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Tony Barry

Tony Barry

Actor · Died December 21, 2022, aged 81 · Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Tony Barry (1941 - 2022) was an Australian tough-looking actor and activist who performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry was for a number of years afflicted by melanoma, culminating in a 2013 leg amputation. He nonetheless battled on and continued his acting career right up to his death on 21 December 2022, at the age of 81.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 28, 1941
Died
December 21, 2022 (aged 81)
From
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Tony Barry's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
19%
Survival
17%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Warm
5
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tony Barry's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Barry's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Remember Belsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Narrator

  • Faraway Downs(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sergeant Callahan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Bay of Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joseph

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Willie

  • Total Control(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Phillip Anderson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Harrow(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jack Twine

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mr. Symonds

  • Nobody's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hank

  • Mystery Road(2013)

    as Sarge

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Time of Our Lives(2013)

    Show 21 episodes · as Ray Tivolli

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • One Answer to Cancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator

  • Rest for the Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Murray

  • Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Frank Packer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Home by Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ed

  • Dirt Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alec Nolan

  • False Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Libertine

  • Australia(2008)

    as Sergeant Callahan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Betty & Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joe

  • Cross Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bill

  • Gone(2006)

    as UTE Driver

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Silence(2006)

    as Dennis Riordan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Solo(2006)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance(2005)

    as Jenny's Adoptive Father

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Hell Has Harbour Views (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Frank Flannery

  • The Widower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Lennie Cahill Shoots Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lennie

  • All the Way(2003)

    as Ralph Blue

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bartender

  • BlackJack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Joe Bueneroti

  • Mullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Col Maloney

  • La spagnola(2001)

    as Dr. Knuckey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Grass Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew Leonard

  • Fresh Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bob

  • Paperback Hero(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Change Of Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mervyn

  • All Saints(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frank O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Doing Time for Patsy Cline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dwayne

  • The Last of the Ryans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Father Brosnan

  • The Rainbow Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Greenpeace Activist

  • Halifax F.P.(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob 'Dizzy' Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bernard Hardwick

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Tattoo(1994)

    as James Carroll

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Joyful and Triumphant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as George Bishop

  • Jack Be Nimble(1993)

    as Clarrie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Absent Without Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Peter

  • Typhon's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Minister

  • Rose Against the Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jack Rennie

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Jenkins

  • Police Rescue(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Old Scores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Barry Brown

  • Shadow of the Cobra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Never Say Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Insp. Evans

  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller(1988)

    as Mad Mile

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Return to Snowy River(1988)

    as Jacko

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Tim Curtis

  • Initiation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Pat

  • Cyclone Tracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mick Brennan

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruce Logan

  • Two Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charlie

  • The Quest(1986)

    as Gaza

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Surfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Calhoun

  • BabaKiueria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Father (Mr. Smith)

  • I Own the Racecourse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Bert Hammond

  • Pallet on the Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Larkman

  • Platypus Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Frank Nelson

  • Archer's Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Squatter

  • The Coca-Cola Kid(1985)

    as Bushman

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Keiron: The First Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Moulen

  • The Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as The Sergeant

  • Scales of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nipper Jackson

  • Midnite Spares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Howard

  • We of the Never Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mac

  • Dead Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ozzie

  • Goodbye Pork Pie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John

  • Hard Knocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Barry

  • The Earthling(1980)

    as Red

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Beyond Reasonable Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Det. John Hughes

  • Demolition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Odd Angry Shot(1979)

    as Black Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Det. Const. Langdon

  • Little Boy Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Const. O'Day

  • Newsfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Greasy

  • The Irishman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Rob Dalgleish

  • The Mango Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Tommy Smith

  • The Picture Show Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Policeman

  • Wild Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Dombey Morgan

  • Break of Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Joe

  • The Sullivans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Ginger

  • The Haunting of Hewie Dowker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Police Officer

  • Almost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Khan

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles, 89 of them dated from 1976 to 2025; peak year 1980.

Biggest box office

Return to Snowy River (1988)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Earthling (1980)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Faraway Downs (2023)

Film career

19762025

Peak 1980 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1979Screen debut· The Odd Angry Shot
  • 1981First top-billed film· Goodbye Pork Pie
  • 2023Career best· Faraway Downs

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 90: 90 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1970s12 · acting1980s27 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Tony Barry's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Solo (2006)

71st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tony Barry work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Barry's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bryan Brown shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers