Don Barker (actor)

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Don Barker (born 8 March 1940) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Det. Sgt. Harry White in the police procedural series Homicide (which he reprised in an episode of Bluey), and briefly the original character of social worker Bill Jackson in prison drama Prisoner.^[1]

He has appeared in many mini-series and television movies since 1978, he appeared in the films Dawn!, Gallipoli, Playing Beattie Bow and Rabbit-Proof Fence in 2002. TV credits include: Cop Shop, Division 4, Matlock Police, Certain Women, The Box, The Restless Years, Bellamy, Mother and Son, A Country Practice, Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters, and City Homicide. He is also well known for his appearance in a number of television commercials including the 1970s campaign for South Australian-based Coopers Brewery, promoting the stout and lemonade mix known as a portagaf. Apart from his television and film roles Barker has appeared in over 110 theatre productions from 1961 and 2008, and has also worked as a director in theatre.^[2]

Selected filmography[]

Film[]

• Weekend of Shadows (1978) as O'Dowd
• Dawn! (1979) as Doctor
• Gallipoli (1981)
• The Fire in the Stone (1983) as Harry
• Robbery Under Arms (1985) as Wilson
• Playing Beatie Bow (1986) as Samuel Bow
• The Life of Harry Dare (1995) as Sergeant
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) as a Ceduna Magistrate

Television[]

• Homicide (1967–1977) - 120 episodes
• Division 4 (1970–71) - 3 episodes
• Matlock Police (1971–72) - 3 episodes
• Bluey (1977) - 1 episode
• Chopper Squad (1978) - 1 episode as Cliff Jackson
• Prisoner (1979) - 3 episodes as Bill Jackson
• Bellamy (1981) - 1 episode
• The Flying Doctors (1986) - 2 episodes
• Mother and Son (1992) - 1 episode
• A Country Practice (1993) - 2 episodes as Stan Laski
• Blue Heelers (1997 / 2007) - 2 episodes
• McLeod's Daughters (2005) - 1 episode as Bob MacKenzie
• City Homicide (2008) - 1 episode as Christopher Spotswood

References[]

External links[]

• Don Barker at IMDb

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