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Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor, best known for his television and film roles.

Contents

1 Life and career

2 Filmography

3 Live theatre

4 References

Life and career

Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia in 1941, Tony Barry performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career. The longevity of Barry's acting career was recognised when he received the 2014 Film Critics Circle of Australia award for his "extraordinary contribution to the Australian film industry".

After acting in the television series The Box from 1975 to 1976, Barry began his film career in 1977 with The Mango Tree. Roles followed in a range of acclaimed Australian and New Zealand films, including Newsfront, The Odd Angry Shot, We of the Never Never, Australia and Home for Christmas, for which he won Best Actor in the 2010 New Zealand Film and TV Awards.

In 2014, between seasons of the television drama series The Time of Our Lives, Barry had his left leg amputated above the knee due to melanoma. The loss of his leg was written into the storyline.

Barry died on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81.

Filmography

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