Allan Trevor (1923 - 1969) was an Australian actor, writer and producer.

Early life

He worked on the land for nearly six years but changed careers when he realised he would not earn enough money to buy his own farm. He undertook various other jobs, including police cadet, shop assistant and salesman, before he began to study acting in Perth in 1941.

Career

Trevor moved to Sydney in 1947 and became one of the leading radio actors in the city, appearing in more than 500 radio plays and serials. He won the Macquarie Acting Award for Best Actor. He finally concentrated on writing for television and became the line producer for the majority of Crawford's popular 1967 spy series ''

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'', in which he also appeared occasionally as an actor. He also launched the long-running police series '' Division 4''.

Death

Trevor died suddenly in Melbourne at the end of 1969, after the launch of '' Division 4''. At the time of his death, he was married to the award-winning television producer, Marie Trevor (born Brisbane, Queensland, 1922 - 7 June 2000), who stepped into his duties on '' Division 4'' at the encouragement of Hector Crawford.

Acting credits

Television

*'' The Adventures of Long John Silver'' (1955) *'' Armchair Theatre'' (1960) * '' The Patriots'' (1962) as

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'' (1966–67) *''

'' (1967–69) *'' Division 4'' (1969–70)

Film

* '' Getting Along with the Government'' (1966, TV film) *'' Three in One'' (1957, anthology film) as Preacher * '' Topaze'' (1966, TV film) as Castel-Benac

Stage

* '' The Break (1962)'' at Union Theatre, Sydney with Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust

Radio Plays

* '' The Explorers'' (1952) - Wills * '' Black Lightning'' (1952) - Max Leader

Writer / Producer credits

* '' The Angry General'' (1965) - writer *''

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'' (1966) - writer * ''

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'' (1967) - writer * '' Contrabandits'' (1967) - writer * ''

'' (1967–69) - producer *'' Division 4'' (1969–70) -producer

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* 1923 births 1969 deaths Australian male actors Australian television producers Australian screenwriters Writers from Perth, Western Australia 20th-century Australian screenwriters Male actors from Perth, Western Australia {{Australia-actor-stub