Cyril Mackay (1890-12 July 1923) was an Australian-English actor. He was well known for his theatre appearances, and for playing the lead in ''
The Man from Snowy River''. While in Australia, he worked for every major theatre management in the country. He was one of the most acclaimed actors of his day.
Mackay had retired after suffering a nervous breakdown. He came out of retirement to play the role in ''The Man from Snowy River''.
In September 1920, a benefit was held for him to recover from "a long and gruelling illness".
Mackay died in 1923 of a heart attack following influenza, leaving behind a widow and three children.
Stage credits
*''The Barrier''
*''Mr Wu''
*''Queen of the White Slaves'' (1913)
*''Death or Glory Boys'' (1916)
*''Scandal'' (1921)
*''The Usual Three'' (1921) - Australian play by Alex Somerville
Films
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The Strangler's Grip
''The Strangler's Grip'' is a 1912 Australian silent film shot by Franklyn Barrett. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
The movie featured a "furious motor ride in the night"
Cast
*Sidney Stirling as Squatter John Dalton
*Cyril Mackay as his f ...
'' (1912)
*''
The Mystery of the Black Pearl
''The Mystery of the Black Pearl'' is a 1912 Australian silent film. A detective drama, It is now considered a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive o ...
'' (1912)
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The Eleventh Hour'' (1912)
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A Silent Witness'' (1912)
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Within Our Gates
''Within Our Gates'' is a 1920 American silent film by the director Oscar Micheaux that portrays the contemporary racial situation in the United States during the early twentieth century, the years of Jim Crow, the revival of the Ku Klux Kla ...
'' (1915)
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Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague
''Remorse, a Story of the Red Plague'' is a 1917 Australian silent film about a naive country boy who visits the big city and contracts syphilis. The movie is now considered a lost film.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: ...
'' (1917)
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The Kelly Gang
''The Kelly Gang'' is an Australian feature-length film about the Australian bush ranger, Ned Kelly. The film was released in 1920, and is the second film to be based on the life of Ned Kelly, the first being ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', re ...
'' (1920)
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The Man from Snowy River'' (1920)
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The Betrayer'' (1921)
References
External links
Cyril Mackayat ''Ausstage''
Cyril Mackayat ''
IMDB
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1890 births
Australian male actors
1923 deaths