Tony Barry
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
The Sullivans
1976
Total Control
2019
The Flying Doctors
1986
All Saints
1998
Soldier Soldier
1991
Police Rescue
1991
Harrow
2018
The Man from Snowy River
1994
Halifax f.p.
1994
Faraway Downs
2023
Lady Vengeance
2005
Bay of Fires
2023
Filmography
The Sullivans
as Ginger · 1976
Total Control
as Phillip Anderson · 2019
The Flying Doctors
as Bruce Logan · 1986
All Saints
as Frank O'Hara · 1998
Soldier Soldier
as Ron Jenkins · 1991
Police Rescue
as Clyde · 1991
Harrow
as Jack Twine · 2018
The Man from Snowy River
as Bernard Hardwick · 1994
Halifax f.p.
as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie · 1994
Faraway Downs
as Sergeant Callahan · 2023
Lady Vengeance
as Jenny's Adoptive Father · 2005
Bay of Fires
as Joseph · 2023
Australia
as Sergeant Callahan · 2008
The End
as Willie · 2020
The Time of Our Lives
as Ray Tivolli · 2013
Grass Roots
as Drew Leonard · 2000
Dirt Game
as Alec Nolan · 2009
False Witness
as The Libertine · 2009
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
as Sir Frank Packer · 2011
Cyclone Tracy
as Mick Brennan · 1986
Two Friends
as Charlie · 1986
The Odd Angry Shot
as Black Ronnie · 1979
The Coca-Cola Kid
as Bushman · 1985
The Man From Snowy River II
as Jacko · 1988
The Settlement
as The Sergeant · 1984
BabaKiueria
as Father (Mr. Smith) · 1986
Mystery Road
as Sarge · 2013
Initiation
as Pat · 1987
Frog Dreaming
as Gaza · 1986
The Picture Show Man
as Policeman · 1977
Remember Belsen
as Narrator · 2025
The Earthling
as Red · 1980
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
as Mad Mile · 1988
Gone
as UTE Driver · 2006
Scales of Justice
as Nipper Jackson · 1983
Typhon's People
as The Minister · 1993
Hell Has Harbour Views
as Frank Flannery · 2005
The Night We Called It a Day
as Ralph Blue · 2003
Paperback Hero
· 1999
The Last Tattoo
as James Carroll · 1994
BlackJack
as Joe Bueneroti · 2003
Doing Time for Patsy Cline
as Dwayne · 1997
Midnite Spares
as Howard · 1983
Almost
as Dr. Khan
The Widower
· 2004
Old Scores
as Barry Brown · 1991
Archer's Adventure
as Squatter · 1985
Rose Against the Odds
as Jack Rennie · 1991
Never Say Die
as Insp. Evans · 1988
Shame
as Tim Curtis · 1988
We of the Never Never
as Mac · 1982
I Own the Racecourse
as Bert Hammond · 1986
Shadow of the Cobra
· 1989
Jack Be Nimble
as Clarrie · 1993
Break of Day
as Joe · 1976
Goodbye Pork Pie
as John · 1981
La spagnola
as Dr. Knuckey · 2001
The Silence
as Dennis Riordan · 2006
Pallet on the Floor
as Larkman · 1986
The Rainbow Warrior
as Greenpeace Activist · 1997
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Det. John Hughes · 1980
Mullet
as Col Maloney · 2001
Ned
as Bartender · 2003
Rest for the Wicked
as Murray · 2011
Hard Knocks
as Barry · 1980
Puzzle
as Det. Const. Langdon · 1978
Lennie Cahill Shoots Through
as Lennie · 2003
Joyful and Triumphant
as George Bishop · 1993
The Last of the Ryans
as Father Brosnan · 1997
Little Boy Lost
as Const. O'Day · 1978
The Mango Tree
as Tommy Smith · 1977
Solo
as Louis · 2006
The Ballad of Betty & Joe
as Joe · 2008
Home by Christmas
as Ed · 2010
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
as Police Officer · 1976
Keiron: The First Voyager
as Moulen · 1985
Change Of Heart
as Mervyn · 1999
Newsfront
as Greasy · 1978
Demolition
· 1979
The Irishman
as Rob Dalgleish · 1978
Cross Life
as Bill · 2007
Wild Man
as Dombey Morgan · 1977
Nobody's Child
as Hank · 2017
Absent Without Leave
as Peter · 1993
Fresh Air
as Bob · 1999
The Surfer
as Calhoun · 1986
Dead Easy
as Ozzie · 1982
Platypus Cove
as Frank Nelson · 1986
Grace
as Mr. Symonds · 2017
One Answer to Cancer
as Narrator · 2013