Tony Barry

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

Personal life Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941. He had one son. He took part in political rallies, was a volunteer for indigenous rights groups Due to this illness, he died on 21 December 2022, at age 81, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales .

Career Barry performed in nearly 60 feature films and over 45 television series, across a five-decade career, in both Australia and New Zealand. Roles followed in a range of Australian and New Zealand films, including Newsfront, Goodbye Pork Pie, 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.

Filmography

Film

Live theatre Year Title Role Notes 2004 A Local Man Former Prime Minister Ben Chifley One-person drama on Chifley's last night