Jerry Barker — Black Beauty Character Profile

About Jerry Barker

A kind London taxi carriage driver who buys Beauty for 17 guineas and names him Black Jack. He treats Beauty with respect but is forced to sell him after developing a severe cough from working in freezing weather.

Character Facts

Played by

David Thewlis

Appears in

Black Beauty (1994)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Jerry Barker — Adoptive Family — Black Beauty (Alan Cumming)

  Jerry's household treats Beauty with warmth, effectively adopting him.

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