TonyBarry
- Actor
Tony Barry's gravel voice won Kiwi fame when he starred in 1981 hit Goodbye Pork Pie. By then he already had 30 plus screen credits — including cult 70s sitcom Buck House, and the anarchic Blerta TV series. Barry's busy acting career continued both in his native Australia, and New Zealand. In 2010 he won a Qantas Best Actor Award for his starring role in Gaylene Preston's war tale Home by Christmas. Barry died in late 2022.
Screenography
Biography
Although the list of Australian screen credits for veteran actor Tony Barry far outweighs his work on New Zealand soil, Barry was on the ground at many turning points in Aotearoa's screen history.
The Queensland-born actor first spent time in New Zealand after arriving for a friend's wedding. As he said, "I came for a week, stayed 11 months". The stay was the first of more than 120 trips to New Zealand; it saw Barry successfully auditioning to join the ensemble on early 70s drama Pukemanu.
Awards
2019 International Filmmaker Festival of Cinema (United Kingdom)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Short Film: for Grace
2014 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Special Achievement Award: 'for his extraordinary contribution to the Australian film industry'
Nominated for Best Actor - Supporting Role: for Mystery Road
“I think it connected with the dreams of a lot of people ... It gave people a license to believe that they could be free in their own hearts, even if it was just for an hour and a half in the movies. ”
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