Neil Melville is an Australian actor. He was born in Sydney, but spent most of his childhood in
Apollo Bay, Victoria
Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire. The town had a population of 1,790 at ...
.
In the early 1970s he was lead singer of
Geelong
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rock band "The Iliad".
Melville graduated from
Adelaide
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's
Flinders University
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with a
Bachelor of Arts
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in
Drama
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, and performed in a number of university productions, including, most notably, the world premiere of
Jack Hibberd
John Charles Hibberd (born 12 April 1940 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian playwright and physician.
Biography
Hibberd studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and resided in Newman College. He worked as a registrar in ...
's ''The Les Darcy Show'' (1974).
After graduating from university, Melville spent a year writing and performing for children with the Little Patch Theatre. While with this group, he wrote the vaudeville-documentary, ''Australian Born, Australian Bred''. He has worked extensively as a character actor, appearing in numerous Australian theatre, film and television productions.
Melville has served as actor and director-in-residence at the
University of Melbourne
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and worked as
Executive Producer
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on ex-wife
Debra Byrne's album, ''Heaven Down Here''.
Melville is now married to Bo, and lives in Apollo Bay.
Partial theatre productions
* ''The Fantastics''
* ''Othello''
* ''Coriolanus''
* ''Macbeth''
* ''The Naked Vicar Show''
* ''Evita''
* ''Oklahoma''
* ''On Our Selection''
* ''This Old Man Comes Rolling Home''
* ''The Magic Guritar''
* ''The Les Darcy Show''
* ''Blue Window''
* ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''
* ''The Life of Galileo''
* ''The Ramayana''
* ''Les Misérables''
* ''Odyssey of a Prostitute''
Partial television credits
* ''The Fast Lane''
* ''
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...
''
* ''
The Henderson Kids
''The Henderson Kids'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the ...
''
* ''
Correlli
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The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. ...
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* ''
Alice to Nowhere
''Alice to Nowhere'' is a 1986 Australian miniseries set in the outback
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''
* ''Dusty''
* ''
Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
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* ''
Rafferty's Rules
''Rafferty's Rules'' is an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1991 on the Seven Network.
The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans (1987–1988), and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smit ...
''
* ''
Prisoner
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...
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* ''
A Country Practice
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* ''
Embassy
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* ''
Snowy''
* ''
The Man from Snowy River The Man from Snowy River may refer to:
* "The Man from Snowy River" (poem), an 1890 Australian poem by Banjo Paterson.
* '' The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses'' an 1895 poetry collection by Banjo Paterson (including the above)
* ''The Man ...
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* ''
In Pursuit of Honor
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* ''
Ocean Girl
''Ocean Girl'' (titled ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focuses on an unusual girl na ...
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* ''
Blue Heelers
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* ''
McLeod's Daughters
''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Brid ...
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* ''
The Secret Life of Us
''The Secret Life of Us'' is an Australian television drama series set in the beachside neighbourhood of St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments. The series was produced by Southe ...
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* ''
The Saddle Club
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* ''
Something in the Air
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* ''
Law of the Land
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Use in ...
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* ''
Stingers''
* ''
Carson's Law
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* ''
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
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* ''
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
''
Filmography
* ''Brilliant Lies''
* ''Bushfire Moon''
* ''
Feathers
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* ''In Pursuit of Honor''
* ''Miracle Down Under''
* ''Good Vibrations''
* ''The Feds: Terror''
* ''
Halifax f.p: Isn't It Romantic'' (1998)
*''Halifax f.p:'' ''Playing God'' (2001)
References
* Stratton, David. "Brilliant Lies". Variety i2 (13–19 May 1996): 68
*
Byrne Return AwaitedBrilliant LiesNeil and Bo Melville at Apollo Bay*
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Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian male soap opera actors
Australian male stage actors
Male actors from Melbourne
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Australian male actors
21st-century Australian male actors