Derek Farr

Acting

Derek Farr

Born February 7, 1912 · Brentford, London, England, UK

Died March 22, 1986 · aged 74

No biography available.

Known For

The Dam BustersThe Dam Busters · 1955
The Dam Busters
6.91955
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Pope JoanPope Joan · 1972
Pope Joan
6.11972
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.
Young Wives' TaleYoung Wives' Tale · 1951
Young Wives' Tale
5.31951
MovieComedyRomance
A post-war housing crisis leaves a shy woman to share a house with two couples. Comic situations arise as the new roomer becomes infatuated with one of the husbands.
Henry VI Part 1Henry VI Part 1 · 1983
Henry VI Part 1
7.71983
MovieDramaHistory
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Bond StreetBond Street · 1948
Bond Street
6.91948
MovieDrama
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the impending wedding of society girl Hazel Court and Robert Flemyng.
Wanted for MurderWanted for Murder · 1946
Wanted for Murder
6.41946
MovieCrimeDrama
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
The Shop at Sly CornerThe Shop at Sly Corner · 1947
The Shop at Sly Corner
6.61947
MovieDramaCrime
In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.
Henry VI Part 2Henry VI Part 2 · 1983
Henry VI Part 2
7.51983
MovieDramaHistory
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

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The Tragedy of Richard IIIThe Tragedy of Richard III · 1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
8.01983
MovieDramaHistory
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.

Sir Robert Brackenbury / Earl of Surrey

The New AvengersThe New Avengers · 1976
The New Avengers
7.11976
SeriesDramaAction & Adventure
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.

Father Trasker

Star MaidensStar Maidens · 1976
Star Maidens
4.21976
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Maidens is a British-German science-fiction television series created and written by Eric Paice. Utilising a 'battle of the sexes' and role reversal scenario, the planet Medusa, home to a highly evolved and technologically advanced humanoid race, was already ruled by its women when a rogue comet (as seen in the opening credits) knocked it out of its orbit around Proxima Centauri. Drifting through space, the orphan planet's surface became uninhabitable, with the inhabitants surviving in huge underground cities. Jointly produced by Portman Productions, Scottish Television, and Werbung im Rundfunk for ITV, filming took place at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor and Bracknell, Berkshire, and Black Park, Buckinghamshire. The series ran for 13 episodes from 1 September to 1 December 1976.

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