Ray Barrett
Date of birth: 1927-05-02
Place of birth: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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
1955-01-01
The film is a cheesy but sincere plea for proper sex education--and against illegal abortion.
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
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
1995-07-20
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spiri
The Reptile
1966-03-06
Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious pop
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
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
1978-06-21
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolera
Visitors
2003-11-27
The story of Georgia Perry, the first woman to sail around the world solo.
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
1990-07-26
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of
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
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
1980-01-01
Adventures of the super-sub Stingray and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their battles agains
Revenge
1971-08-26
A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.
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
1998-09-10
Fear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an abandoned
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
1983-07-21
The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael
Brilliant Lies
1996-08-08
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing
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
2001-05-22
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just wai
The Hostages
1975-01-07
Children on lonely farm outwit escaped Dartmoor prisoners.
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
1976-12-16
In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective
Waiting
1991-07-25
Friends meet at a farm house to await the birth of a baby.
No Worries
1994-03-31
A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney.
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
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
1960-12-08
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep dro
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
1973-05-03
Based on a true story, this action-packed, hard-hitting depiction of the infamous Ashley gang - who
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
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
1981-06-09
Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision
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
1964-01-01
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
2008-11-18
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch
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
1980-07-24
Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness
Relatives
1985-01-01
A family reunion among the squattocracy leads to conflict as various members assert their egos.
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
1984-01-26
Australian sport documentary about the first ever winning of the America's Cup by a non-US country.
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
1985-09-12
Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and smal
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
1984-01-01
Australian dockyard workers go on strike. Immigrant Italian workers are brought in as scab labour. I
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
1982-01-01
International Rescue sends the incredible Thunderbirds on the most dangerous rescue missions yet. Th
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
1975-01-01
Davey's milk delivery job offers him scant excitement. But when a few of the lonely housewives, incl
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
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
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
2025-09-19
Celebrating Thunderbirds 60th anniversary, this cinematic double-bill brings two of Thunderbirds’ be