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Full Name
  
David Barry

Years active
  
1964 - 1997


Name
  
David Barry

Role
  
Actor

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Born
  
30 April 1943 (age 80) (
1943-04-30
)
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales

Movies and TV shows
  
Please Sir!, The Fenn Street Gang, George and Mildred, Shadows of the Past

Similar People
  
Peter Cleall, Malcolm McFee, Liz Gebhardt, Peter Denyer, Joan Sanderson

David Barry (born 30 April 1943) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as Frankie Abbott, (the gum-chewing mother's boy who was convinced he was extremely tough), in the LWT sitcom Please Sir! and the spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang,

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He also appeared in two TV spin-off movies - Please Sir! (1971) and George and Mildred (1980).

His first broadcast script was written for The Fenn Street Gang and he wrote many episodes of Thames TV's Keep it in the Family.

In 2016, Barry is reprising the role of Frankie Abbott in his own play A Day in the Lives of Frankie Abbott.

Barry is also a novelist. His police thriller Each man kills, set in Swansea, was published in 2002, to be followed by Willie the Actor in 2008. His autobiography was entitled Flashback. He has also written a children's book, The Ice Cream Time Machine. He currently lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Filmography

Actor
2021
The Lives of Frankie Abbott (TV Series) as
Frankie Abbott
- The Worst Laid Schemes (2021) - Frankie Abbott
- The Lives of Frankie Abbott (2021) - Frankie Abbott
2017
Bad Friday (Short) as
Frankie Abbott
2017
Frankula (Short) as
Frankie Abbott
2016
After Hours (Short) as
Sugar Puff
1997
The Bill (TV Series) as
Court Usher / Mr. Edwards
- Unwarranted (1998) - Court Usher
- Added Bonus (1997) - Mr. Edwards
1997
The Woman in White (TV Movie) as
Drunken Man
1996
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (TV Series) as
Coach Driver
- Episode #1.7 (1996) - Coach Driver
1995
A Mind to Kill (TV Series) as
Tony Hillyer
- Rachel Hardcastle (1995) - Tony Hillyer
1986
We'll Think of Something (TV Series) as
Arthur
- It Comes to Us All (1986) - Arthur
1986
Never the Twain (TV Series) as
Norman
- Thicker Than Water (1986) - Norman
1985
Bottle Boys (TV Series) as
Tony Patterson
- Things That Go Bump in the Night (1985) - Tony Patterson
1984
Brookside (TV Series) as
Building Enforcement Officer
- Documentary Evidence (1984) - Building Enforcement Officer
1983
Owain Glendower, Prince of Wales (TV Movie) as
Second Soldier
1982
Captain Stirrick as
Carlo Fantoccini
1980
George and Mildred as
Elvis
1971
The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) as
Frankie Abbott
- Full Circle (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Abbott of Arabia (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- After the Ball (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Alone at Last (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Mother Knows Best (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- An Englishman's Home (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Absent Friends (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Business Deficiency (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- How to Handle a Woman (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Is Anybody There? (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- Private Eye & Public Nuisance (1973) - Frankie Abbott
- And Baby Makes Four (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Low Noon (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Father's Day (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- The Loneliest Night of the Week (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- That Sort of Girl (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Ménagerie à trois (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Smart Lad Wanted (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- The Crunch (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- The Great Frock Robbers (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Who's Minding the Shop? (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- From Sudbury with Love (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Horse of the Year (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- Tally Ho (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- The Clean Weekend (1972) - Frankie Abbott
- A Fair Swap (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- When Did You Last See Your Father? (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- Kill or Cure (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- These Foolish Things (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- The Thin Yellow Line (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- Distant Horizons (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- Meet the Wizard (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- Horses for Courses (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- The Start of Something Big (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- Should Auld Acquaintance (1971) - Frankie Abbott
1972
All Star Comedy Carnival (TV Movie) as
Frankie Abbott (segment "The Fenn Street Gang")
1968
Please Sir! (TV Series) as
Frankie Abbott
- Old Fennians Day (1971) - Frankie Abbott
- And Everyone Came Too (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Peace in Our Time (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Situations Vacant (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- The Facts of Life (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- A Star Is Born (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Catch a Falling Drop-Out (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Cromwell's Last Stand (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- The Honour of the School (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Two and Two Make Nun (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- It's a St. Bernard's Life (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Enter Mr. Sibley (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Knick Knack Taffy Wack (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Stitches and Hitches (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Ag Bow Rumber (1970) - Frankie Abbott
- Dress Circle (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Mixed Doubles (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Out of the Frying Pan (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- The School Captain (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Life Without Doris? (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- The Generation Gap (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- The Decent Thing (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- X Certificate (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Norman's Conquest (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- The Sporting Life (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Panalal Passes By (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- Common Law (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- They're Off (1969) - Frankie Abbott
- It's the Thought That Counts (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- Student Princess (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- Barbarian Librarians (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- A Near Greek Tragedy (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- Maureen Bullock Loves Sir (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- A Picture of Innocence (1968) - Frankie Abbott
- The Welcome Mat (1968) - Frankie Abbott
1971
Please Sir! as
Frankie Abbott
1969
All Star Comedy Carnival (TV Movie) as
Frankie Abbott
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Gunther Goettling
- The Victims: Frontier (1969) - Gunther Goettling
1966
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.338 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.337 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.336 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.335 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.334 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.333 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.332 (1966) - Ross Baxter
- Episode #1.331 (1966) - Ross Baxter
1964
Lilith as
Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
1964
Festival (TV Series) as
Office Boy
- The Inner World of Miss Vaughan (1964) - Office Boy (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1963
The Scheme (Short) as
The hummer (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1963
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Eyeballs
- Nice Break for the Boys (1963) - Eyeballs (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
George
- Point of Contact (1963) - George (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1962
Thirty Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Tom Price
- The Bearer of Bad News (1962) - Tom Price (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1962
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Whipping Boy
- The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King (1962) - Whipping Boy (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1961
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Telegraph Boy
- The Night of the Apes (1961) - Telegraph Boy (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1961
Spare the Rod as
Pupil (uncredited)
1961
The World of Tim Frazer (TV Series) as
Fred
- The Mellin Forrest Mystery: Part 3 (1961) - Fred (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1961
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Jim Carpenter
- Episode #2.19 (1961) - Jim Carpenter (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1960
Who Killed Menna Lorraine? (TV Movie) as
Bell-boy (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1960
Malaga as
Telegram boy (uncredited)
1959
Carry on Teacher as
Schoolboy (uncredited)
1958
Hotel Imperial (TV Series)
- The Star in the Penthouse Suite (1958) - (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1957
Educated Evans (TV Series) as
Peter
- The Proud Horse (1957) - Peter (as Meurig Jones)
1957
Seven Days from Now as
Peter Kilgore (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1956
Over to William (TV Series) as
Ginger
- William Meets a Professor (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- The Begging Letter (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- Esmeralda Takes a Hand (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- Cats and White Elephants (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- William and the Tramp (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- William's Lucky Day (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- William the Bold (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- William and the Three-Forty (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- Aunt Louie's Birthday Present (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- The Brown Check Sports Coat (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- William and the Ebony Hairbrush (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- Claude Finds a Companion (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
- Violet Elizabeth Wins (1956) - Ginger (as Meurig Wyn-Jones)
1956
Jacqueline (uncredited)
1956
The Gamma People as
Boy (uncredited)
1956
Space School (TV Series) as
Wilfred Winter
- Episode #1.4 (1956) - Wilfred Winter (as Meurig Jones)
- Episode #1.3 (1956) - Wilfred Winter (as Meurig Jones)
- Episode #1.2 (1956) - Wilfred Winter (as Meurig Jones)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) - Wilfred Winter (as Meurig Jones)
1955
Three Empty Rooms (TV Movie) as
Kevin Patrick (as Meurig Jones)
Writer
2022
Jeff Peterson Wahi Pana (Documentary) (writer)
2021
The Lives of Frankie Abbott (TV Series)
2017
Bad Friday (Short)
2017
Frankula (Short)
2016
Jeff Peterson: Wahi Pana (Documentary) (writer)
1980
Keep It in the Family (TV Series)
1971
The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- When Did You Last See Your Father? (1971) - (writer)
Director
2016
Jeff Peterson: Wahi Pana (Documentary)
Producer
2016
Jeff Peterson: Wahi Pana (Documentary) (producer)
Script Department
2021
The Lives of Frankie Abbott (TV Series) (script adaptation)
Self
2022
TV/Film Podcast UK (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Please Sir! Interview with David Barry (2022) - Self
1975
Support Your Local Poet (TV Movie documentary)(voice)
1974
The Golden Shot (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #6.13 (1974) - Self
1970
Frost on Sunday (TV Series) as
Frankie Abbott
- Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) - Frankie Abbott

References

David Barry (actor) Wikipedia