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Raymond Charles Barrett (2 May 19278 September 2009) was an
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actor. During the 1960s, he was a
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on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in ''
The Troubleshooters ''The Troubleshooters'' (titled ''Mogul'' for the first series) is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. It recounted events in an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. Th ...
'' (1965–1971). From the 1970s, he appeared in lead and character roles in Australian films and TV series.


Early life

Barrett was born in
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,
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and was educated at Windsor State Primary School and at
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. Fascinated by radio from an early age, he won an on-air talent competition in 1939, at the age of 12: an
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that was broadcast on 4BH radio, with a musical monologue about a dog called "Paddy". This was to place him on a path different from his dream of becoming a boatbuilder. In 1949, Barrett was initiated into
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as an initiate and member of Empire Lodge #197 of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland.


Acting career


United Kingdom

Ray Barrett first appeared on radio in
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, and later in
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, to where he moved in 1954. In 1957, he moved to
Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
, where his background as a singer earned him a part in a revue alongside
Beryl Reid Beryl Elizabeth Reid, (17 June 1919 – 13 October 1996), was a British actress of stage and screen. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for ''The Killing of Sister George'', the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performan ...
,
Patrick Wymark Patrick Wymark (11 July 192620 October 1970) was an English stage, film and television actor. Early life Wymark was born Patrick Carl Cheeseman in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. He was brought up in neighbouring Grimsby and frequently revisited th ...
and
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.''
The Timeless Land ''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story ...
'', TV guide compiled by Kate Reid, photographs by Martin Webby,
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, 56 pp., Sydney, 1980. . Owing to his "tough looks", Barrett was given character and "
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" roles from an unusually young age. In Britain, he played one of the lead roles in the TV series ''
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'' and later one of the main characters, the hard-nosed oil worker Peter Thornton, in the long-running
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series ''
The Troubleshooters ''The Troubleshooters'' (titled ''Mogul'' for the first series) is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. It recounted events in an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. Th ...
''. He mostly appeared in television but also made several films including Hammer's ''
The Reptile ''The Reptile'' is a 1966 horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by John Gilling, and starred Noel Willman, Jacqueline Pearce, Ray Barrett, Jennifer Daniel, and Michael Ripper. Plot summary In the 20th century in the fict ...
'' (1966). He also voiced characters in
Gerry Anderson Gerald Alexander Anderson (; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s produ ...
-produced "
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" series of the 1960s: ''
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'' (1964–65), as Commander Shore and Titan, and '' Thunderbirds'' (1965–66) as John Tracy, the
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and various extras. Also in 1965, he appeared as Bennett/Koquillion in the ''
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'' serial '' The Rescue''.


Australia

In later years, Barrett starred in film and TV roles in his native Australia, living on
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,
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during the 1970s. He appeared as the
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(a character who is assassinated) in ''
Burn the Butterflies ''Burn the Butterflies'' is an Australian 1979 TV movie about a government dealing with the controversy around uranium mining.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p21 It stars Ray Barrett as the ...
'', and as a miner in ''
Golden Soak ''Golden Soak'' is a 1979 Australian-British mini series about an English mining engineer who travels to Australia. It was based on the 1973 book of the same title written by Hammond Innes.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970- ...
''. In 1980, he played the part of the controversial Australian historical figure
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in the
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production ''
The Timeless Land ''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story ...
''. He had secondary roles in many other productions, including ''
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''. Barrett also appeared in such films as ''
Don's Party ''Don's Party'' is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The play opened on 11 August 1971 at The Pram Factory theatre in Carlton. Plot Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and ba ...
'' and '' The Carmakers'' (about the 1973 release of the
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car, co-starring
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and
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). In 2005, he received an Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award.


Death

Barrett died on 8 September 2009 at the
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in
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,
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, aged 82, after suffering a
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.Veteran Actor Ray Barrett Dies at 82
''
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'', 8 September 2009. His final acting appearance had been in the 2008 film ''
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
''. He was married three times, and left three children. His death occurred four months after the passing of '' Thunderbirds'' co-star
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.


Filmography


Film

* ''The Desperate Women'' (1954) as Agent * '' The Sundowners'' (1960) (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1961) as Maxwell * ''
Edgar Wallace Mysteries The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The E ...
'': "
Time to Remember ''Time to Remember'' is a 1962 British crime film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Yvonne Monlaur, Harry H. Corbett and Robert Rietty. Part of the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' film series made at Merton Park Studios, it is loosely based ...
" (1962) as Sammy (US TV: ''Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'') * ''
Mix Me a Person ''Mix Me a Person'' is a 1962 British crime drama film directed by Leslie Norman, starring Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden, Adam Faith, Walter Brown and Carole Ann Ford. The screenplay concerns a young London criminal who is faced with being hang ...
'' (1962) as Insp. Wagstaffe * ''
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'' (1962) as Sgt. Gorman * ''Moment of Decision'' (1962) (Third episode in the Scales of Justice series) * ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'': "To Have and to Hold" (1963) as Henry Fraser (US TV: ''Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'') * ''
80,000 Suspects ''80,000 Suspects'' is a 1963 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan, and Cyril Cusack. It concerns an outbreak of smallpox in Bath, England. Plot Commencing on New Year's Eve in the ...
'' (1963) as Health Inspector Bennett * ''
Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings ( ar, وادي الملوك ; Late Coptic: ), also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings ( ar, وادي أبوا الملوك ), is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th ...
'' (1964) as Mr. Marsh * ''
The Reptile ''The Reptile'' is a 1966 horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by John Gilling, and starred Noel Willman, Jacqueline Pearce, Ray Barrett, Jennifer Daniel, and Michael Ripper. Plot summary In the 20th century in the fict ...
'' (1966) as Harry George Spalding * '' Thunderbirds Are GO'' (1966) as John Tracy / The Hood (voice) * ''
Just Like a Woman "Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a sin ...
'' (1967) as Australian * ''
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'' (1971) as Harry * ''
Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...
'' (1972) as Button moulder * ''
Little Laura and Big John ''Little Laura and Big John'' is a 1973 American feature film about the exploits of the John Ashley (bandit), Ashley gang in the Florida everglades in the 1910s and 1920s. Plot Loosely based on the true story about Laura Upthegrove and John Ashle ...
'' (1973) as Cates * ''
The Amorous Milkman ''The Amorous Milkman'' is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Derren Nesbitt and starring Julie Ege, Diana Dors and Brendan Price. The plot is about a young milkman who enjoys a number of adventures with bored women on his round. One versi ...
'' (1975) as John * '' The Hostages'' (1975) as Joe Blake * ''
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'' (1976) as Col Burrows * ''
Don's Party ''Don's Party'' is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election. The play opened on 11 August 1971 at The Pram Factory theatre in Carlton. Plot Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and ba ...
'' (1976) as Mal * ''
Let the Balloon Go ''Let the Balloon Go'' is a 1976 Australian children's film about a young boy with polio in 1917. Plot In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother. Cast *Robert Bettles as John Sumn ...
'' (1976) as Dr. McLeod * '' No Room to Run'' (1978) as Jack Deakin * ''
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' is a 1972 Booker Prize-nominated Australian novel by Thomas Keneally, and a 1978 Australian film of the same name directed by Fred Schepisi. The novel is based on the life of bushranger Jimmy Governor, the su ...
'' (1978) as Farrell * '' Tim'' (1979) as Man outside hotel (uncredited) * ''
The Earthling ''The Earthling'' is a 1980 American-Australian adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, and starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder. It was filmed in Australia in 1979, and was the last to be directed by Collinson before his death the ...
'' (1980) as Parnell * ''
Departmental ''Departmental'' is a 1980 Australian TV movie based on a play by Mervyn Rutherford. It was part of the ABC's Australian Theatre Festival.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p43 Reviews were poor ...
'' (1980) * '' A Shifting Dreaming'' (1982) * ''
A Dangerous Summer ''A Dangerous Summer'' (aka ''Flash Fire'') is a 1982 Australian crime film drama film directed by Quentin Masters and starring Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, Guy Doleman and James Mason. Production The film was inspired by the Sydney bush fire ...
'' (1982) as F.C.O. Webster * ''
Goodbye Paradise ''Goodbye Paradise'' is a 1983 Australian film directed by Carl Schultz. The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey (Ray Barrett) writes a book exposing police corruption, does an ...
'' (1983) as Michael Stacy * ''
Where the Green Ants Dream ''Where the Green Ants Dream'' (german: Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen, links=no) is a 1984 German film directed by Werner Herzog, made in Australia. Based on a true story about Indigenous land rights in Australia but slated as a mixture of fac ...
'' (1984) as Cole * '' Conferenceville'' (1984) * ''
The Empty Beach ''The Empty Beach'' is a 1985 Australian thriller film starring Bryan Brown as private investigator Cliff Hardy. Premise Cliff Hardy iinquires into the disappearance of a beautiful woman's wealthy husband from Bondi Beach. Based on the 1983 no ...
'' (1985) as MacLeary * ''
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'' (1985) as Bubbles * ''
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'' (1985) as Geoffrey * ''
Frenchman's Farm ''Frenchman's Farm'' is a 1986 Australian Horror film, horror mystery film.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p294-295 Filming started 17 February 1986."Australian Produ ...
'' (1987) as Harry Benson * '' Contagion'' (1987) as Bael * '' As Time Goes By'' (1988) as J.L. Weston * ''
Prisoners of the Sun ''Prisoners of the Sun'' (french: link=no, Le Temple du Soleil) is the fourteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was Serial (literature), serialised weekly in the newly establ ...
'' (1990) as President of the Bench * ''
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'' (1991) as Frank * ''
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'' (1994) as Old Burkey * ''
Hotel Sorrento ''Hotel Sorrento'' is a 1995 Australian drama film directed by Richard Franklin. Three sisters reunite in the sleepy Australian town of Sorrento after a ten-year hiatus. One of the three has written a book called ''Melancholy'' which is a thin ...
'' (1995) as Wal Moynihan * '' Dad and Dave: On Our Selection'' (1995) as Dwyer * '' Asian Connection: Old Flames'' (1995) * ''
Brilliant Lies ''Brilliant Lies'' is a 1996 Australian drama (film and television), drama film produced by Bayside Pictures and Beyond Films. It stars Gia Carides and Anthony LaPaglia. It was directed by Richard Franklin (director), Richard Franklin and produce ...
'' (1996) as Brian Connor * ''
Hotel de Love ''Hotel de Love'' is a 1996 Australian film written and directed by Craig Rosenberg. It was released theatrically in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and select countries throughout Europe. Plot Fraternal twin brothers meet a childhoo ...
'' (1996) as Jack Dunne * ''
Heaven's Burning ''Heaven's Burning'' is a 1997 Australian crime film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Craig Lahiff. The film was released in Australia on 6 November 1997. It follows the adventures of an Australian crime scene getaway, getaway driver (Crowe ...
'' (1997) as Cam * '' In the Winter Dark'' (1998) as Maurice Stubbs * ''Deluge'' (1999) * ''
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'' (2002) as Tarquin St John Smythe * '' Visitors'' (2003) as Bill Perry * ''
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'' (2008) as Ramsden (final film role)


Television

* ''
The Adventures of Long John Silver ''The Adventures of Long John Silver'' is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel ''Treasure Island''. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the ...
'' (1957) as Paul * ''
Educating Archie ''Educating Archie'' was a BBC Light Programme comedy show which was broadcast for nearly ten years between June 1950 and February 1960, mostly at lunchtime on Sundays. The programme featured ventriloquist Peter Brough and his doll Archie Andr ...
'' (1959) as Ray * '' Armchair Mystery Theatre'' (1960) as Detective-Sergeant Cullen * ''
Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canadi ...
'' (1960–1962) as Alan Whint / Donnie / Ben * ''
Emergency – Ward 10 ''Emergency Ward 10'' is a British medical soap opera series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like ''The Grove Family'', a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, ''Emergency Ward 10'' is considered to be one of British television's fi ...
'' (1960–61) as Dr. Don Nolan * '' Out of This World'' (1962) as Dr. Alan Whint * '' Man of the World'' (1962) as Charlie West * '' The Avengers'' (1963) as Strong * ''
Z Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debut ...
'' (1963) as Len Wilson * ''
ITV Playhouse ''Playhouse'' is a British television anthology series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour ...
'' (1963) as Larry Ransome * ''
First Night First Night is a North American artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve, taking place from afternoon until midnight. Some cities have all their events during the celebration outside, but some cities have events that are hosted indoors ...
'' (1963) as Frank Angelo * ''
ITV Play of the Week ''Play of the Week'' is a 90-minute British television anthology series produced by a variety of companies including Granada Television, Associated-Rediffusion, ATV and Anglia Television. Synopsis From 1955 to 1967 approximately 500 episodes a ...
'' (1963–64) as Sergeant Weston / Jack Bailey * '' Ghost Squad'' (1963–64) as Peter Clarke / Mr. Hicks * ''
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'' (1964) as Willie Kinsall * ''
The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...
'' (1964–65) as Mitya Karamazov * ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (1965) as Bennett / Koquillion * ''
Thursday Theatre ''Thursday Theatre'' is a UK television anthology series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1964–1965. There were twenty-three episodes which included adaptations of the play, ''The Cocktail Party'', ...
'' (1965) as Jacko * ''
Stingray Stingrays are a group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae ( ...
'' (1964–65) as Commander Sam Shore / Sub-Lieutenant John Horatio Fisher / King Titan (voice) * '' Drama 61–67'' (1962–1965) as Captain Murchison * ''
BBC Play of the Month ''Play of the Month'' is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different wor ...
'' (1965) as Knight * ''Blackmail'' (1965) as Patek * '' Gideon C.I.D.'' (1965) * ''
No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...
'' (1963–1965) as Johnny Crown / Larry Hobbs * '' The Spies'' (1966) as Walker * ''
The Man in Room 17 ''The Man in Room 17'' is a British television series which ran for two series in the mid-1960s, produced by the northern weekday ITV franchise, Granada Television. Key to the series' success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chap ...
'' (1966) as Al Gover * '' Thunderbirds'' (1965–66) as John Tracy / The Hood / Lieutenant Burroughs / Various Characters (voice) * ''
Till Death Us Do Part ''Till Death Us Do Part'' is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975. The show was first broadcast in 1965 as a ''Comedy Playhouse'' pilot, then as seven series between 1966 and 1975. In 1981, ITV continued the sitcom ...
'' (1967) * ''
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'' (1969) * ''
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'' (1965–1972) as Peter Thornton * ''
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'' (1972) as Melville Hayden-Peters * ''
Barlow at Large ''Barlow at Large'', later ''Barlow'', is a British police procedural television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the title role. Johns had previously played Barlow in the ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'' and '' So ...
'' (1974) as Johnny Duchene * ''
The Adventures of Black Beauty ''The Adventures of Black Beauty'' is a British adventure family television series produced by London Weekend Television and shown by ITV in the United Kingdom between 1972 and 1974. It was distributed internationally by London Weekend Internat ...
'' (1974) as T. Otis Waygood * ''
Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'' (1964–1974) as Phil Burgh / Nat Singer * ''
Colditz Colditz () is a small town in the district of Leipzig, in Saxony, Germany. It is best known for Colditz Castle, the site of the Oflag IV-C POW camp for officers in World War II. Geography Colditz is situated in the Leipzig Bay, southeast of the ...
'' (1974) as Flt. Lt. Jack Collins * '' The Double Dealers'' (1974) as Geoffrey Burch * ''
Churchill's People ''Churchill's People'' is a series of 26 historical dramas produced by the BBC, based on Winston Churchill's ''A History of the English-Speaking Peoples''. They were first broadcast on BBC1 in 1974 and 1975. It was produced to mark the centen ...
'' (1975) as Leo Hennessey * '' The Outsiders'' (1976) as Harry * '' Run from the Morning'' (1978) * ''
Golden Soak ''Golden Soak'' is a 1979 Australian-British mini series about an English mining engineer who travels to Australia. It was based on the 1973 book of the same title written by Hammond Innes.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970- ...
'' (1979) as Alec Hamilton * ''
Burn the Butterflies ''Burn the Butterflies'' is an Australian 1979 TV movie about a government dealing with the controversy around uranium mining.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p21 It stars Ray Barrett as the ...
'' (1979) as Prime Minister * ''
The Timeless Land ''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story ...
'' (1980) as Gov. Bligh * ''
Levkas Man ''Levkas Man'' is a thriller novel by British author Hammond Innes published in 1971. It tells the story of a doctor who goes to the Greek island of Lefkada with his adopted son to prove a theory about prehistoric man.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australi ...
'' (1981) * ''Sporting Chance'' (1981) as Robbo * ''
The Last Bastion ''The Last Bastion'' is a television mini-series which aired in Australia in November 1984. It is a docudrama telling the story of Australia's involvement in World War II, and its often strained relations with its two main allies, Great Britain ...
'' (1984) as Gen. Tom Blamey * ''
Five Mile Creek ''Five Mile Creek'' is a western television drama series adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel ''The Cherokee Trail'' and produced in Australia. It starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gu ...
'' (1984) as Harry * '' Waterfront'' (1984) as Sam Elliott * ''
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. T ...
'' (1986) as Frank Watson * '' Tusitala'' (1986) as Harry Moors * '' The Challenge'' (1986) as Robert McCullough * '' G.P.'' (1989) as Rex Mitchell * '' The Paper Man'' (1990) as Maurice Grimm * ''
Correlli ''Correlli'' is an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. ...
'' (1995) as Harry Powell * '' Bordertown'' (1995) as Colonel Forsythe * ''
Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
'' (1996) as Charles * '' Adrenaline Junkies'' (1997) * ''
Something in the Air "Something in the Air" is a song by English rock band Thunderclap Newman, written by Speedy Keen who also sang the song. It was a No. 1 single for three weeks in the UK Singles Chart in July 1969. The song has been used for films, television ...
'' (2000) as Len Taylor * '' Stingers'' (2000) as Mr. Rafferty * ''
White Collar Blue ''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the po ...
'' (2003) as Barry Hill * ''
After the Deluge ''After the Deluge'' is a 2003 Australian television miniseries starring Ray Barrett, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving and Samuel Johnson. It was first broadcast by Channel Ten in two parts in June 2003. Cast * David Wenham – Alex Kirby * Hugo We ...
'' (2003) as Old Cliff Kirby * '' All Saints'' (2004) as Doc Connelly


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Obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph''


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