Tony Barry
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Tony Barry is an Australian actor who has performed in 55 feature films and 45 television series, across a four-decade career.
, Return to Snowy River, Never Say Die
, the 1988 film Surfer and The Coca-Cola Kid
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After acting in television series The Box
in 1975–76 he began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree. He has since starred in over fifty films.
Filmography
He is known for his roles in the 2008 film AustraliaAustralia (2008 film)
Australia is a 2008 epic historical romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood...
, Return to Snowy River, Never Say Die
Never Say Die (1988 film)
Never Say Die is a New Zealand action comedy starring Temuera Morrison and Lisa Eilbacher. It was written and directed by Geoff Murphy.-Plot:...
, the 1988 film Surfer and The Coca-Cola Kid
The Coca-Cola Kid
The Coca Cola Kid is a romantic comedy Australian film, released in 1985. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and starred Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on short stories in The Americans, Baby, and The Electrical Experience by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay...
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After acting in television series The Box
The Box (TV series)
The Box was an Australian soap opera than ran on Network Ten from February 1974 until 1977.The Box was produced by Crawford Productions who at the time was having great success producing police procedural television series in Australia...
in 1975–76 he began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree. He has since starred in over fifty films.
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1977 | The Mango Tree | ||
Weekend of Shadows | |||
Break of Day | |||
1978 | Newsfront Newsfront Newsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. The screenplay is written by David Elfick, Bob Ellis, Philippe Mora, and Phillip Noyce. The original music score is composed by William Motzing... |
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Puzzle | |||
The Irishman The Irishman The Irishman is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Elizabeth O'Conner.The novel deals with the experiences of Paddy Doolan, an Irish teamster, and his sons in the Gulf Country in the north of Australia.-Film Adaptation:... |
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Little Boy Lost Little Boy Lost (1978 film) Little Boy Lost is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Nathan Dawes as Stephen Walls, John Hargreaves as Jacko Walls, Lorna Lesley as Dorrie Walls, Tony Barry as Constable O'Dea and Steve Dodd as William Stanley, the Aboriginal tracker.... |
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1979 | The Odd Angry Shot The Odd Angry Shot Based on the novel of the same name by William L. Nagle, The Odd Angry Shot is a film following the experience of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War... |
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Now and Then | |||
1980 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt Beyond Reasonable Doubt (film) Beyond Reasonable Doubt is a 1980 New Zealand docu-drama feature film about the conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas, later pardoned, for the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe in 1970.... |
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Hard Knocks | |||
The Earthling The Earthling The Earthling is a drama film starring William Holden and Rick Schroder. It was filmed in 1979 in Australia, and released there in 1980. Peter Collinson directed this film and died of cancer shortly after its release... |
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1981 | I Can Jump Puddles I Can Jump Puddles I Can Jump Puddles is a 1981 Australian television mini-series based on the 1955 autobiographical series of the same name by author Alan Marshall... |
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Goodbye Pork Pie Goodbye Pork Pie Goodbye Pork Pie is a 1981 New Zealand film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Geoff Murphy and Ian Mune. The film is considered to be one of New Zealand's most popular films, and has been described as Easy Rider meets the Keystone Kops.... |
John | ||
1982 | With Prejudice | ||
Dead Easy | |||
We Of The Never Never We of the Never Never We of the Never Never is an autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn. Although published as a novel, it is an account of the author's experiences in 1902 at Elsey Station near Mataranka, Northern Territory in which she changed the names of people to obscure their identities. She published this book... |
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1983 | The Settlement | ||
Midnite Spares | |||
1984 | Pallet On The Floor | ||
1985 | Shout!:The Story of Johnny O'Keefe | ||
Archer's Adventure | |||
The Coca-Cola Kid The Coca-Cola Kid The Coca Cola Kid is a romantic comedy Australian film, released in 1985. It was directed by Dušan Makavejev and starred Eric Roberts and Greta Scacchi. The film is based on short stories in The Americans, Baby, and The Electrical Experience by Frank Moorhouse, who wrote the screenplay... |
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1986 | Two Friends | ||
I Own The Racecourse | |||
Cyclone Tracy | |||
Surfer | |||
The Quest Frog Dreaming Frog Dreaming is a 1986 Australian film starring Henry Thomas.In the United States the film was named 'The Quest'. In the United Kingdom it was named 'The Go-Kids'.... |
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1987 | Shame | ||
1988 | Never Say Die Never Say Die (1988 film) Never Say Die is a New Zealand action comedy starring Temuera Morrison and Lisa Eilbacher. It was written and directed by Geoff Murphy.-Plot:... |
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Return to Snowy River Return to Snowy River The Man from Snowy River II is a 1988 Australian drama film, the sequel to The Man from Snowy River. It was released in the United States as Return to Snowy River, and in the United Kingdom as The Untamed.... |
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1989 | Shadow Of The Cobra | ||
1991 | Old Scores Old Scores Old Scores is a 1991 film jointly produced by New Zealand and Wales, based around the two countries' mutual national sport of rugby union. It is notable for the appearance of a large number of legendary Welsh and New Zealand international rugby players in supporting roles... |
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1992 | Deadly | ||
1993 | Absent Without Leave | ||
Jack Be Nimble Jack Be Nimble (film) Jack Be Nimble is a 1993 New Zealand produced horror movie, starring Alexis Arquette.-Plot summary:Jack decides to put an end to the abuse he has received from his adoptive parents, enabling him to run away and find his long lost sibling Dora... |
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Rainbow Warrior | |||
1994 | The Last Tattoo | ||
Country Life Country Life (film) Country Life is an Australian film made in 1994, adapted from the play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov.The film was directed by Michael Blakemore. Actors appearing included Sam Neill and Googie Withers.... |
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1995 | Rose Against The Odds | ||
Vacant Possession | |||
1997 | Road to Nhill Road to Nhill Road to Nhill is a 1997 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Sue Brooks. The film won the "Golden Alexander" for Best Feature-Length Film at The International Thessaloniki Film Festival .-Plot:... |
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Doing Time for Patsy Cline Doing Time for Patsy Cline Doing Time for Patsy Cline is a 1997 Australian multi-award-winning film starring Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, and Matt Day and directed by Chris Kennedy.-Plot:... |
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1999 | Paperback Hero Paperback Hero (1999 film) Paperback Hero is a 1999 Australian comedy film starring Claudia Karvan and Hugh Jackman. It was directed by Antony Bowman who also wrote the screenplay. The film was predominantly shot in Queensland including Nindigully.-Synopsis:... |
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Fresh Air | |||
2000 | Mullet Mullet (film) Mullet is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by David Caesar, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter and Andrew Gilbert.-Plot summary:... |
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2003 | All The Way | ||
2005 | Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a 2008 South Korean film by director Park Chan-wook. In North America and parts of Europe, the film has been screened under the title Lady Vengeance. The film is the third installment in Park's The Vengeance Trilogy, following Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy... |
Jenny's adoptive father | |
2006 | Pleasance | ||
Solo | |||
2007 | Cross Life | ||
2008 | Australia Australia (2008 film) Australia is a 2008 epic historical romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood... |
Sergeant Callaghan |