John Halsey

Actor

February 23, 1945 (81 years)

Highgate, London, England, UK

Biography

John Halsey (born 23 February 1945) is a rock drummer, best known for his appearance in the television film All You Need is Cash (1978) as Barrington Womble ("Barry Wom") of The Rutles. Previous to this he had played with fellow future Rutle Neil Innes's band Fatso and appeared with them in the BBC Television comedy series, Rutland Weekend Television, fronted by a third Rutle, Eric Idle.

Filmography

5.3

Record City

Fetus Brothers

Lighthearted comedy chronicling the exploits of the employees at a record store.

5.8

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

Barry Wom (archive footage)

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.

6.8

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Barry Womble

The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.

N/A

What the Pythons Did Next...

Self

A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).

N/A

The Seventh Python

Self

Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction musical feature film based on the life, work and unplanned career of musical satirist Neil Innes. The Seventh Python traces one man’s winding path of whimsy as he flirts with destiny at the edge of fame with incredibly influential and unusually lasting work that keeps one foot each planted in the worlds of comedy and rock ‘n’ roll. From the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band to Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Rutles, to his Ego Warrior campaign and his insistence on wearing a plastic duck on his head, Neil Innes has proven to be the greatest musical comedy satirist of the past fifty years.

N/A

Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

Self

Short documentary on the music of the 'prefab four', The Rutles. Shabby Road is where the band recorded most of their music, and it is the name of an album by The Rutles, released on 26 September 1969, their last recorded album, but not last released (Let It Rot). Tracks 9-17 form a medley sometimes noted as one song called "The Shabby Road Medley". Tracks 14-16 are sometimes noted as one song called "The Bronze Blunders Medley". On the cover, Stig is depicted without trousers. This was one of the key "clues" which inspired the 'Stig is dead' conspiracy theory, which still lasts today in some circles. Stig later referenced these theories on his life album, Stig is not a wax replica please stop asking.

N/A

Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

Self

Short documentary about the making of the film 'The Rutles: All You Need is Cash'.

N/A

The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food

Self / Barry Wom (archive footage)

A documentary short catching up with John Halsey a.k.a. Barry Wom of The Rutles

10.0

Yellow Submarine Sandwich

Barry Wom

An animated Yellow Submarine spoof produced for The Rutles' 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash and featuring their song "Cheese and Onions". Screened as a standalone short film at the 1979 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and The Museum of Modern Art.

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