John Barry

Career timeline

1. 1933 · Born

   Born in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

2. 1960 · Screen debut

   Never Let Go (Movie)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   From Russia with Love (Movie)

4. 2001 · Latest release

   Enigma (Movie)

5. 2011 · Died

   January 30, 2011

Career in numbers

25 1960s

23 1970s

20 1980s

11 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama46
• Thriller30
• Adventure22
• Action19
• Romance19
• Crime8

Highest-rated title Dances with Wolves 1990 7.8 Most popular title Dances with Wolves 1990 7.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Barry in our catalogue.

Lois Maxwell

10 titles together

Bernard Lee

9 titles together

Sean Connery

7 titles together

Ted Moore

5 titles together

Bryan Forbes

4 titles together

Michael Caine

4 titles together

László Kovács

4 titles together

Douglas Slocombe

4 titles together

Guy Hamilton

4 titles together

Roger Moore

4 titles together

1. 1987 The Living Daylights as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
2. 1968 Deadfall as Orchestra Conductor 5.4 Movie
3. 1967 Omnibus TV

1. 2001 Enigma 6.3 Movie
2. 1998 Playing by Heart 6.7 Movie
3. 1998 Mercury Rising 6.3 Movie
4. 1998 Swept from the Sea 6.4 Movie
5. 1995 Cry, the Beloved Country 6.8 Movie
6. 1995 The Scarlet Letter 6.1 Movie
7. 1994 The Specialist 6.0 Movie
8. 1993 My Life 6.7 Movie
9. 1993 Indecent Proposal 6.4 Movie
10. 1992 Chaplin 7.4 Movie
11. 1992 Ruby Cairo 5.0 Movie
12. 1990 Dances with Wolves 7.8 Movie
13. 1988 Masquerade 5.7 Movie
14. 1987 The Living Daylights 6.6 Movie
15. 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married 6.1 Movie
16. 1986 Howard the Duck 5.5 Movie
17. 1985 Out of Africa 7.1 Movie
18. 1985 Jagged Edge 6.3 Movie
19. 1985 A View to a Kill 6.3 Movie
20. 1984 The Cotton Club 6.5 Movie
21. 1984 Until September Movie
22. 1984 Mike's Murder 5.5 Movie
23. 1983 Octopussy 6.4 Movie
24. 1983 High Road to China 6.0 Movie
25. 1982 Frances 6.9 Movie
26. 1982 Murder by Phone 5.4 Movie
27. 1982 Hammett 6.2 Movie
28. 1981 Body Heat 7.0 Movie
29. 1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger 4.9 Movie
30. 1980 Inside Moves 6.3 Movie
31. 1980 Somewhere in Time 7.5 Movie
32. 1980 Raise the Titanic 5.4 Movie
33. 1979 The Black Hole 5.8 Movie
34. 1979 Moonraker 6.2 Movie
35. 1979 Hanover Street 5.7 Movie
36. 1978 Starcrash 4.3 Movie
37. 1978 Game of Death 6.4 Movie
38. 1978 The Betsy 4.8 Movie
39. 1977 The Deep 6.1 Movie
40. 1977 The White Buffalo 6.0 Movie
41. 1976 King Kong 6.3 Movie
42. 1976 Love Among the Ruins 7.0 Movie
43. 1976 Robin and Marian 6.3 Movie
44. 1976 Eleanor and Franklin TV
45. 1975 The Day of the Locust 6.4 Movie
46. 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun 6.5 Movie
47. 1974 The Tamarind Seed 6.2 Movie
48. 1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 6.2 Movie
49. 1972 Follow Me! Movie
50. 1971 Mary, Queen of Scots 6.7 Movie
51. 1971 Diamonds Are Forever 6.4 Movie
52. 1971 Walkabout 7.3 Movie
53. 1971 They Might Be Giants 6.9 Movie
54. 1971 The Last Valley 6.5 Movie
55. 1970 Monte Walsh 6.3 Movie
56. 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6.6 Movie
57. 1969 Midnight Cowboy 7.5 Movie
58. 1968 Deadfall 5.4 Movie
59. 1968 The Lion in Winter 7.4 Movie
60. 1968 Petulia 6.0 Movie
61. 1968 Boom! 6.0 Movie
62. 1967 You Only Live Twice 6.6 Movie
63. 1966 The Quiller Memorandum 5.9 Movie
64. 1966 The Wrong Box 6.4 Movie
65. 1966 Born Free 6.8 Movie
66. 1966 The Chase 7.1 Movie
67. 1965 Thunderball 6.7 Movie
68. 1965 King Rat 7.1 Movie
69. 1965 The Newcomers TV
70. 1965 The Knack... and How to Get It 6.0 Movie
71. 1965 The Ipcress File 6.8 Movie
72. 1964 Goldfinger 7.4 Movie
73. 1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon 7.3 Movie
74. 1964 Man in the Middle 6.5 Movie
75. 1964 Zulu 7.4 Movie
76. 1963 From Russia with Love 7.1 Movie
77. 1962 The L-Shaped Room 6.8 Movie
78. 1960 Beat Girl 5.9 Movie
79. 1960 Never Let Go 6.5 Movie

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