Stewart Ginn (c. 192220 September 1971) was an Australian radio, stage and television actor, best known as the character Nancarrow in the 1960s television comedy ''

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''.

Radio

Stewart Ginn first became known in radio, where he played the main role in ''The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan'' (1954), among other roles.

Stage

He then became a stage actor, his credits including: *

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's '' They Knew What They Wanted'' (1953), with

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* ''His Excellency'' (1954), with

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; he won the

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for his performance * ''

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'' (1954), with Zoe Caldwell *

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's '' Born Yesterday'' (1954), with Zoe Caldwell and

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's ''

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'', at the 1964

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, with John Bell, Dennis Olsen,

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and Max Meldrum *

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's ''Lunch Hour'' (1965) *

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's ''

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'' (1966), with

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's '' The Price'' (1970).

Television

In 1959 he appeared in the television play '' They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful''. Between 1966 and 1968 he appeared as Peregrine Nancarrow in the television comedy ''

'', alongside

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and

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. In 1968 he won a

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as Best Supporting Actor for Nancarrow.The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1971
/ref> That year he reprised Nancarrow in the spin-off series '' Rita and Wally''. He also appeared in television programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in the 1971 feature film '' Demonstrator''.

Death

He died suddenly in September 1971, aged 49. He was in

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, where he was filming an episode of ''Division 4''.

Legacy

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praised his performance in the ''Matlock Police'' episode "The Word is Progress" as "one of the finest pieces of drama acting to come out of the Crawfords company".The Age, 23 September 1971
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginn, Stewart 1920s births 1971 deaths Australian male television actors Australian male radio actors Australian male stage actors Australian male film actors 20th-century Australian male actors