6.6
Movie
Acting
Tony Barry
- Born
- Died
- (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- Credits
- 91 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.6
Movie
7.5
Movie
Lady Vengeance
7.6
TV
Harrow
6.2
Movie
Mystery Road
5.1
Movie
Gone
6.9
TV
Faraway Downs
5.4
Movie
The Coca-Cola Kid
5.6
Movie
Frog Dreaming
6.8
Movie
The Man From Snowy River II
6.4
Movie
The Earthling
6.1
Movie
Paperback Hero
6.3
Movie
Shame
6.1
Movie
The Odd Angry Shot
6.7
Movie
Goodbye Pork Pie
5.0
Movie
Jack Be Nimble
5.8
TV
Total Control
6.0
Movie
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
6.2
TV
The End
Acting credits 91
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Almost Film | Dr. Khan |
| 2025 | Remember Belsen Film | Narrator |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs TV | Sergeant Callahan (6 ep) |
| 2023 | Bay of Fires TV | Joseph (8 ep) |
| 2020 | The End TV | Willie (4 ep) |
| 2019 | Total Control TV | Phillip Anderson (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Harrow TV | Jack Twine (6 ep) |
| 2017 | Grace Film | Mr. Symonds |
| 2017 | Nobody's Child Film | Hank |
| 2013 | Mystery Road Film | Sarge |
| 2013 | The Time of Our Lives TV | Ray Tivolli (21 ep) |
| 2013 | One Answer to Cancer Film | Narrator |
| 2011 | Rest for the Wicked Film | Murray |
| 2011 | Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo TV | Sir Frank Packer (2 ep) |
| 2010 | Home by Christmas Film | Ed |
| 2009 | Dirt Game TV | Alec Nolan (3 ep) |
| 2009 | False Witness TV | The Libertine (2 ep) |
| 2008 | Australia Film | Sergeant Callahan |
| 2008 | The Ballad of Betty & Joe Film | Joe |
| 2007 | Cross Life Film | Bill |
| 2006 | Gone Film | UTE Driver |
| 2006 | The Silence Film | Dennis Riordan |
| 2006 | Solo Film | Louis |
| 2005 | Lady Vengeance Film | Jenny's Adoptive Father |
| 2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views Film | Frank Flannery |
| 2004 | The Widower Film | |
| 2003 | Lennie Cahill Shoots Through Film | Lennie |
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day Film | Ralph Blue |
| 2003 | Ned Film | Bartender |
| 2003 | BlackJack Film | Joe Bueneroti |
| 2001 | Mullet Film | Col Maloney |
| 2001 | La spagnola Film | Dr. Knuckey |
| 2000 | Grass Roots TV | Drew Leonard (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Fresh Air Film | Bob |
| 1999 | Paperback Hero Film | |
| 1999 | Change Of Heart Film | Mervyn |
| 1998 | All Saints TV | Frank O'Hara (3 ep) |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline Film | Dwayne |
| 1997 | The Last of the Ryans Film | Father Brosnan |
| 1997 | The Rainbow Warrior Film | Greenpeace Activist |
| 1994 | Halifax f.p. TV | Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie (1 ep) |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River TV | Bernard Hardwick (3 ep) |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo Film | James Carroll |
| 1993 | Joyful and Triumphant Film | George Bishop |
| 1993 | Jack Be Nimble Film | Clarrie |
| 1993 | Absent Without Leave Film | Peter |
| 1993 | Typhon's People Film | The Minister |
| 1992 | Deadly Film | Graham Stewart |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds Film | Jack Rennie |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier TV | Ron Jenkins (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Police Rescue TV | Clyde (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Old Scores Film | Barry Brown |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Cobra Film | |
| 1988 | Never Say Die Film | Insp. Evans |
| 1988 | Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller Film | Mad Mile |
| 1988 | The Man From Snowy River II Film | Jacko |
| 1988 | Shame Film | Tim Curtis |
| 1987 | Initiation Film | Pat |
| 1986 | Cyclone Tracy TV | Mick Brennan (3 ep) |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors TV | Bruce Logan (1 ep) |