Derek Farr

Derek Farr , born as Derrick Capel Farr (born February 7, 1912 in London - Brentford , United Kingdom , † March 22, 1986 in London- Hillingdon , United Kingdom) was a British actor in stage and film.

Live and act

Farr attended a St. Michael's School in southern England before taking up the teaching profession . At the age of 25 he decided to change his profession and went on stage as an actor. He made his debut in the " Gate Revue ". In the following year, the native of London made his film debut, which was only interrupted by his military service in World War II as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery (1941 to 1945). Initially only considering small roles, this should change after his return to civilian life. Especially in the late 1940s, he was often seen with leading roles, but only in less important B-films .

In later years, when Farr often took part in television productions, the artist played all kinds of respectable figures: men of God (reverends), doctors, officers and, again and again, nobles. One of his best known parts was Group Captain Whitworth in the May 1943 war film - The Destruction of the Dams . In his later years, Derek Farr was featured on several television series; He took on permanent roles in Nightingale's Boys, The Girls from Space , Big Boy Now !, London Belongs to Me, On Your Own - A Family Affair and Visit from Liliput , Farr's last appearance in front of the camera. Derek Farr died of cancer a few weeks after his 74th birthday.

Derek Farr had been married to colleague Muriel Pavlow since 1947 , with whom he had recently stood in front of the camera in " The Man Who Became a Murderer ".

Filmography

• 1938: Miracles Do Happen
• 1938: Test flight QE 97 (Q Planes)
• 1939: The Outsider
• 1939: Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
• 1940: Quiet Wedding
• 1941: Spellbound
• 1941: Freedom Radio
• 1946: childhood love (Quiet Weekend)
• 1946: The Demonic I (Wanted for Murder)
• 1946: Tehran
• 1947: Code of Scotland Yard
• 1947: The Man Who Became the Murderer ( The Shop at Sly Corner )
• 1948: The silk noose (Noose)
• 1948: Bond Street
• 1948: The Mask Falls (The Story of Shirley Yorke)
• 1949: Man on the Run
• 1949: The Silent Dust
• 1950: Double Confession
• 1950: Murder Without Crime
• 1951: Reluctant Heroes
• 1951: With use of the kitchen (Young Wives' Tale)
• 1952: Little Big Shot
• 1953: Trial and Error
• 1954: Front Page Story
• 1954: May 1943 - The Dam Busters
• 1955: Better rich, but happy (Value for Money)
• 1955: The Man who Lost Himself (The Man in the Road)
• 1956: Help, the doctor is coming! (Doctor at Large)
• 1957: Interpol calls Berlin (The Vicious Circle)
• 1957: Town on Trial
• 1958: Fair Game (TV series)
• 1959: Dangerous Ice
• 1961: Attempt to Kill
• 1966: Frankenstein 70 - The Monster with the Fireclaw (The Projected Man)
• 1967: Don't Trust Anyone Over 30 ( 30 is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia )
• 1971: Pope Joan ( Pope Joan )
• 1972/73: Crossroads (TV series)
• 1974: Nightingale's Boys (TV series)
• 1976: The Girls from Outer Space ( Star Maidens )
• 1976/77: Big Boy Not (TV series)
• 1977: London Belongs to Met (TV series)
• 1980: On Your Own - A Family Affair ( Breakaway )
• 1983: The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
• 1983: The Tragedy of Richard III
• 1984: Winter Sunlight (TV series)
• 1986: Visit from Liliput ( The Return of the Antelope ) (TV series)

literature

• International Television Almanac 1985, Quigley Publishing Company, New York 1985, p. 84

Web links

• Derek Farr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short obituary in The Ledger
• Derek Farr on allemovie.com.