Cast of
The Haunting of Barney Palmer

About The Haunting of Barney Palmer

  • Released on March 28, 1987

The Haunting of Barney Palmer is a fantasy film for children about a young boy who is haunted by his great uncle. Young Barney fears that he has inherited the Scholar family curse; a suite of 80s-era effects ramp up the supernatural suspense. The film was a co-production between PBS (United States) and Wellington's Gibson Group, which resulted in Ned Beatty (Deliverance, Network) being cast. It was written by Margaret Mahy, based on her Carnegie Award-winning novel The Haunting, and an early fruitful collaboration between her and director Yvonne Mackay.

Full Cast of The Haunting of Barney Palmer

Ned Beatty
plays Cole Scholar

Alexis Banas
plays Barney Palmer

Eleanor Gibson
plays Tabitha Palmer

Meredith Braun
plays Troy Palmer

Michelle Leuthart
plays Claire Palmer

Andy Anderson
plays John Palmer

Bernard Kearns
plays Ben Scholar

Yvonne Lawley
plays Great Grandmother Scholar

Patrick Smyth
plays Alberic Scholar

Leon Banas
plays Young Cole

Stephen Judd
plays Young Barnaby


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