Jim Barclay
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 23, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Biography
Jim Barclay (born 23 May 1947) is an English actor and comedian, who played the title role of Jossy Blair in the BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. In 1986, Barclay starred in the popular BBC children's football-based drama Jossy's Giants, playing the eponymous Jossy Blair, a former child football star injured shortly after his debut for Newcastle United, now charged with coaching a local school team to greatness. Barclay also appeared on television a number of times as a comedian, notably performing his stand-up act on Book 'Em and Risk It (Channel 4, 1983), Stomping on the Cat (Channel 4, 1984), and Interference (Channel 4, 1984). As an actor, he appeared in three episodes of the seminal alternative comedy series The Young Ones: (Boring, Flood and Sick). He has appeared in several episodes of both Grange Hill and The Bill.
Known For
Filmography
A Very British Cult
Movie · as Percy
After You've Gone
TV · as Plainclothes Officer · 1 ep
New Tricks
TV · as Ivor (Speed Dater) · 1 ep
Black Books
TV · as Trash Customer · 1 ep
Peak Practice
TV · as Martin Lucas · 1 ep
A Question of Identity
Movie · as MI5 Technician
Bloody Sunday
Movie · as Lord Widgery (voice)
Secret History
TV · as Lord Widgery (voice) · 1 ep
Jeeves and Wooster
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Mr. Davidson · 1 ep
The Paradise Club
TV · as Bernard Webb · 1 ep
The Nineteenth Hole
TV · as The Sergeant · 1 ep
Jossy's Giants
TV · as Jossy Blair · 15 eps
EastEnders
TV · as Doctor Chalmers · 1 ep
King
Movie · as Waiter
The Young Ones
TV · as Racist Policeman, Policeman in Comic Strip, Policeman in Van · 1 ep
Nobody's Hero
TV · as Larry · 6 eps
The Bagthorpe Saga
TV · as Bingo Caller · 1 ep
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
Movie · as Bill
The Fatal Spring
Movie · as Patient
The Professionals
TV · as Police Driver · 1 ep