- Played a group captain in The Dam Busters (1955); his younger brother, Air Vice Marshall Peter Farr OBE DFC (1917 - 2009) was a bomber pilot during WW2.
- Formerly a schoolteacher before becoming a stage actor in 1937.
- Acted in both The Avengers and The New Avengers.
- Appeared with Welsh actor Gareth Thomas in two science fiction programs in the 1970s: Star Maidens, in which he played Professor Evans, and a guest appearance in the Blake's 7 episode "Orac" as Ensor, creator of Orac. He also provided the voice of Orac in that episode.
- In 1955 he featured in the Capstan "Navy Cut" Cigarette advertisement under the slogan, "How Derek Farr Got Away from the Crowd".
- Appeared in Camouflage, a 1943 short film.
- Brother Peter and sister Patricia.
- Son of Gerald and Vera Eileen (Miers) Farr.
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