Colin McEwan (1941 – 21 August 2005) was an

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actor, host, comedian and radio announcer. He was best known for appearing on both the stage and TV versions of ''

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'', and the sequel on which it was based, opposite

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playing Ted Bullpitt's brother Bob Bullpitt in ''

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'' and also appeared in the miniseries '' Day of the Roses''. He worked as an announcer on Melbourne radio stations

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and 3XY, and was a regular guest on TV variety program ''

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''.

Biography

McEwan's acting roles included parts in a large number of TV series and mini-series, including the regular roles of Detective Sergeant Dan Cullen in '' Ryan'', Nick in ''

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'', and numerous guest appearances in programs including '' Homicide'', the television adaptation of ''

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'' (1974), '' The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots'' (1975), ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved ar ...

'', ''Sam's Luck'' (1980), ''

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'' (1984), ''The Boardroom'' (1988), ''Jackaroo'' (1990), and '' The Gift'' (1997). Starting his career in radio in 1957, publicity stated that he was the youngest announcer in Australia at the time. He worked on overnight and breakfast shows. In 1964, he joined the fledgling ATV-0 as a news reader and general announcer, but soon became the station's "jack of all trades", playing the roles of Gasper Goblin, Cassius Cuckoo and Leonardo da Funbird in ATV-O's popular national 1960s children's TV show ''

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'' (1965–67), starring as Ocker Ramsay in the 1967 comedy series ''Hey You'', and appearing in many other ATV-O programs including '' Off to the Races'' (1967–69), '' Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go'' (1969–72), ''Musical Cashbox'' (1969–71, which he also produced for a brief period), and hosting programs including ''Carosello'' (1967–68), and 1968s ''Rendezvous'' (which he also produced and directed). He also played the roles of Miser Meanie and Gussie Galah in '' Adventure Island'' (1967–72), and appeared as a regular on ''

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'' (1974–75), and '' Turpie Tonight'' (1982–83).

Discography

Albums

Death

He died of cancer after lapsing into a coma at a Gold Coast hospital on 21 August 2005.

References

External links

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''Hey You''
at Classic Australian TV

at ''The Age'' 1941 births 2005 deaths Australian male stage actors Australian radio personalities Australian male television actors Deaths from cancer in Queensland {{Australia-actor-stub