Don Barker (actor)

Don Barker (born 8 March 1940 in Adelaide, South Australia) 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 as Bill Jackson in early episodes of the women's prison drama Prisoner.

He has appeared in many mini-series and television movies, most recently he appeared in the film Rabbit-Proof Fence. 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.

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

External links

• Don Barker at IMDb