Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Tony Barry (born 28 August 1941) was an Australian tough-looking actor and activist who performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry was for a number of years afflicted by melanoma, culminating in a 2013 leg amputation. He nonetheless battled on and continued his acting career right up to his death on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81.

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Filmography

2023

Bay of Fires
Bay of Fires
as Joseph
TV - Released: 7/16/2023
Faraway Downs
Faraway Downs
as Sergeant Callahan
TV - Released: 11/26/2023

2020

The End
The End
as Willie
TV - Released: 2/10/2020

2019

Total Control
Total Control
as Phillip Anderson
TV - Released: 10/13/2019

2018

Harrow
Harrow
as Jack Twine
TV - Released: 3/9/2018

2017

Grace
Grace
as Mr. Symonds
Movie - Released: 12/17/2017
Nobody's Child
Nobody's Child
as Hank
Movie - Released: 1/1/2017

2013

Mystery Road
Mystery Road
as Sarge
Movie - Released: 8/15/2013
One Answer to Cancer
One Answer to Cancer
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
The Time of Our Lives
The Time of Our Lives
as Ray Tivolli
TV - Released: 6/16/2013

2011

Rest for the Wicked
Rest for the Wicked
as Murray
Movie - Released: 11/24/2011
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
as Sir Frank Packer
TV - Released: 4/17/2011

2010

Home by Christmas
Home by Christmas
as Ed
Movie - Released: 4/29/2010

2009

False Witness
False Witness
as The Libertine
TV - Released: 1/11/2009
Dirt Game
Dirt Game
as Alec Nolan
TV - Released: 4/19/2009

2008

The Ballad of Betty & Joe
The Ballad of Betty & Joe
as Joe
Movie - Released: 7/23/2008
Australia
Australia
as Sergeant Callahan
Movie - Released: 11/18/2008

2007

Cross Life
Cross Life
as Bill
Movie - Released: 7/2/2007

2006

Solo
Solo
as Louis
Movie - Released: 7/27/2006
The Silence
The Silence
as Dennis Riordan
Movie - Released: 9/8/2006
Gone
Gone
as UTE Driver
Movie - Released: 10/26/2006

2005

Lady Vengeance
Lady Vengeance
as Jenny's Adoptive Father
Movie - Released: 7/29/2005
Hell Has Harbour Views
Hell Has Harbour Views
as Frank Flannery
Movie - Released: 1/30/2005

2004

Movie
The Widower
Movie - Released: 6/1/2004

2003

The Night We Called It a Day
The Night We Called It a Day
as Ralph Blue
Movie - Released: 8/14/2003
Movie
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through
as Lennie
Movie - Released: 11/5/2003
BlackJack
BlackJack
as Joe Bueneroti
Movie - Released: 3/16/2003

2001

Mullet
Mullet
as Col Maloney
Movie - Released: 6/28/2001
La spagnola
La spagnola
as Dr. Knuckey
Movie - Released: 4/5/2001

2000

Grass Roots
Grass Roots
as Drew Leonard
TV - Released: 7/2/2000

1999

Paperback Hero
Paperback Hero
Movie - Released: 3/25/1999
Fresh Air
Fresh Air
as Bob
Movie - Released: 5/6/1999
Change Of Heart
Change Of Heart
as Mervyn
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

All Saints
All Saints
as Frank O'Hara
TV - Released: 2/24/1998

1997

The Last of the Ryans
The Last of the Ryans
as Father Brosnan
Movie - Released: 4/23/1997
The Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior
as Greenpeace Activist
Movie - Released: 3/28/1997
Doing Time for Patsy Cline
Doing Time for Patsy Cline
as Dwayne
Movie - Released: 9/25/1997

1994

The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo
as James Carroll
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p.
as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie
TV - Released: 10/9/1994
The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River
as Bernard Hardwick
TV - Released: 9/23/1994

1993

Jack Be Nimble
Jack Be Nimble
as Clarrie
Movie - Released: 9/15/1993
Absent Without Leave
Absent Without Leave
as Peter
Movie - Released: 2/20/1993
Typhon's People
Typhon's People
as The Minister
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Joyful and Triumphant
Joyful and Triumphant
as George Bishop
Movie - Released: 12/19/1993

1991

Old Scores
Old Scores
as Barry Brown
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Rose Against the Odds
Rose Against the Odds
as Jack Rennie
Movie - Released: 9/29/1991
Police Rescue
Police Rescue
as Clyde
TV - Released: 2/14/1991
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Ron Jenkins
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1989

Shadow of the Cobra
Shadow of the Cobra
Movie - Released: 7/18/1989

1988

The Man From Snowy River II
The Man From Snowy River II
as Jacko
Movie - Released: 3/24/1988
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
as Insp. Evans
Movie - Released: 12/9/1988
Shame
Shame
as Tim Curtis
Movie - Released: 2/26/1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
as Mad Mile
Movie - Released: 12/8/1988

1987

Initiation
Initiation
as Pat
Movie - Released: 6/20/1987

1986

Frog Dreaming
Frog Dreaming
as Gaza
Movie - Released: 5/1/1986
I Own the Racecourse
I Own the Racecourse
as Bert Hammond
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Pallet on the Floor
Pallet on the Floor
as Larkman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
The Surfer
The Surfer
as Calhoun
Movie - Released: 3/18/1986
Platypus Cove
Platypus Cove
as Frank Nelson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
BabaKiueria
BabaKiueria
as Father (Mr. Smith)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986
Two Friends
Two Friends
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 5/13/1986
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
as Bruce Logan
TV - Released: 5/15/1986
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy
as Mick Brennan
TV - Released: 11/5/1986

1985

The Coca-Cola Kid
The Coca-Cola Kid
as Bushman
Movie - Released: 7/14/1985
Keiron: The First Voyager
Keiron: The First Voyager
as Moulen
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
Archer's Adventure
Archer's Adventure
as Squatter
Movie - Released: 11/3/1985

1984

The Settlement
The Settlement
as The Sergeant
Movie - Released: 7/19/1984

1983

Midnite Spares
Midnite Spares
as Howard
Movie - Released: 2/17/1983
Scales of Justice
Scales of Justice
as Nipper Jackson
TV - Released: 9/20/1983

1982

We of the Never Never
We of the Never Never
as Mac
Movie - Released: 11/4/1982
Dead Easy
Dead Easy
as Ozzie
Movie - Released: 9/13/1982

1981

Goodbye Pork Pie
Goodbye Pork Pie
as John
Movie - Released: 2/5/1981

1980

Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Det. John Hughes
Movie - Released: 1/31/1980
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks
as Barry
Movie - Released: 10/23/1980
The Earthling
The Earthling
as Red
Movie - Released: 7/24/1980

1979

The Odd Angry Shot
The Odd Angry Shot
as Black Ronnie
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
Demolition
Demolition
Movie - Released: 6/21/1979

1978

Newsfront
Newsfront
as Greasy
Movie - Released: 7/29/1978
Little Boy Lost
Little Boy Lost
as Const. O'Day
Movie - Released: 11/16/1978
Puzzle
Puzzle
as Det. Const. Langdon
Movie - Released: 12/5/1978
The Irishman
The Irishman
as Rob Dalgleish
Movie - Released: 2/28/1978

1977

The Picture Show Man
The Picture Show Man
as Policeman
Movie - Released: 5/5/1977
The Mango Tree
The Mango Tree
as Tommy Smith
Movie - Released: 12/13/1977
Wild Man
Wild Man
as Dombey Morgan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977

1976

Break of Day
Break of Day
as Joe
Movie - Released: 12/31/1976
Movie
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
as Police Officer
Movie - Released: 11/6/1976
The Sullivans
The Sullivans
as Ginger
TV - Released: 11/15/1976