Known for Acting
Birthday
May 23, 1947
Place of Birth
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.
EastEnders
Peak Practice
The Professionals
New Tricks
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
The Young Ones
Black Books
Jeeves and Wooster
The Paradise Club
One Foot in the Grave
After You've Gone
Jossy's Giants
The Nineteenth Hole
Nobody's Hero