Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a
Scottish-Australian actor.
Gallacher was born in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...
in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Australia. Gallacher declined to join them, preferring to remain in London, but emigrated to Brisbane a year later where he worked as a schoolteacher. He spent three years in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
teaching English. On his return to Brisbane, he joined an amateur theatre company, which eventually gained him admission to the
Queensland Theatre Company
Queensland Theatre, formerly the Queensland Theatre Company and Royal Queensland Theatre Company, is a professional theatre company based in Brisbane, Australia. It regularly performs in its own Bille Browne Theatre and the Queensland Performi ...
.
In 1977, Gallacher was in Melbourne, performing in
David Williamson
David Keith Williamson AO (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.
Early life
David Williamson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 24 February 1942, and was brought up ...
's play ''
The Club'', and he remained with the
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa ...
from then on. In 2005, he played Lear in the MTC production of ''
King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
''.
He was well known in the 1970s for his television roles in ''
Shannon's Mob'' and ''
The Lost Islands
''The Lost Islands'' is an Australian television series which first aired in Australia on Network Ten. It later screened around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Greece (and various other p ...
''. His film roles included ''
Proof
Proof most often refers to:
* Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition
* Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength
Proof may also refer to:
Mathematics and formal logic
* Formal proof, a con ...
'' (1991), ''
Dark City'' (1998), ''
Till Human Voices Wake Us'' (2002), ''
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythic ...
'' (2003), ''
One Perfect Day'' (2004) and ''
December Boys'' (2007).
Filmography
References
External links
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1943 births
2009 deaths
20th-century Australian male actors
20th-century Scottish male actors
21st-century Australian male actors
21st-century Scottish male actors
Australian male film actors
Australian male Shakespearean actors
Australian male stage actors
Australian male television actors
Australian people of Scottish descent
Male actors from Brisbane
Male actors from Glasgow
Scottish emigrants to Australia
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male Shakespearean actors
Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male television actors
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