Tony Barry
Born(1941-08-28)28 August 1941
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died21 December 2022(2022-12-21) (aged 81)
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1977–2018
Children1

Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor and activist best known for his television and film roles.

Personal life

Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941.[1][2] He had one son.[2] Barry was an environmental and indigenous rights activist and considered himself "an honorary Kiwi".[1][2] Barry is the only Australian who was featured on a New Zealand postage stamp.[3] He took part in political rallies and was a volunteer for rehabilitation programs for indigenous rights groups.[1][2] He visited high schools where he would promote environmentalism.[1]

Health

Barry was diagnosed with melanoma in the early 2000s.[1] In 2014, between seasons of the television drama series The Time of Our Lives, Barry had his left leg amputated above the knee due to the illness. The loss of his leg was written into the storyline.[4] Due to this illness, he died on 21 December 2022, at age 81, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.[5][6]

Career

Barry performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] The longevity of Barry's acting career was recognised when he received the 2014 Film Critics Circle of Australia award for his "extraordinary contribution to the Australian film industry".[1]

After acting in the television series The Box from 1975 to 1976, Barry began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree.[1][7] Roles followed in a range of acclaimed Australian and New Zealand films, including Newsfront, Goodbye Pork Pie, The Odd Angry Shot, We of the Never Never, Australia and Home for Christmas, for which he won Best Actor in the 2010 New Zealand Film and TV Awards.[1][3][5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976Break of Day[7] JoeFeature film
1977The Mango Tree [1]Tommy SmithFeature film
1978Newsfront[1]"Greasy"Feature film
1978Little Boy Lost[3]Constable O'DayFeature film
1979The Odd Angry ShotBlack RonnieFeature film
1980Beyond Reasonable Doubt[7]Detective John HughesFeature film
1980Hard KnocksBarryFeature film
1980The Earthling'Red'Feature film
1981Goodbye Pork Pie[1]JohnFeature film
1982We of the Never NeverMacFeature film
1982With PrejudiceAdamsFeature film
1982Now and ThenMarina manager
1982Dead EasyOzzieFeature film
1982The SettlementSergeant CrowFeature film
1982Midnite SparesDetective HowardFeature film
1984Pallet on the Floor[6]LarkmanFeature film
1985Shout! The Story of Johnny O'KeefeAlan HeffernanTV movie
1985Archer's AdventureSquatterTV movie
1985The Coca-Cola Kid[3]BushmanFeature film
1986The SurferCalhounFeature film
1986Two FriendsCharlieFeature film
1986I Own the RacecourseBert HammondTV movie
1986BabaKiueriaFather (Mr. Smith)Feature film
1986Frog DreamingGazzaFeature film
1987InitiationPatFeature film
1988ShameTim CurtisFeature film
1988Never Say Die[8]Det Insp Bill EvansFeature film
1988The Man from Snowy River IIJackoFeature film
1991Old Scores[6]Barry BrownTV movie
1992DeadlyDeputy Commissioner Graham StewartFeature film
1993Absent Without Leave[9]PeterFeature film
1993Jack Be NimbleClarrieFeature film
1993Rainbow WarriorGreenpeace activistTV movie
1994The Last TattooJames Patrick CarrollFeature film
1994Country LifeLoggerFeature film
1995Vacant PossessionSalvation Army manFeature film
1997Road to NhillJimFeature film
1997Doing Time for Patsy ClineDwayneFeature film
1999Paperback HeroMacFeature film
1999Fresh AirBobFeature film
2000MulletCol MaloneyFeature film
2003The Night We Called It a Day[10]Ralph BlueFeature film
2003BlackJack: Murder ArchiveJoe BuenerotiTV film
2005Lady Vengeance[7]Jenny's adoptive fatherFeature film
2006Home by Christmas[2]
2006Solo[11]LouisFeature film
2006Final CallBossShort film
2006Hunt AngelsBurly DetectiveFeature film
2006PleasanceErrol
2006GoneUte driver
2007Cross LifeBill
2007AlmostDr Khan
2008Battle of CoalBen ChifleyTV movie
2008Australia[7]Sergeant CallaghanFeature film
2009The Ballard of Betty and JoeJoeShort film
2009DevotionShort film
2009DevotionNarratorShort film
2010Home By ChristmasEd
2010Providence ParkMan with FlowersShort film
2011Rest for the WickedMurray
2013The CaretakerThe PromoterShort film
2013Mystery Road[1]SargeFeature film
2017Nobody's ChildHankShort film
2018GraceMr SymondsShort film
2022Seriously RedGramps

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968SkippyTV series
1972Behind the LegendTV series
1971-72PukemanuDan HarriganTV series, 6 episodes
1973Certain WomenTV series
1974Buck HouseJoe DonovanTV series, 1 episode
1975Armchair CinemaMackTV series, 1 episode
1975–76The BoxDoug JacksonTV series, 2 episodes
1976BlertaMorganTV series, 4 episodes
1976Luke's KingdomMan at InnTV series, 3 episodes
1976Power Without GloryMauriceTV series, 1 epiosde
1981I Can Jump PuddlesAlan's fatherTV series
1982A Country PracticeBernie PetersonTV series, 2 episodes
1983Scales of Justice"Nipper" JacksonTV miniseries
1983The DismissalPress SecretaryTV miniseries
1983Cyclone TracyMick BrennanTV miniseries
1989Shadow of the CobraTV miniseries
1995Rose Against the OddsJack RennieTV miniseries
1996CrocadooRufus B. HardacareTV series
Halifax f.p.TV series
2003All The WayTV series
1996-06All SaintsRoss / FrankTV series, 4 episodes
2009The DiplomatThe LibertineTV movie
2009Dirt GameAlec NolanTV series, 3 episodes
2011Paper Giants: The Birth of CleoSir Frank PackerTV series, 2 episodes
2011Wild BoysGeorge JenkinsTV series, 2 episodes
2012 RakeFather McGuireTV series, 2 episodes
2013-14The Time of Our Lives [12]Ray TivoliTV series, 16 episodes
2014Lessons from the GraveGhostTV series, 1 episode
2018-20HarrowJack TwineTV series, 6 episodes
2019Total ControlPhillip AndersonTV series, 2 episodes
2020The End[13]WillieTV series, 4 episodes
2023Bay of Fires [14] JosephTV series, 4 episodes

Live theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004A Local ManFormer Prime Minister Ben ChifleyOne-person drama on Chifley's last night[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Losing a leg became part of the script for Australian actor Tony Barry, remembered as a 'hero' by colleagues". ABC News. 23 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Echo, The (27 December 2022). "Vale Tony Barry, actor and activist". The Echo.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rahman, Abid (22 December 2022). "Tony Barry, Veteran Australian Film and TV Actor, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ↑ "Star's real-life health crisis impacts storylines of family drama The Time of Our Lives". news.com.au. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 Jack, Amberleigh (22 December 2022). "Goodbye Pork Pie actor Tony Barry has died". Stuff. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Screen, NZ On. "Tony Barry | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Holmes, Martin. "Tony Barry Dies: Veteran Australian Film & TV Actor Was 81". TV Insider.
  8. ↑ "Goodbye Pork Pie co-star dies at 81". The New Zealand Herald.
  9. ↑ "Absent Without Leave".
  10. ↑ Roberts, Jamie (22 December 2022). "Tributes pour in as Australia star Tony Barry dies after longtime health issues". mirror.
  11. ↑ Byrnes, Paul (8 July 2006). "Solo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  12. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/06/the-time-of-our-lives.html
  13. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/the-end.html
  14. ↑ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/07/tony-barrys-final-emotional-role-in-bay-of-fires.html
  15. ↑ Keenan, Catherine. "Unearthing our history" The Age, 6 November 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2015
  16. ↑ "Ben Chifley on stage in his home town". Charles Sturt University News, 21 July 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2015


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