Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright. He was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman". Glenwright served as a

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in the

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during the

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. Glenwright subsequently started his career in theatre in the late 1940s, and starting in moving to television roles from the mid-1950s, he primarily appeared in serials and telemovies.

Select TV Credits

*''Hamlet'' (1959) *''

The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day ''The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day'' is a play by Australian author Peter Kenna. Plot Oola Maguire, a bookie, holds a party every St. Teresa's Day. The guests are the people she has quarreled with in the past year, and there is only one rule: Fi ...

'' (1960) *''

I Have Been Here Before ''I Have Been Here Before'' is a play by J. B. Priestley, first produced by Lewis Casson at the Royalty Theatre, London, on 22 September 1937. Plot introduction At a rural inn on a Yorkshire moor, three people become involved in a strange confr ...

'' (1964) *'' Escape from Singapore'' (1974)

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* Australian male actors 1918 births 1985 deaths Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army officers {{Australia-actor-stub