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Ray Barrett

Date of birth: 1927-05-02

Place of birth: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ray Barrett

Biography

From IMDb: Ray Barrett studied music and elocution and began acting at the age of eleven. He was the first actor put under contract by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Drama section. He worked for several years on radio in Sydney, before working successfully in Britain between 1958 and the mid-1970s, when he returned to Australia. He has received two AFI (Australian Film Industry) awards as an actor.

Movie Credits

The Desperate Women
0

The Desperate Women

1955-01-01

The film is a cheesy but sincere plea for proper sex education--and against illegal abortion.

Where the Green Ants Dream
3.4

Where the Green Ants Dream

1984-08-31

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants

Thunderbirds Are GO
3.2

Thunderbirds Are GO

1966-12-15

When the launch of a mission to Mars goes awry due to sabotage, International Rescue is requested to

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
2.5

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

1995-07-20

Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spiri

The Reptile
3

The Reptile

1966-03-06

Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious pop

Touch of Death
0

Touch of Death

1961-01-01

A criminal gang pull off a big robbery, unaware the cash has been infected with toxic poison. The th

Don's Party
2.7

Don's Party

1976-11-10

On the night of the 1969 federal election, Don Henderson invites a group of friends to celebrate a p

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
3.4

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978-06-21

The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolera

Visitors
2.5

Visitors

2003-11-27

The story of Georgia Perry, the first woman to sail around the world solo.

Heaven's Burning
2.9

Heaven's Burning

1997-11-06

In Sydney, the newly married Midori is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio. She does not love him a

Blood Oath
2.7

Blood Oath

1990-07-26

On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of

Hotel Sorrento
3.5

Hotel Sorrento

1995-04-20

Meg, Pippa, and Hillary are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, a small seaside town in Australia. Meg,

Hotel de Love
2.2

Hotel de Love

1996-12-19

10 years ago at a party, Steven thinks he sees the girl of his dreams, Melissa. Just as he's about t

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
3

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray

1980-01-01

Adventures of the super-sub Stingray and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their battles agains

Revenge
2.8

Revenge

1971-08-26

A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.

After the Deluge
0

After the Deluge

2003-06-15

Follows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby tries

In the Winter Dark
2.6

In the Winter Dark

1998-09-10

Fear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an abandoned

80,000 Suspects
3.5

80,000 Suspects

1963-08-15

A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a

Goodbye Paradise
2.6

Goodbye Paradise

1983-07-21

The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael

Brilliant Lies
2.1

Brilliant Lies

1996-08-08

Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing

A Dangerous Summer
1.9

A Dangerous Summer

1982-10-22

Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the

Dalkeith
3.8

Dalkeith

2001-05-22

Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just wai

The Hostages
0

The Hostages

1975-01-07

Children on lonely farm outwit escaped Dartmoor prisoners.

Invaders from the Deep
2.5

Invaders from the Deep

1981-01-01

A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Stingray. When aquatic aliens plot t

Let the Balloon Go
0

Let the Balloon Go

1976-12-16

In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective

Waiting
2.3

Waiting

1991-07-25

Friends meet at a farm house to await the birth of a baby.

No Worries
3

No Worries

1994-03-31

A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney.

The Challenge
1.5

The Challenge

1986-12-29

The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon

To Have and to Hold
2.6

To Have and to Hold

1963-07-01

A young woman is harassed by a man and seeks help from the police. The officer who visits her falls

The Sundowners
3.4

The Sundowners

1960-12-08

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep dro

Rebel
2.5

Rebel

1985-12-05

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wo

Little Laura and Big John
1.8

Little Laura and Big John

1973-05-03

Based on a true story, this action-packed, hard-hitting depiction of the infamous Ashley gang - who

As Time Goes By
2.7

As Time Goes By

1988-09-29

A surfer abandoned in the middle of the Australian Outback encounters an alien who time-travels in a

Just Like a Woman
2.5

Just Like a Woman

1967-02-26

Lewis and Scilla's rocky marriage finally breaks apart – a situation made worse by the fact that Sci

Thunderbirds in Outer Space
0

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

1981-06-09

Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision

Thunderbirds to the Rescue
0

Thunderbirds to the Rescue

1980-08-13

A compilation of two episodes from the Supermarionation series Thunderbirds. A new super satellite h

Jackals in the Desert
0

Jackals in the Desert

1964-01-01

Valley of the Kings
3.1

Valley of the Kings

1964-12-01

Two children on a holiday with archaeologist parents expose the villainy of Arab workmen and help th

Australia
3.3

Australia

2008-11-18

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch

Jigsaw
3.6

Jigsaw

1962-08-21

A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sus

The Earthling
3.1

The Earthling

1980-07-24

Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness

Relatives
0

Relatives

1985-01-01

A family reunion among the squattocracy leads to conflict as various members assert their egos.

Contagion
2.5

Contagion

1988-03-01

A real estate agent is lured to a run-down mansion only to be trapped and tortured by ghosts.

Aussie Assault
0

Aussie Assault

1984-01-26

Australian sport documentary about the first ever winning of the America's Cup by a non-US country.

Frenchman's Farm
2.9

Frenchman's Farm

1986-02-17

An Australian woman's car breaks down in the country, and when she goes to get help, she's whisked b

The Empty Beach
2.1

The Empty Beach

1985-09-12

Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and smal

No Room to Run
2

No Room to Run

1977-05-18

Concert promoter Nick Loomis is sent to Sydney by his ex father-in-law and boss Garth Kingswood, and

Waterfront
0

Waterfront

1984-01-01

Australian dockyard workers go on strike. Immigrant Italian workers are brought in as scab labour. I

Doctor Who: The Rescue
3.1

Doctor Who: The Rescue

1965-01-09

On the planet Dido, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet two survivors from a crashed spaceship who are

Countdown to Disaster
0

Countdown to Disaster

1982-01-01

International Rescue sends the incredible Thunderbirds on the most dangerous rescue missions yet. Th

Time to Remember
2.8

Time to Remember

1962-07-01

A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it's r

The Amorous Milkman
0.5

The Amorous Milkman

1975-01-01

Davey's milk delivery job offers him scant excitement. But when a few of the lonely housewives, incl

Mounting the Rescue
0

Mounting the Rescue

2009-02-17

A look at the making of 'The Rescue' featuring members of the original cast and crew. Featured on th

Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
0

Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

1965-09-30

A criminal known only as the Hood places a bomb in the landing gear of a new supersonic airliner, Fi

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
4

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

1965-10-21

Largely regarded as the most exciting Thunderbirds episode made, after Thunderbird 2 is heavily dama

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
5

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

2025-09-19

Celebrating Thunderbirds 60th anniversary, this cinematic double-bill brings two of Thunderbirds’ be