Don Barker | |
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Born | 1938/1939 (aged 84–86) [1] Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–2008, 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]
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]
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Weekend of Shadows | 1978 | O'Dowd | Feature film |
The Sound of Love | 1978 | Harry Taylor | TV movie |
Dawn! | 1979 | Doctor | Biopic |
Taxi | 1979 | Greg Day | TV movie |
The Franky Doyle Story | 1980 | Bill Jackson | TV movie |
Gallipoli | 1981 | N.C.O at Ball | Feature film |
The Fire in the Stone | 1983 | Harry | TV movie |
Robbery Under Arms | 1985 | Wilson | Feature film |
Fair Game | 1986 | Frank | Feature film |
Playing Beatie Bow | 1986 | Samuel Bow | Feature film |
The Time Guardian | 1987 | Undertaker | Feature film |
A Sting in the Tale | 1989 | Prime Minister | Feature film |
Struck by Lightning | 1990 | Mr. Jeffries | Feature film |
Sweet Talker | 1991 | Sgt. Watts | Feature film |
The Life of Harry Dare | 1995 | Sergeant | Feature film |
Heaven's Burning | 1997 | Drinker | Feature film |
In a Savage Land | 1999 | Barman | Feature film |
Cut | 2000 | Original Producer | Feature film |
Black and White | 2002 | Ceduna Magistrate | Feature film |
Modern Love | 2006 | Feature film | |
Lucky Miles | 2007 | Pub Regular #1 | Feature film |
Rabbit-Proof Fence | 2008 | Mr. Paul Evans | Feature film |
The Battle for Mr. Jericho | 2019 | Gerald |
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Division 4 | 1970-71 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Matlock Police | 1971-72 | Jimmy Nolan / Maurie Hicks / Sam Gil | TV series |
Boney | 1972 | Alec Bryce | TV series |
Ryan | 1973 | Steve Roberts | TV series |
Certain Women | 1974-75 | TV series | |
Ben Hall | 1975 | Terry Delaney | TV miniseries |
Solo Flight | 1975 | ||
Homicide | 1967-75 | Det. Sgt. Harry White | TV series, 120 episodes |
The Box | 1976 | Johnny Masters | TV series |
The Restless Years | 1977 | Bill Williams | TV series |
Bluey | 1977 | Det. Sgt. Harry White | TV series |
The Sullivans | 1977 | Neville Godway | TV series |
Chopper Squad | 1978 | Cliff Jackson | TV series |
Against the Wind | 1978 | Captain Abbott | TV miniseries |
Prisoner | 1979 | Bill Jackson | TV series, 3 episodes |
Cop Shop | 1978-80 | Warwick Morgan / Alan Brooks | TV series |
The Last Outlaw | 1980 | Publican | TV miniseries |
I Can Jump Puddles | 1981 | Mr. Tucker | TV miniseries |
Bellamy | 1981 | Baker | TV miniseries |
All the Rivers Run | 1983 | George Blakeny | |
The Far Country | 1987 | Tom Armitage | TV miniseries |
Rafferty's Rules | 1989 | Frederick Guida | TV series |
The Flying Doctors | 1986 | Frank Kent / Rex Sewell | TV series |
Shadows of the Heart | 1990 | George Farrell | TV miniseries |
Howard, the Mild Colonial Boy | 1990 | Kevin | |
Eggshells | 1991 | Jerry Rose | TV series |
The River Kings | 1991 | Paster Beckman | TV miniseries |
Ultraman: Towards the Future | 1992 | Johnson | TV miniseries |
Mother and Son | 1992 | Butcher | TV series |
A Country Practice | 1993 | Stan Laski | TV series |
The New Adventures of Black Beauty | 1992-93 | Dr. Arthur Osbourne | TV series |
The Battlers | 1994 | Publican | TV miniseries |
Chuck Finn | 1999 | Mr.Smith | TV series |
Blue Heelers | 1997 / 2007 | Jack Buckley / Lorne Coleman | TV series |
McLeod's Daughters | 2005 | Bob MacKenzie | TV series |
City Homicide | 2008 | Christopher Spotswood | TV series |
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