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Desmond Barrit(1944-2026)

  • Actor
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Desmond Barrit, Daniel Booroff, and Leanne Howard-Williams in A Christmas Carol (1999)
Desmond Barrit was born on 19 October 1944 in Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Northanger Abbey (2007), A Christmas Carol (1999) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996). He died on 21 March 2026 in Islington, London, England, UK.
BornOctober 19, 1944
DiedMarch 21, 2026(81)
BornOctober 19, 1944
DiedMarch 21, 2026(81)
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Known for

JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in Northanger Abbey (2007)
Northanger Abbey
7.1
TV Movie
  • Mr Allen
  • 2007
Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
A Christmas Carol
7.4
TV Movie
  • The Ghost of Christmas Present
  • 1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.2
  • Nick Bottom
  • 1996
Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
Rebecca's Daughters
6.5
  • Jack Wet
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
    It's a Sin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Timothy Mottram
    • 2021
  • Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • 'Aubrey' Alan Bacon
    • 2015
  • Roger Allam and Shaun Evans in Endeavour (2012)
    Endeavour
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Stephen Fitzowen
    • 2014
  • The Fairy Queen (2009)
    The Fairy Queen
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Basses
    • Bottom
    • 2009
  • Zip and Hollow
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Harry
    • 2008
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jonathan Eckersley-Hyde
    • Raymond Clandillon
    • 2002–2007
  • JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in Northanger Abbey (2007)
    Northanger Abbey
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Mr Allen
    • 2007
  • Young Arthur
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Bullwhit
    • 2002
  • Frances O'Connor in Madame Bovary (2000)
    Madame Bovary
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Guillaumin
    • 2000
  • Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • The Ghost of Christmas Present
    • 1999
  • Oliver Twist (1999)
    Oliver Twist
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Flinders (as Desmond Barritt)
    • 1999
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Pierson
    • Dando
    • 1991–1998
  • Kate Beckinsale in Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
    Alice Through the Looking Glass
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Humpty Dumpty
    • 1998
  • Jean-Marc Barr and Anna Friel in St. Ives (1998)
    St. Ives
    6.5
    • Biggerstaff
    • 1998
  • Daylight Robbery
    Short
    • Kesso
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Desmond Barritt
  • Born
    • October 19, 1944
    • Morriston, Swansea, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 21, 2026
    • Islington, London, England, UK
  • Relatives
    • Michael Brown(Half Sibling)
  • Other works
    He played Bottom in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1996 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The production visited Broadway, where Barrit won an Outer Critics' Circle Award for his performance.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he also loves playing pantomime dames, and has done so on numerous occasions.

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