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name: "Seán Barrett"
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roles: []
born: "4 May 1940"
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average_fi1m_score: 69
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T03:44:32.283403+00:00"
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# Seán Barrett

Actor. Born 4 May 1940 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 4 May 1940, Hampstead, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1960–1986
- **Also known as:** Sean Barrett, Charles Maddox, Sean Barret, Sean Barratt, Sean Justin Barrett
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 64 (1), 1980s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Barrett_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7440815, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057277/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/201459

## Biography

Seán Barrett is a British actor and voice actor. Born on 4 May 1940 in Hampstead, London, he began his career as a child actor in the early 1950s, appearing in BBC children's television and films including *Four Sided Triangle* (1953), *War and Peace* (1956) as Petya Rostov, *Dunkirk* (1958) as Frankie and *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960) as Able Seaman Brown.

Barrett played Arthur Morel in the 1960 film *Sons and Lovers*. He continued to appear in television and film roles through the 1960s and 1970s, including *Cast a Giant Shadow* (1966). From the 1980s he became known for voice work, voicing UrZah in *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Tik-Tok in *Return to Oz* (1985) and a goblin in *Labyrinth* (1986). He has also worked extensively in radio drama and as a narrator.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Goblin (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *Sons and Lovers* (1960), Fi1m 64, as Arthur Morel — [page](https://film.one/film/sons-and-lovers.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *The Third One This Week* (2010), Actor
- *Dark Fellowships: The Vril* (2008), as Narrator
- *Aberfan: The Untold Story* (2006), as Narrator
- *The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic* (2006), as Narrator
- *In Search of Mozart* (2006), as Leopold Mozart
- *Ancient Discoveries* (2003), series, Actor
- *Brazil: An Inconvenient History* (2000), as Narrator
- *Poldark* (1996), as Henry Harvey
- *Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan* (1993), series, as Voice - Narrator
- *30 Door Key* (1991), Actor
- *Through The Dragon's Eye* (1989), series, Actor
- *TUGS* (1989), series, as Big Mac / Hercules / Izzy Gomez / Captain Zero (voice)
- *The Most Dangerous Man in the World* (1988), as Newsreader
- *Elphida* (1987), as Teacher
- *Worlds Beyond* (1986), series, as Alfred Brown (voice)
- *Brush Strokes* (1986), series, as Mr. Morella, Mr Morella
- *Labyrinth* (1986), as Goblin (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)
- *David Macaulay: Cathedral* (1986), as Bishop Gervais / Chapter Member (voice)
- *Return to Oz* (1985), as Tik-Tok (voice)
- *Lorca and the Outlaws* (1984), as Detective Droid's Voice (voice)
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *Fair Ground!* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), as Urzah (voice)
- *Dark Towers* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Great Muppet Caper* (1981), as Street Dancer (uncredited)
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mugger
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Steward
- *Lies* (1978), as Mr Moore
- *The Unbroken Arrow* (1976), series, as Tybald
- *The Spy* (1976), Actor
- *Fair Exchange* (1976), Actor
- *Tower of Fire* (1976), Actor
- *The Crusaders* (1976), Actor
- *Robin Hood Junior* (1975), as Sergeant
- *The Good Guys and the Bad Guys* (1969), Stunts
- *Cast a Giant Shadow* (1966), as Junior British Officer
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Danny
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Captain Dakers, Albino
- *Sons and Lovers* (1960), as Arthur Morel — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/sons-and-lovers.md)
- *Sink the Bismarck!* (1960), as Able Seaman Brown
- *A Cry from the Streets* (1958), as Don Farrer
- *Dunkirk* (1958), as Frankie
- *War and Peace* (1956), as Petya Rostov
- *Bang! You're Dead* (1954), as Willy

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