Barry Stokes (actor)

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Barry Stokes
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1964–1985

Barry Stokes is a British actor. [1]

His film credits include: Juan Antonio Bardem's The Corruption of Chris Miller , The Ups and Downs of a Handyman , Prey , Outer Touch , [2] Hawk the Slayer , Rendezvous in Paris and Enemy Mine . [3]

Contents

His television appearances include: Tom Brown's Schooldays (as Brooke), Dixon of Dock Green , Z-Cars , UFO , Space: 1999 , Survivors , The Professionals and Reilly, Ace of Spies . [4]

Filmography

Personal life

Stokes is married to actor Gay Soper. They had a son, Matthew Stokes (1976–2009), who was also an actor. [5]

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References

  1. "Barry Stokes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. Jennifer Dunning (12 December 1981). "Spaced Out, a Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. "Barry Stokes". BFI.
  4. "Barry Stokes". TV.com.
  5. Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 767. ISBN   9781476629148 . Retrieved 11 January 2023.