Actor profile

Tony Barry

28th August 1941 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Acting

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.

67 Movies 19 TV Shows 90 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Remember Belsen poster

Remember Belsen 25th June 2025 as Narrator

Grace poster

Grace 17th December 2017 as Mr. Symonds

Nobody's Child poster

Nobody's Child 1st January 2017 as Hank

Mystery Road poster

Mystery Road 15th August 2013 as Sarge

One Answer to Cancer poster

One Answer to Cancer 1st January 2013 as Narrator

Rest for the Wicked poster

Rest for the Wicked 24th November 2011 as Murray

Home by Christmas poster

Home by Christmas 29th April 2010 as Ed

Australia poster

Australia 18th November 2008 as Sergeant Callahan

The Ballad of Betty & Joe poster

The Ballad of Betty & Joe 23rd July 2008 as Joe

Cross Life poster

Cross Life 2nd July 2007 as Bill

Gone poster

Gone 26th October 2006 as UTE Driver

The Silence poster

The Silence 8th September 2006 as Dennis Riordan

Solo poster

Solo 27th July 2006 as Louis

Lady Vengeance poster

Lady Vengeance 29th July 2005 as Jenny's Adoptive Father

Hell Has Harbour Views poster

Hell Has Harbour Views 30th January 2005 as Frank Flannery

The Night We Called It a Day poster

The Night We Called It a Day 14th August 2003 as Ralph Blue

Ned poster

Ned 22nd May 2003 as Bartender

BlackJack poster

BlackJack 16th March 2003 as Joe Bueneroti

Mullet poster

Mullet 28th June 2001 as Col Maloney

La spagnola poster

La spagnola 5th April 2001 as Dr. Knuckey

Fresh Air poster

Fresh Air 6th May 1999 as Bob

Paperback Hero poster

Paperback Hero 25th March 1999

Change Of Heart poster

Change Of Heart 1st January 1999 as Mervyn

Doing Time for Patsy Cline poster

Doing Time for Patsy Cline 25th September 1997 as Dwayne

The Last of the Ryans poster

The Last of the Ryans 23rd April 1997 as Father Brosnan

The Rainbow Warrior poster

The Rainbow Warrior 28th March 1997 as Greenpeace Activist

The Last Tattoo poster

The Last Tattoo 1st July 1994 as James Carroll

Joyful and Triumphant poster

Joyful and Triumphant 19th December 1993 as George Bishop

Jack Be Nimble poster

Jack Be Nimble 15th September 1993 as Clarrie

Absent Without Leave poster

Absent Without Leave 20th February 1993 as Peter

Typhon's People poster

Typhon's People 1st January 1993 as The Minister

Rose Against the Odds poster

Rose Against the Odds 29th September 1991 as Jack Rennie

Old Scores poster

Old Scores 1st January 1991 as Barry Brown

Shadow of the Cobra poster

Shadow of the Cobra 18th July 1989

Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die 9th December 1988 as Insp. Evans

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller poster

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller 8th December 1988 as Mad Mile

The Man From Snowy River II poster

The Man From Snowy River II 24th March 1988 as Jacko

Shame poster

Shame 26th February 1988 as Tim Curtis

Initiation poster

Initiation 20th June 1987 as Pat

Two Friends poster

Two Friends 13th May 1986 as Charlie

Frog Dreaming poster

Frog Dreaming 1st May 1986 as Gaza

The Surfer poster

The Surfer 18th March 1986 as Calhoun

BabaKiueria poster

BabaKiueria 1st January 1986 as Father (Mr. Smith)

I Own the Racecourse poster

I Own the Racecourse 1st January 1986 as Bert Hammond

Pallet on the Floor poster

Pallet on the Floor 1st January 1986 as Larkman

Platypus Cove poster

Platypus Cove 1st January 1986 as Frank Nelson

Archer's Adventure poster

Archer's Adventure 3rd November 1985 as Squatter

The Coca-Cola Kid poster

The Coca-Cola Kid 14th July 1985 as Bushman

Keiron: The First Voyager poster

Keiron: The First Voyager 1st January 1985 as Moulen

The Settlement poster

The Settlement 19th July 1984 as The Sergeant

Midnite Spares poster

Midnite Spares 17th February 1983 as Howard

We of the Never Never poster

We of the Never Never 4th November 1982 as Mac

Dead Easy poster

Dead Easy 13th September 1982 as Ozzie

Goodbye Pork Pie poster

Goodbye Pork Pie 5th February 1981 as John

Hard Knocks poster

Hard Knocks 23rd October 1980 as Barry

The Earthling poster

The Earthling 24th July 1980 as Red

Beyond Reasonable Doubt poster

Beyond Reasonable Doubt 31st January 1980 as Det. John Hughes

Demolition poster

Demolition 21st June 1979

The Odd Angry Shot poster

The Odd Angry Shot 1st March 1979 as Black Ronnie

Puzzle poster

Puzzle 5th December 1978 as Det. Const. Langdon

Little Boy Lost poster

Little Boy Lost 16th November 1978 as Const. O'Day

Newsfront poster

Newsfront 29th July 1978 as Greasy

The Irishman poster

The Irishman 28th February 1978 as Rob Dalgleish

The Mango Tree poster

The Mango Tree 13th December 1977 as Tommy Smith

The Picture Show Man poster

The Picture Show Man 5th May 1977 as Policeman

Wild Man poster

Wild Man 1st January 1977 as Dombey Morgan

Break of Day poster

Break of Day 31st December 1976 as Joe

Faraway Downs poster

Faraway Downs 26th November 2023 as Sergeant Callahan

Bay of Fires poster

Bay of Fires 16th July 2023 as Joseph

The End poster

The End 10th February 2020 as Willie

Total Control poster

Total Control 13th October 2019 as Phillip Anderson

Harrow poster

Harrow 9th March 2018 as Jack Twine

The Time of Our Lives poster

The Time of Our Lives 16th June 2013 as Ray Tivolli

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo poster

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo 17th April 2011 as Sir Frank Packer

Dirt Game poster

Dirt Game 19th April 2009 as Alec Nolan

False Witness poster

False Witness 11th January 2009 as The Libertine

Grass Roots poster

Grass Roots 2nd July 2000 as Drew Leonard

All Saints poster

All Saints 24th February 1998 as Frank O'Hara

Halifax f.p. poster

Halifax f.p. 9th October 1994 as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie

The Man from Snowy River poster

The Man from Snowy River 23rd September 1994 as Bernard Hardwick

Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier 10th June 1991 as Ron Jenkins

Police Rescue poster

Police Rescue 14th February 1991 as Clyde

Cyclone Tracy poster

Cyclone Tracy 5th November 1986 as Mick Brennan

The Flying Doctors poster

The Flying Doctors 15th May 1986 as Bruce Logan

Scales of Justice poster

Scales of Justice 20th September 1983 as Nipper Jackson

The Sullivans poster

The Sullivans 15th November 1976 as Ginger