Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-08-28

Day of Death

2022-12-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Also Known As

Tony Barry

Biography

Tony Barry (born 28 August 1941) 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

One Answer to Cancer

One Answer to Cancer

Lady Vengeance

Lady Vengeance

Acting

Paperback Hero

1999

Paperback Hero

as

Frog Dreaming

1986

Frog Dreaming

as

Gaza

We of the Never Never

1982

We of the Never Never

as

Mac

The Man From Snowy River II

1988

The Man From Snowy River II

as

Jacko

Mullet

2001

Mullet

as

Col Maloney

Goodbye Pork Pie

1981

Goodbye Pork Pie

as

John

I Own the Racecourse

1986

I Own the Racecourse

as

Bert Hammond

Solo

2006

Solo

as

Louis

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

1980

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

as

Det. John Hughes

Jack Be Nimble

1993

Jack Be Nimble

as

Clarrie

Newsfront

1978

Newsfront

as

Greasy

The Last of the Ryans

1997

The Last of the Ryans

as

Father Brosnan

La spagnola

2001

La spagnola

as

Dr. Knuckey

The Night We Called It a Day

2003

The Night We Called It a Day

as

Ralph Blue

Mystery Road

2013

Mystery Road

as

Sarge

The Ballad of Betty & Joe

2008

The Ballad of Betty & Joe

as

Joe

The Picture Show Man

1977

The Picture Show Man

as

Policeman

The Settlement

1984

The Settlement

as

The Sergeant

Fresh Air

1999

Fresh Air

as

Bob

The Widower

2004

The Widower

as

Lennie Cahill Shoots Through

2003

Lennie Cahill Shoots Through

as

Lennie

Pallet on the Floor

1986

Pallet on the Floor

as

Larkman

The Last Tattoo

1994

The Last Tattoo

as

James Carroll

The Mango Tree

1977

The Mango Tree

as

Tommy Smith

Break of Day

1976

Break of Day

as

Joe

The Surfer

1986

The Surfer

as

Calhoun

Never Say Die

1988

Never Say Die

as

Insp. Evans

Platypus Cove

1986

Platypus Cove

as

Frank Nelson

The Rainbow Warrior

1997

The Rainbow Warrior

as

Greenpeace Activist

The Odd Angry Shot

1979

The Odd Angry Shot

as

Black Ronnie

Rest for the Wicked

2011

Rest for the Wicked

as

Murray

Initiation

1987

Initiation

as

Pat

Absent Without Leave

1993

Absent Without Leave

as

Peter

The Coca-Cola Kid

1985

The Coca-Cola Kid

as

Bushman

BabaKiueria

1986

BabaKiueria

as

Father (Mr. Smith)

Little Boy Lost

1978

Little Boy Lost

as

Const. O'Day

The Haunting of Hewie Dowker

1976

The Haunting of Hewie Dowker

as

Police Officer

Home by Christmas

2010

Home by Christmas

as

Ed

Shame

1988

Shame

as

Tim Curtis

Australia

2008

Australia

as

Sergeant Callahan

Keiron: The First Voyager

1985

Keiron: The First Voyager

as

Moulen

Archer's Adventure

1985

Archer's Adventure

as

Squatter

Old Scores

1991

Old Scores

as

Barry Brown

One Answer to Cancer

2013

One Answer to Cancer

as

Narrator

Grace

2017

Grace

as

Mr. Symonds

Puzzle

1978

Puzzle

as

Det. Const. Langdon

Lady Vengeance

2005

Lady Vengeance

as

Jenny's Adoptive Father

Dead Easy

1982

Dead Easy

as

Ozzie

Demolition

1979

Demolition

as

Change Of Heart

1999

Change Of Heart

as

Mervyn

Shadow of the Cobra

1989

Shadow of the Cobra

as

Typhon's People

1993

Typhon's People

as

The Minister

Nobody's Child

2017

Nobody's Child

as

Hank

Hard Knocks

1980

Hard Knocks

as

Barry

Doing Time for Patsy Cline

1997

Doing Time for Patsy Cline

as

Dwayne

BlackJack

2003

BlackJack

as

Joe Bueneroti

Rose Against the Odds

1991

Rose Against the Odds

as

Jack Rennie

Midnite Spares

1983

Midnite Spares

as

Howard

Cross Life

2007

Cross Life

as

Bill

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

1988

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

as

Mad Mile

The Earthling

1980

The Earthling

as

Red

The Irishman

1978

The Irishman

as

Rob Dalgleish

The Silence

2006

The Silence

as

Dennis Riordan

Hell Has Harbour Views

2005

Hell Has Harbour Views

as

Frank Flannery

Wild Man

1977

Wild Man

as

Dombey Morgan

Gone

2006

Gone

as

UTE Driver

Two Friends

1986

Two Friends

as

Charlie

Joyful and Triumphant

1993

Joyful and Triumphant

as

George Bishop

The End

The End

as

Willie

False Witness

False Witness

as

The Libertine

Halifax f.p.

Halifax f.p.

as

Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie

Dirt Game

Dirt Game

as

Alec Nolan

Total Control

Total Control

as

Phillip Anderson

The Time of Our Lives

The Time of Our Lives

as

Ray Tivolli

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

as

Bruce Logan

Bay of Fires

Bay of Fires

as

Joseph

Scales of Justice

Scales of Justice

as

Nipper Jackson

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

as

Sir Frank Packer

Faraway Downs

Faraway Downs

as

Sergeant Callahan

The Sullivans

The Sullivans

as

Ginger

Cyclone Tracy

Cyclone Tracy

as

Mick Brennan

Police Rescue

Police Rescue

as

Clyde

The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

as

Bernard Hardwick

Harrow

Harrow

as

Jack Twine

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Ron Jenkins

All Saints

All Saints

as

Frank O'Hara

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

as

Drew Leonard

Production

Crew

Directing

The Real Charlotte

1990

The Real Charlotte

as