Barrie Cookson

Birth : 1922-03-28, New Zealand

Death : 2005-01-09

History

Barrie Cookson was born in New Zealand as Arthur Barrie Cookson. He was an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Knights of God (1987) and The Onedin Line (1971). He was married to Avril Conquest.

Movies

John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
Dr. Nicholas Hereford
This affecting biography chronicles the life and times of prominent European philosopher John Wycliffe, who was the first to translate the Bible into English. The 14th century, Oxford University scholar often found himself caught between opposing theological, political and societal forces: He defended England's autonomy against the pontiff's authority and championed the indigent against the wealthy's abuses.
Al-mas' Ala Al-Kubra
Directed by Mohamed Shukri Jameel.
Tishoo
Layborne
It is the mid-1980s. The economy has not improved. For 17 years Professor Frank Merrick has been ensconced in a research lab of a provincial university working on a cure for the common cold. He is very near success. Can he avoid becoming yet another victim of the eternal cutbacks?
Invasion
Simon
Docu-drama surrounding the events leading to the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Helenus Milmo
Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.
After the Solo
Fletcher - Headmaster
"The voice will make its effect. And it will, undoubtedly, be very touching. But, tell me: after his voice has broken, can you make anything of him then?" After the solo, after the chorus, after the applause?
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Alcott
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?