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John Hallam
Known for: ActingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1]) was a Northern Irish character actor. Born John William Francis Hallam in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he appeared in many film and television roles including Nicholas and Alexandra (1971),Murphy's War (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The Mallens (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Dragonslayer (1981), the BBC television adaptations of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He also appears in the director's cut of the 1973 film The Wicker Man as McTaggart. He appeared in the science fiction series Doctor Who as the memorable alien "Light" in the serial Ghost Light (1989). He was also known as Barnsey, the prison cell mate of Den Watts in EastEnders. On November 14, 2006, Hallam died in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England at age 65. He was divorced and had four children. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hallam licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The 10th Kingdom
Flash Gordon
Lifeforce
Murphy's War
Dragonslayer
Santa Claus: The Movie
Kull the Conqueror
Ivanhoe
The People That Time Forgot
The Offence
Nicholas and Alexandra
Antony and Cleopatra
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
as Cedric Crackenthorpe
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Trial by Combat
Love and Bullets
Villain
The Four Feathers
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Ali Ben Hassad
Hennessy