John Hallam

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John Hallam
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Died14 November 2006(2006-11-14) (aged 65)
Clifton, Oxfordshire, England
Alma materRADA
Occupation(s)Stage, film, television actor
Years active1967–2003
Spouse(s)Vicky Brinkworth
(1966–1992) (divorced)
Children4

John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1][2]) was a British character actor, who frequently played hard men or military types.[3]

Early life

John Hallam was born, the son of a superintendent at

South Coast, where he eventually found acting work in repertory theatre.[3]

Career

Stage

After training at

Old Vic Theatre, 1965).[3][5] He was seen performing on television for the first time in 1967, in the small role of a watchman when the BBC screened the director Franco Zeffirelli's National Theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing (Old Vic).[6][7]

Stage roles became infrequent when an unending flow of film and television work followed.[8]

Film

On the big screen, he worked his way up from small roles as an officer in The Charge of the Light Brigade (directed by Tony Richardson, 1968) and a revolting Burpa tribesman in Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) to more substantial roles as Sir Meles of Bohemia in A Walk with Love and Death (the director John Huston's tale of 14th-century romance in France, 1969).[2]

Over the years he appeared in many films including

science-fiction cult film Lifeforce, directed by Tobe Hooper.[9]

He appeared in Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple “4:50 from Paddington” as Cedric Crackenthorple. He also appeared as McTaggart in the director's cut of the 1973 film

The Wicker Man.[10] His later film roles included a Baron in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and as Mandara in Kull the Conqueror (1997).[2]

Television

In 1973 he played the troubled Dr. Peter Conway in the science fiction series

Wings
(1977-1978).

Another notable television role was as Thomas Mallen in Catherine Cookson’s adaptation drama series The Mallens (1979).[11]

He also appeared as

Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, from 1988 until 1990, and later starred as Ali Ben Hassad in the 1998 TV movie The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo.[2][12] He also appeared in the show Blackadder (1983 Season 1, Episode 6: The Black Seal) as Sir Wilfred Death.[13]

He had a semi-regular role in the

Barnsey Barnes, a character that appears as the cellmate of regular character Den Watts (Leslie Grantham) while he is serving time at the fictional Dickens Hill prison.[14] Hallam appeared on the show between 1988 and 1989. In 1989 he appeared in the Doctor Who serial "Ghost Light" appearing as the memorable alien "Light".[15]

Personal life

Hallam married theatrical mask-maker Vicky Brinkworth in 1966, and they had four children together, but divorced in 1992 after twenty-six years of marriage.[4][3]

Hallam was a cousin of actor Clive Mantle, who is known for playing Mike Barrett in Casualty during the 1990s, and Little John in the 1980s fantasy series Robin of Sherwood.[14]

Hallam’s daughter Nancy is married to former footballer, Ian Wright.

Death

On 14 November 2006, Hallam died of testicular cancer in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England after a brief spell of ill health.[3]

Filmography

Main article: John Hallam filmography

References

  1. ^ "The Mausoleum Club British Archive Television Forum". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2006.
  2. ^ a b c d "John Hallam". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017.
  3. ^
    Independent.co.uk. 20 November 2006. Archived
    from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "John Hallam". www.newulsterbiography.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Production of Trelawny of the Wells - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ^ "Production of Much Ado About Nothing - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. ^ "Much Ado about Nothing (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  8. ^ "John Hallam". www.aveleyman.com.
  9. ^ "John Hallam - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  10. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".
  11. ISBN 9781780332772
    .
  12. ^ "Marco Polo - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  13. ^ "Black Adder: The Black Seal (1983) - Martin Shardlow - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  14. ^ a b Stage, The (24 November 2006). "John Hallam - Obituaries".
  15. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Ghost Light - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.

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