Ted Robinson (born 1944) is an Australian
television producer and
director who is best known for his work and a director and producer of live TV comedy.
Career
Robinson began his TV career at the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working on ''
The Aunty Jack Show'', under the tutelage of series director
Maurice M. Murphy. His TV directorial debut was in 1973, with the ABC sitcom ''
Our Man in the Company''. In 1974 he took over from Murphy as director of the two Aunty Jack spinoff series, ''
Wollongong the Brave'' and ''
Flash Nick from Jindavik''. During the late 1970s he also co-hosted a regular radio show on
Double Jay (2JJ) in Sydney, with actor
Lex Marinos
Alexander Francis Marinos (born 1 February 1949) is an Australian actor. Notable for his acting role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, on the 1980s Australian comedy television series ''Kingswood Country'' and as host of ''Late ...
.
Robinson went on to produce and/or direct many landmark comedy series (mainly for the ABC) from the 1980s to the present, including ''
The Gillies Report'', ''
The Dingo Principle'', ''
The Big Gig'', ''
DAAS Kapital
''DAAS Kapital'' is an Australian television comedy series written by and starring comedy trio the Doug Anthony All Stars (Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson and Richard Fidler) with supporting cast members Paul Livingston, Michael Petroni, Bob Downe a ...
'', ''
Live and Sweaty'', ''
The Late Show'', ''
The Glass House'', ''
This Sporting Life'', ''
The Sideshow'', ''
Chandon Pictures
''Chandon Pictures'' is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.
The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton ...
'' and ''
Good News Week''.
Awards
He won the
Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award
The Longford Lyell Award is a lifetime achievement award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is "to identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements ...
in 2003.
Select credits
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After Marcuse
''After Marcuse'' is an Australian television film. It stars Diane Craig, Penne Hackforth-Jones, and Grigor Taylor.
Cast
*Diane Craig as Liz
*Penne Hackforth-Jones as Gillian
*Grigor Taylor as Warren
*David Whitney as Paul
*Paul Mason as Laurenc ...
'' (1985)
External links
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1944 births
Living people
Australian television directors
Australian television producers
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