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John Hallam
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John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1]) was a Northern Irish character actor.
Born John William Francis Hallam in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, he appeared in many film and television roles including Nicholas and Alexandra (1971),Murphy's War (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The Mallens (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Dragonslayer (1981), the BBC television adaptations of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He also appears in the director's cut of the 1973 film The Wicker Man as McTaggart.
He appeared in the science fiction series Doctor Who as the memorable alien "Light" in the serial Ghost Light (1989). He was also known as Barnsey, the prison cell mate of Den Watts in EastEnders.
On November 14, 2006, Hallam died in Clifton, Oxfordshire, England at age 65. He was divorced and had four children.
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As actor
The Mallen Streak
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
The Duck
Kull the Conqueror
Good King Wenceslas
A Haunting Harmony
Wendy
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
When the Whales Came
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Lifeforce
Santa Claus: The Movie
King David
The Master of Ballantrae
Ivanhoe
Dragonslayer
Flash Gordon
The Last Giraffe
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Love and Bullets
The Mallens
The Four Feathers
The People That Time Forgot
That's Carry On!
Trial by Combat
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Hennessy
Murder Motel