Alexis Arquette, Bruno Lawrence, Tony Barry, Elizabeth Hawthorne
Roles Clarrie
Rating59% 2.9951952.9951952.9951952.9951952.995195
Jack (Arquette) decides to put an end to the abuse he has received from his adoptive parents, and runs away to find his long lost sibling, Dora (Smuts-Kennedy). Although Dora has fared much better since their abandonment and subsequent adoption, she is also drawn to use her telepathic powers to find him. Along the way, Jack is constantly pursued by the four daughters of his adoptive parents, seeking revenge for their parents' demise at the hands of Jack and his invention.
The Rainbow Warrior
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sam Neill, Jon Voight, Lucy Lawless, Kerry Fox, Bruno Lawrence, Peter Hambleton
Roles Greenpeace Activist
Rating55% 2.760772.760772.760772.760772.76077
Film is based on the true story of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, which was bombed in Auckland harbour on 10 July 1985, when it was preparing for a Pacific voyage to protest French nuclear testing. The film chronicles the police investigation to discover what happened to the ship and who was responsible.
Old Scores
Old Scores (1991)
, 1h33
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Rugby
Actors Robert Pugh, Alison Bruce, Martyn Sanderson, John Bach, Roy Billing, Tony Barry
Roles Barry Brown
Rating70% 3.544263.544263.544263.544263.54426
Old Scores revolves around a controversial (fictional) rugby match between Wales and New Zealand which was won by Wales. On his death-bed, the touch judge confesses to failing to disallow the winning try for an infringement by the Welsh scorer. The Welsh Rugby Union President announces that in order to set the record straight, there should be a rematch between the two teams - using the same players who had played the match 25 years earlier.
Rose Against the Odds, 1h46
Genres Biography, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Boxing films, Documentary films about law
Actors Telly Savalas, Paul Williams, Tony Barry, Steve Jacobs, Frankie J. Holden, Jacinta Stapleton
Roles Jack Rennie
Rating66% 3.3059153.3059153.3059153.3059153.305915
Ce film est une biographie du boxeur aborigène Lionel Rose : de son enfance dans un village aborigène pauvre d'Australie, son départ à Melbourne pour rejoindre l'équipe de boxe de Jack Rennie, jusqu'au soir où un coup de téléphone surprise lui donne la chance de sa vie : défier le champion du monde en titre, le grand Fighting Harada.
The Man From Snowy River II, 1h50
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie, Mark Hembrow, Bryan Marshall
Roles Jacko
Rating64% 3.2498153.2498153.2498153.2498153.249815
Some years after his dangerous ride down the steep mountain to capture the Brumby herd and regain the Colt from old "Regret", Jim Craig, now with a large herd of mountain-bred horses of his own, returns to his home vicinity to take up with his girl, Jessica Harrison. She is still smitten with him, but opposition from her father remains as resolute as ever. Further, she also has a rich would-be suitor endeavouring to court her, Alistair Patton, son of the banker from whom Harrison is seeking a large loan. Before he returns from Harrison's property to his home, Jim meets an army officer seeking quality horses for the remount service on a regular basis.
Never Say Die, 1h30
Directed by Geoff Murphy
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Temuera Morrison, Lisa Eilbacher, Tony Barry, George Wendt, John Clarke, Geoff Murphy
Roles Insp. Evans
Rating52% 2.621552.621552.621552.621552.62155
Both Alf and his wife Melissa have returned home to New Zealand after being homesick. After a delay in customs that irritates Alf, the two return to their old home which has just had the utilities switched back on. As they arrive the house is destroyed in a gas explosion. Paranoid Alf goes to report his suspicions that the explosion was deliberate to his nemesis on the New Zealand Police, Inspector Evans. Evans thinks Alf is upset and imagining things. Alf later survives a car crash where his brakes were cut, however an examination of Alf's car lead Evans to believe that shrapnel from the house explosion cut the brake line.
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller, 1h40
Directed by Michael Rubbo
Origin Canada
Genres Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors Paul Popowich, Ron Lea, Tony Barry, Ernie Dingo
Roles Mad Mile
Rating67% 3.3922253.3922253.3922253.3922253.392225
À la recherche d'un inestimable timbre de la collection paternelle volé par Tommy Farceur, un de leurs camarades de classe, Ralph et sa sœur Nancy vont découvrir un secret qui leur permettra de devenir si petits qu'ils pourront voyager à travers un timbre-poste. Ce secret leur permettra de mettre la main sur une fabuleuse collection datant du début du siècle. Ils seront aidés de leur ami Albert, le chef du club de timbres de l'école, qui ne supporte plus les escroqueries de Tommy. Bien sûr, ce dernier est tout aussi intéressé à mettre la main sur la collection.
Shame
Shame (1988)
, 1h34
Genres Drama
Actors Deborra-Lee Furness, Simone Buchanan, Tony Barry, David Franklin, Gillian Jones
Roles Tim Curtis
Rating68% 3.431263.431263.431263.431263.43126
Tragic happenings result from conflict arising from the active feminism of Asta Cadell, a robust professional woman, after her motorbike breaks down in the fictitious township of Ginborak during a lone tour of outback Western Australia.
Initiation
Initiation (1987)
, 1h28
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Bruno Lawrence, Miranda Otto, Rodney Harvey, Tony Barry
Roles Pat
Rating53% 2.6785952.6785952.6785952.6785952.678595
Danny Molloy arrives in Adelaide to visit his father who he has not seen in ten years. He then crashes in a rain forest.
BabaKiueria
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bob Maza, Cecily Polson, Tony Barry
Roles Father (Mr. Smith)
Rating74% 3.704143.704143.704143.704143.70414
BabaKiueria revolves around a role-reversal, whereby it is Aboriginal Australians who have invaded and colonised the fictitious country of BabaKiueria, a land that has long been inhabited by white natives, the BabaKiuerians.