Tony Barry


Tony Barry is an Australian actor, best known for his television and film roles.

Biography

Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia in 1941, Barry has performed in 56 feature films and 45 television series, across a four-decade career. After acting in the television series The Box in 1975–76, he began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree. In 2014, between seasons of the TV drama series The Time of Our Lives, Barry had his left leg amputated above the knee due to melanoma. The loss of his leg was written into the storyline.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977The Mango TreeTommy Smith
1977Weekend of Shadows
1977Break of Day
1978Newsfront"Greasy"
1978Puzzle
1978The IrishmanRob Dalgliesh
1978Little Boy LostConst. O'Day
1979The Odd Angry ShotBlack Ronnie
1979Now and ThenMarina manager
1980Beyond Reasonable DoubtDetective John Hughes
1980Hard Knocks
1980The Earthling"Red"
1981I Can Jump PuddlesAlan's fatherTV series
1981Goodbye Pork PieJohn
1982With Prejudice
1982Dead Easy
1982We of the Never NeverMac
1983Scales of Justice"Nipper" JacksonTV miniseries
1983The SettlementSergeant Crow
1983Midnite SparesDetective Howard
1984Pallet on the FloorLarkman
1985Shout!:The Story of Johnny O'KeefeAlan Heffernan
1985Archer's Adventure
1985The Coca-Cola KidBushman
1986Two Friends
1986I Own the RacecourseBert HammondTV movie
1986Cyclone TracyMick BrennanTV miniseries
1986The SurferCalhoun
1986BabaKiueriaFather
1986Frog DreamingGaza
1988ShameTim Curtis
1988Never Say DieDet Insp Bill Evans
1988The Man from Snowy River IIJacko
1989Shadow Of The Cobra
1991Old Scores
1992Deadly
1993Absent Without Leave
1993Jack Be NimbleClarrie
1993Rainbow Warrior
1994The Last Tattoo
1994Country Life
1995Rose Against the Odds
1995Vacant Possession
1996CrocadooRufus B. HardacareTV series
1997Road to NhillJim
1997Doing Time for Patsy ClineDwayne
1999Paperback Hero
1999Fresh AirBob
2000MulletCol Maloney
2003All The Way
2003The Night We Called It a DayRalph Blue
2005Lady VengeanceJenny's adoptive father
2006Pleasance
2006Home by Christmas
2006SoloLouis
2007Cross LifeBill
2008AustraliaSergeant Callaghan
2013The Time of Our LivesRay TivoliTV series
2013Mystery RoadSarge
2018HarrowJack TwineTV series
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Live theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004A Local ManFormer Prime Minister Ben ChifleyOne-person drama on Chifley's last night