Derek Farr
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| Born | Derrick Capel Farr 7 February 1912 London, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Muriel Pavlow (1947-1986) Carole Lynn (1939-1945) |
Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 1912, in London – 22 March 1986, in London[1]) was a British actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in The Dam Busters.[2]
Career
After working as a schoolteacher, he took to the stage in 1937, and in 1939 got his first film role. He served in the Second World War, and after the war resumed his acting career, mainly in character parts.[2]
In the early 1980s he played 16 roles in Jane Howell's television version of Shakespeare's War of the Roses cycle.[3]
Personal life
He was married, secondly, to actress Muriel Pavlow in 1947, whom he met in 1941 while filming Quiet Wedding and again on the set of The Shop at Sly Corner. They remained married until Farr's death.[4][5]
Partial filmography
- Miracles Do Happen (1938)
- The Outsider (1939)
- Q Planes (1939)
- Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
- Freedom Radio (1941)
- Quiet Wedding (1941)
- Spellbound (1941)
- Quiet Weekend (1946)
- Wanted for Murder (1946)
- Tehran (1946)
- Code of Scotland Yard (1947)
- Noose (1948)
- Bond Street (1948)
- The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
- Man on the Run (1949)
- Silent Dust (1949)
- Double Confession (1950)
- Murder Without Crime (1950)
- Reluctant Heroes (1951)
- Young Wives' Tale (1951)
- Little Big Shot (1952)
- Front Page Story (1954)
- Bang! You're Dead (1954)
- Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
- Value for Money (1955)
- The Dam Busters (1955)
- The Man in the Road (1956)
- Doctor At Large (1957)
- The Vicious Circle (1957)
- The Truth About Women (1957)
- Town on Trial (1957)
- The Saint (TV series) (1962)
- The Projected Man (1967)
- 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968)
- The Johnstown Monster (1971)
- Crossroads (1971-1975)
- Nightingale's Boys (1975)
- Pope Joan (1972)
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as Dr. Mender 1978)
References
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