Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Acting

Born:
1941-08-28
Died:
2022-12-21
Place of birth:
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Tony Barry (1941 - 2022) 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.

Known For

Filmography

Remember Belsen

Remember Belsen

2025Narrator
Movie
Faraway Downs

Faraway Downs

6.92023Sergeant Callahan
TV
Bay of Fires

Bay of Fires

6.02023Joseph
TV
The End

The End

6.22020Willie
TV
Total Control

Total Control

5.82019Phillip Anderson
TV
Harrow

Harrow

7.62018Jack Twine
TV
Grace

Grace

2017Mr. Symonds
Movie
Nobody's Child

Nobody's Child

2017Hank
Movie
Mystery Road

Mystery Road

6.22013Sarge
Movie
The Time of Our Lives

The Time of Our Lives

7.32013Ray Tivolli
TV
One Answer to Cancer

One Answer to Cancer

10.02013Narrator
Movie
Rest for the Wicked

Rest for the Wicked

6.52011Murray
Movie
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

3.32011Sir Frank Packer
TV
Home by Christmas

Home by Christmas

3.72010Ed
Movie
Dirt Game

Dirt Game

7.02009Alec Nolan
TV
False Witness

False Witness

4.52009The Libertine
TV
Australia

Australia

6.62008Sergeant Callahan
Movie
Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal

Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal

2008Ben Chifley (Prime Minister)
Movie
The Ballad of Betty & Joe

The Ballad of Betty & Joe

2008Joe
Movie
Cross Life

Cross Life

2007Bill
Movie
Gone

Gone

5.12006UTE Driver
Movie
The Silence

The Silence

6.22006Dennis Riordan
Movie
Solo

Solo

6.32006Louis
Movie
Lady Vengeance

Lady Vengeance

7.52005Jenny's Adoptive Father
Movie
Hell Has Harbour Views

Hell Has Harbour Views

5.02005Frank Flannery
Movie
The Widower

The Widower

8.02004
Movie
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through

Lennie Cahill Shoots Through

9.02003Lennie
Movie
The Night We Called It a Day

The Night We Called It a Day

5.12003Ralph Blue
Movie
Ned

Ned

7.82003Bartender
Movie
BlackJack

BlackJack

4.52003Joe Bueneroti
Movie
Mullet

Mullet

5.42001Col Maloney
Movie
La spagnola

La spagnola

5.22001Dr. Knuckey
Movie
Grass Roots

Grass Roots

10.02000Drew Leonard
TV
Fresh Air

Fresh Air

4.71999Bob
Movie
Paperback Hero

Paperback Hero

6.11999
Movie
Change Of Heart

Change Of Heart

5.51999Mervyn
Movie
All Saints

All Saints

6.21998Frank O'Hara
TV
Doing Time for Patsy Cline

Doing Time for Patsy Cline

6.31997Dwayne
Movie
The Last of the Ryans

The Last of the Ryans

8.01997Father Brosnan
Movie
The Rainbow Warrior

The Rainbow Warrior

5.41997Greenpeace Activist
Movie
Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p.

6.21994Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie
TV
The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

7.11994Bernard Hardwick
TV
The Last Tattoo

The Last Tattoo

5.61994James Carroll
Movie
Joyful and Triumphant

Joyful and Triumphant

1993George Bishop
Movie
Jack Be Nimble

Jack Be Nimble

5.01993Clarrie
Movie
Absent Without Leave

Absent Without Leave

8.01993Peter
Movie
Typhon's People

Typhon's People

7.01993The Minister
Movie
Deadly

Deadly

7.01992Graham Stewart
Movie
Rose Against the Odds

Rose Against the Odds

7.01991Jack Rennie
Movie
Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

6.91991Ron Jenkins
TV
Police Rescue

Police Rescue

6.71991Clyde
TV
Old Scores

Old Scores

8.01991Barry Brown
Movie
Shadow of the Cobra

Shadow of the Cobra

8.51989
Movie
Never Say Die

Never Say Die

4.71988Insp. Evans
Movie
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

6.01988Mad Mile
Movie
The Man From Snowy River II

The Man From Snowy River II

6.81988Jacko
Movie
Shame

Shame

6.31988Tim Curtis
Movie
Initiation

Initiation

5.51987Pat
Movie
Cyclone Tracy

Cyclone Tracy

9.01986Mick Brennan
TV
The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

6.61986Bruce Logan
TV