Robert Menzies (born 4 November 1955) is an Australian actor, who is best known for starring in ''
Three Dollars
''Three Dollars'' is a 2005 Australian film directed by Robert Connolly and starring David Wenham, Sarah Wynter, and Frances O'Connor. It was based on a 1998 novel of the same name by Elliot Perlman. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute ...
''. Menzies was nominated as
Best Lead Actor in Television Drama in the 2009
AFI Awards for Television for his acting in the
ABC TV production of ''
3 Acts of Murder
''3 Acts of Murder'' is a 2009 Australian television film directed by Rowan Woods. It is based on the true-life story of how author Arthur Upfield inadvertently inspired The Murchison Murders.
The film starred Robert Menzies as Upfield and Luk ...
''.
He is the grandson of former
Australian Prime Minister
The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the federal government of Australia and is also accountable to federal parliament under the principl ...
Sir
Robert Menzies
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
and his wife, Dame
Pattie Menzies
Dame Pattie Maie Menzies GBE (2 March 189930 August 1995) was the wife of Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies.
Biography
Menzies was born as Pattie Maie Leckie at Alexandra, Victoria, the eldest daughter of John Lec ...
.
References
External links
''3 Acts of Murder'' official website''3 Acts of Murder'' youtube ''Behind The Scenes''
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1955 births
People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne)
Australian male television actors
Australian people of Cornish descent
Australian people of Scottish descent
Helpmann Award winners
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian male stage actors
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