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Steve Bisley
Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Mad Max'' (1979) and ''The Great Gatsby'' (2013). On television, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack Christey in '' Water Rats'' and Jim Knight in '' Doctor Doctor''. Early life Bisley was born at Lake Munmorah, New South Wales and grew up on a small farm called Stillways. The son of schoolteachers, he moved to Sydney just after his seventeenth birthday. After a few years of working in various jobs, he enrolled in the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a degree in acting in 1977. Other actors in his class included Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Debra Lawrance and Sally McKenzie. Career While still training at NIDA, Bisley and his friend Mel Gibson made their film debuts in '' Summer City'' (1977). Towards the end of the course, they were approached by director George Miller and asked to audition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Munmorah, New South Wales
Lake Munmorah is a List of Central Coast suburbs, suburb of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area. Location and features Adjacent to Lake Munmorah is the Munmorah State Conservation Area. The park offers coastal bushwalking, rock fishing and surf breaks adjacent to Frazer Park. Lake Munmorah hosts four schools along the same road (Carters road). They are Saint Brendan's Primary school (a Catholic primary school), Saint Brigid's College (a Catholic secondary school), Lake Munmorah Public School (a public primary school), and Lake Munmorah High School (a public secondary school). The actual Lake is a very shallow lake that peaks at about 3 to 4m deep, though is rather wide, with three main access areas: Elizabeth Bay, Tom Burke Reserve, and Colongra Bay Reserve. During the summer there are prawns to be caught but there seem to be very few fish o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winds Of Jarrah
''The Winds of Jarrah'' is a 1983 Australian film adapted from a Mills & Boon novel. It was never released to cinemas.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p117 Cast * Susan Lyons as Diana Venness * Terence Donovan as Timber Marlow * Harold Hopkins as Jack Farrell * Steve Bisley as Clem Mathieson * Martin Vaughan as Ben * Les Foxcroft as Woody Gunner * Michael Long as Paul Marlow * Steve Bisley as Clem Mathieson Production The film was financed in part by the Australian Film Commission and the Film Corporation of Western Australia. Screenwriter Bob Ellis Robert James Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian journalist, screenwriter, playwright, filmmaker, and political commentator. He lived in Sydney with author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they had three children. Early ye ... later called it a "shocking film.. which, would you believe, started out as a very good script and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his break-out role in '' The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987). He gained international attention for his starring role in the crime drama '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010). He has since had roles in films such as '' The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), '' Starred Up'' (2013), '' Lost River'' (2014), '' Mississippi Grind'' (2015), '' Darkest Hour'' (2017) and '' Ready Player One'' (2018). Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix drama series ''Bloodline'' (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. In the same year, he portrayed Orson Krennic in the ''Star Wars'' spin-off film '' Rogue One'', and would later reprise the role in the second season of its companion series '' Andor'' (2025). He played the Sheriff of Nottingham in ''Robin Hood'' (2018). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in the superhero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister paper ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.4 million. , this had fallen to 4.55 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Awards
The Penguin Award was an annual award given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia. It was founded in 1954. The award trophy depicts an ear listening to a television tube, but strongly resembles a penguin, hence the name. The award was designed by Des White, an artist and designer at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Past winners 1968 Presented on 10 November 1968. *Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series – Leonard Teale, ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'', Channel 7 *Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Stewart Ginn (actor), Stewart Ginn, ''My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?, My Name's McGooley'', Channel 7 *Best Direction of a Drama Series – Alex Emmanuel, ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'', Channel 7 *Best Lead Talent in a Variety Show – Graham Kennedy *Best Documentary – ''For Better or Worse'', ABC 1970 *Special Award: Outstanding Achievement in Television, 1969 Moon Telecasts – Dept of Supply, Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clean Machine
''The Clean Machine'' is a 1988 Australian tele movie about police corruption starring Steve Bisley. It was one of four telemovies made by Kennedy Miller around this time, the others being ''The Riddle of the Stinson'', ''The Damien Parer Story'' and '' The Year My Voice Broke'' (which was released theatrically). Plot Inspector Eddie Riordan is appointed to head a new anti-corruption squad. Cast * Steve Bisley as Inspector Eddie Riordan * Grigor Taylor as Detective Sgt. Warren Davis * Ed Devereaux *Reginal Gaigulas as Veronica Riordan * Tim Robertson as Dr Michael Millius * Peter Kowitz as Stewart Byrne * Sandy Gore as Marcia Irving * Marshall Napier as Keith Reid Production The film was written by Terry Hayes and Richard Mortlock, who were both former journalists. "Police corruption is an insidiuous and evil thing which disgusts us all," said Hayes. "I'd given up on politicians doing anything about it. This way I can at least channel my rage into a story." The directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Mister (TV Series)
''Call Me Mister'' is a British television drama series, created by Robert Banks Stewart who had previously developed '' Shoestring'' and '' Bergerac'' for the BBC. One series of ten episodes was broadcast between 5 September and 7 November 1986. The series starred Steve Bisley as Jack Bartholomew, an Australian former police officer who returns to England after his father dies, having inherited his substantial estate. Uncomfortable with his new found status, Bartholomew prefers to use his police skills working as a private detective. Cast Main / regular * Steve Bisley as Jack Bartholomew *David Bamber as Fred Hurley * Dulice Liecier as Julie Columbus *Dermot Crowley as Det. Sgt. McBride *Haydn Gwynne as Bridget Bartholomew *Rupert Frazer as Philip Bartholomew Guests * Arky Michael as Barman (1 episode) * Norman Kaye Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox. Early l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The series started as a 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ... mini-series set in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (Minyip in north-western rural Victoria (Australia), Victoria), and originally ran for over seven years. Several early online episode listings split the 221 episodes into six seasons, however the National Film and Sound Archive confirms nine. Crawford Productions have released the show in DVD and on streaming in ten seasons (including the 13 episodes of the 1992 spin-off ''R.F.D.S.''). The se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Town Like Alice (1981 Film)
''A Town Like Alice'' is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p217 In the United States it was shown on PBS under the Masterpiece Theatre banner, a rare non-British production to be so aired. Cast * Helen Morse as Jean Paget * Bryan Brown as Joe Harman * Gordon Jackson as Noel Strachan * Peter Kowitz as TAA pilot * Arkie Whiteley as Annie * Maurie Fields as Al Burns * Lorna Lesley as Rose Sawyer * Lois Ramsey as Mrs Driver * Cecily Polson as Eileen Holland * Lucy Bell as Jane Holland * Tommy Lewis as Bourneville * Yuki Shimoda as Gunso, Sergeant Mifune * John Lee as Lester * Dorothy Alison as Mrs Frith * Anna Volska as Sally * John Howard (Australian actor) as Donald * Richard Narita as Captain Sugamo * Steve Bisley as Tim Whela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Kelly
Edward Kelly (December 185411 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader, bank robber and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing armour of the Kelly gang, a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police. Kelly was born and raised in rural Colony of Victoria, Victoria, the third of eight children to Irish parents. His father, a Convicts in Australia, transported convict, died in 1866, leaving Kelly, then aged 12, as the eldest male of the household. The Kellys were a poor selection (Australian history), selector family who saw themselves as downtrodden by the squattocracy and as victims of persecution by the Victoria Police. While a teenager, Kelly was arrested for associating with bushranger Harry Power and served two prison terms for a variety of offences, the longest stretch being from 1871 to 1874. He later joined the "Greta, Victoria, Greta Mob", a group of Australian bush, bush larrik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Outlaw (miniseries)
''The Last Outlaw'' is a 1980 Australian four-part television miniseries based on the life of Ned Kelly. It was shot from February to May 1980Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'' (1996), p.210, Oxford University Press. and the end of its original broadcast, in October–November 1980, coincided with the centenary of Ned Kelly's death. The complete miniseries has been released on DVD region code, region 4 DVD in Australia by Umbrella Entertainment. Cast * John Jarratt as Ned Kelly * Steve Bisley as Joe Byrne * Elaine Cusick as Mrs. Kelly * Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Tom Lloyd (bushranger), Tom Lloyd * John Ley as Dan Kelly (bushranger), Dan Kelly * Ric Herbert as Steve Hart * Peter Hehir as Aaron Sherritt * Debra Lawrance as Maggie Kelly * Sigrid Thornton as Kate Kelly (outlaw), Kate Kelly * Tim Eliott as Steele * Leslie Dayman as Jack Lloyd * Anthony Hawkins as Superintendent Hare * Norman Kaye as Superintendent Sadleir * Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Mrs Devine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
