Don Barker (actor)

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Don Barker
Born1938/1939 (aged 84–86) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2008, 2019
Known for
Notable work Rabbit-Proof Fence

Don Barker (born 1938/1939) [1] is an Australian actor, who has appeared in films, television theatre and radio, he best known for his role in the police procedural series Homicide as Detective Sargeant Harry White (which he reprised in an episode of Bluey ), and briefly in the prison drama Prisoner as social worker Bill Jackson. [2]

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Career

Screen and stage

Barker started his career in theatre in 1960, but perhaps is best known having appeared in many TV series, mini-series and television movies since the late 1960s, he has also appeared in the feature films including Dawn!, Gallipoli , Playing Beattie Bow and Rabbit-Proof Fence

TV credits include: Cop Shop , Division 4 , Matlock Police , Certain Women , The Box , The Restless Years , Bellamy , Mother and Son , A Country Practice , Blue Heelers , McLeod's Daughters , and City Homicide . He is also well known for his appearance in a number of television commercials including the 1970s campaign for South Australian-based Coopers Brewery, promoting the stout and lemonade mix known as a portagaf. Apart from his television and film roles Barker has appeared in over 110 theatre productions from 1961 and 2008, and has also worked as a director in theatre. [3]

Selected filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
Weekend of Shadows 1978O'DowdFeature film
The Sound of Love1978Harry TaylorTV movie
Dawn! 1979DoctorBiopic
Taxi1979Greg DayTV movie
The Franky Doyle Story1980Bill JacksonTV movie
Gallipoli 1981N.C.O at BallFeature film
The Fire in the Stone 1983HarryTV movie
Robbery Under Arms 1985WilsonFeature film
Fair Game 1986FrankFeature film
Playing Beatie Bow 1986Samuel BowFeature film
The Time Guardian 1987UndertakerFeature film
A Sting in the Tale 1989Prime MinisterFeature film
Struck by Lightning 1990Mr. JeffriesFeature film
Sweet Talker 1991Sgt. WattsFeature film
The Life of Harry Dare 1995SergeantFeature film
Heaven's Burning 1997DrinkerFeature film
In a Savage Land 1999BarmanFeature film
Cut 2000Original ProducerFeature film
Black and White 2002Ceduna MagistrateFeature film
Modern Love 2006Feature film
Lucky Miles 2007Pub Regular #1Feature film
Rabbit-Proof Fence 2008Mr. Paul EvansFeature film
The Battle for Mr. Jericho2019Gerald

Television

TitleYearRoleType
Division 4 1970-713 character rolesTV series
Matlock Police 1971-72Jimmy Nolan / Maurie Hicks / Sam GilTV series
Boney 1972Alec BryceTV series
Ryan 1973Steve RobertsTV series
Certain Women 1974-75TV series
Ben Hall 1975Terry DelaneyTV miniseries
Solo Flight1975
Homicide 1967-75Det. Sgt. Harry WhiteTV series, 120 episodes
The Box 1976Johnny MastersTV series
The Restless Years 1977Bill WilliamsTV series
Bluey 1977Det. Sgt. Harry WhiteTV series
The Sullivans 1977Neville GodwayTV series
Chopper Squad 1978Cliff JacksonTV series
Against the Wind 1978Captain AbbottTV miniseries
Prisoner 1979Bill JacksonTV series, 3 episodes
Cop Shop 1978-80Warwick Morgan / Alan BrooksTV series
The Last Outlaw 1980PublicanTV miniseries
I Can Jump Puddles 1981Mr. TuckerTV miniseries
Bellamy 1981BakerTV miniseries
All the Rivers Run 1983George Blakeny
The Far Country1987Tom ArmitageTV miniseries
Rafferty's Rules 1989Frederick GuidaTV series
The Flying Doctors 1986Frank Kent / Rex SewellTV series
Shadows of the Heart 1990George FarrellTV miniseries
Howard, the Mild Colonial Boy1990Kevin
Eggshells 1991Jerry RoseTV series
The River Kings 1991Paster BeckmanTV miniseries
Ultraman: Towards the Future1992JohnsonTV miniseries
Mother and Son 1992ButcherTV series
A Country Practice 1993Stan LaskiTV series
The New Adventures of Black Beauty 1992-93Dr. Arthur OsbourneTV series
The Battlers 1994PublicanTV miniseries
Chuck Finn 1999Mr.SmithTV series
Blue Heelers 1997 / 2007Jack Buckley / Lorne ColemanTV series
McLeod's Daughters 2005Bob MacKenzieTV series
City Homicide 2008Christopher SpotswoodTV series

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References

  1. 1 2 Adelaide Critics Circle. "2012 - Don Barker".
  2. "The beat goes on". The Age. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "Don Barker".