Tony Hughes is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he starred in ''

The Lost Islands ''The Lost Islands'' is an Australian television series which first aired in Australia on Network Ten. It later screened around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Greece (and various other p ...

'' (1976), ''

Chopper Squad ''Chopper Squad'' is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network (as it was then known).Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 115 The series recounted the work o ...

'' (1977–1979) and the film adaptation of ''

Puberty Blues ''Puberty Blues'' is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1979 novel of the same name (essentially a protofeminist teen novel) by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey. Plot The story focuses o ...

'' (1981). As a singer he has fronted

Bellydance Belly dance ( Egyptian Arabic: رقص بلدي, translated: Dance of the Country/Folk Dance, romanized: Raks/Raas Baladi) is a dance that originates in Egypt. It features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved to take many different ...

and

King Tide A king tide is an especially high spring tide, especially the perigean spring tides which occur three or four times a year. King tide is not a scientific term, nor is it used in a scientific context. The expression originated in Australia, Ne ...

. Hughes was born in England and moved to Australia at age 12. He moved into acting in the 1970s, first appearing in an episode of ''The Rovers''. He then appeared in the entire ''The Lost Islands'' and ''Chopper Squad'' series. He made his first feature film appearance in a small part in ''

My Brilliant Career ''My Brilliant Career'' is a 1901 novel written by Miles Franklin. It is the first of many novels by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (1879–1954), one of the major Australian writers of her time. It was written while she was still a teenager, ...

''. He was then a major cast member of ''Puberty Blues''. After a few more small parts he moved into music, playing with Bellydance until they disbanded and then forming King Tide.

Filmography

TV * ''

'' (1976) as Tony (26 episodes) * ''

''(1977–1979) as Tim Gray (27 episodes) * '' Whidunnit? ''(1972-1978) as Shaun Connor (1 episode) Film * ''

'' (1981) as Danny

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Tony Australian male film actors Australian male singers Australian male television actors Living people 1928 births