---
name: "Brian Hall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-hall"
fi1m_id: "brian-hall"
imdb_id: "nm0355363"
tmdb_id: 1067876
wikidata_id: "Q2657872"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 November 1937"
died: "17 September 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 89
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:44:24.342248+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brian Hall

## Identity

Brian Hall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-hall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-hall
- **IMDb ID:** nm0355363
- **TMDB ID:** 1067876
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2657872
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hall_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2657872, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1067876

Actor. Born 20 November 1937 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. Died 17 September 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 November 1937, Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- **Died:** 17 September 1997
- **Active:** 1975–1991
- **Also known as:** Brian Charles Hall
- **Average Fi1m score:** 89, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 1980s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hall_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2657872, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1067876

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Fawlty Towers*](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md) (90)

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## Biography

Brian Charles Hall (20 November 1937 – 17 September 1997) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing the hotel chef Terry in the second series of the BBC sitcom *Fawlty Towers* (1979).

Hall began his career on stage, appearing at the Royal Court Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He had earlier worked as a cab driver. On screen he often played tough, Cockney characters, with notable film roles including Alan in *The Long Good Friday* (1980) and Terry Stokes in *McVicar* (1980). He also appeared in series such as *Softly, Softly: Task Force*, *The Professionals* and *The Bill*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Alan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)
- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Terry the Chef — [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Grief Tourist* (2013), as Tom
- *Crocodile Shoes* (1994), series, as Barman
- *The Grass Arena* (1992), as George
- *Billy Webb's Amazing Story* (1991), series, as Mr Webb
- *The Upper Hand* (1990), series, as Ernie
- *Alfonso Bonzo* (1990), series, as Mr Webb
- *Birds of a Feather* (1989), series, as Warder Flowers
- *Tumbledown* (1988), as Squadron Leader Wentworth
- *You Must Be The Husband* (1987), series, Actor
- *Worlds Beyond* (1986), series, as Policeman
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as George
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Up the Elephant and Round the Castle* (1983), series, as Brian the Barman
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Sam Tirrell
- *Break in the Sun* (1981), series, as Eddie Green
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), as Alan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)
- *McVicar* (1980), as Terry Stokes
- *Buccaneer* (1980), series, as Pete
- *Sweet William* (1980), as Taxi Driver
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Alan — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Terry and June* (1979), series, as Bernie
- *The Vanishing Army* (1978), as Towler
- *Sweeney 2* (1978), as Haughton
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Sam Burton
- *Trial by Combat* (1976), as Policeman with Alsatian
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Fred Bry, Prison Officer
- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), series, as Terry the Chef — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Ernie Davies — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Confessions of a Window Cleaner* (1974), as Fred
- *The Land That Time Forgot* (1974), as Schwartz
- *From Beyond the Grave* (1974), as Man on Phone (uncredited)
- *Yellow Dog* (1973), as Bertrum
- *Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall* (1973), as MP Sergeant
- *Villains* (1972), series, as Roy
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Alfie
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Towler
- *Softly Softly: Task Force* (1969), series, as PC Drake
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Sammy Beddowes

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