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Eureka Stockade (miniseries)
''Eureka Stockade'' is a 1984 Australian miniseries based on the battle of Eureka Stockade.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p192 It reunited the producer, writer and star of ''A Town Like Alice (miniseries), A Town Like Alice''. Cast * Bryan Brown as Peter Lalor * Bill Hunter (actor), Bill Hunter as Timothy Hayes * Carol Burns as Anastasia Hayes * Amy Madigan as Sarah Jamieson * Tom Burlinson as Father Smythe * Brett Cullen as Henry Ross, Charles Ross *Penelope Stewart (actress), Penelope Stewart as Alicia Dunne *Stephen Hayes as Johan Gregorious *Rod Mullinar as Frederick Vern *Tim Hughes as Sgt. Major Tyler *Roger L. Howell as Raffaello Carboni *Edwin Hodgeman as Commissioner Rede *David Ravenswood as Sir Charles Hotham *Fred Steele as John Joseph *Simon Chilvers as Bishop Goold *John Murphy as Father Downing *Tommy Dysart as Tom Kennedy *Peter Crossley as Johnstone *Sam Petersen as Johnny Hayes *Reg Evans as Goodenough *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Hardy
Rod Hardy (born 1949) is an Australian film and television director. Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Hardy has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia. Hardy directed the 1979 horror feature film ''Thirst (1979 film), Thirst'' starring Chantal Contouri, which won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival. Having worked as a producer and director on the TV series, ''E Street (television show), E Street'' from 1989 to 1991, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992. His first project as director was ''Lies and Lullabies'' a story of drug addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. He directed ''Buffalo Girls (1995 film), Buffalo Girls'' (1995), which received two Golden Globe, one Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild and 11 Emmy award nominations. Hardy has worked on shows such as ''The X-Files'', ''Battlestar Galactic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaello Carboni
Raffaello Carboni (15 December 1817 – 24 October 1875) was an Italian writer, composer and interpreter who wrote a book on the Eureka Stockade which he witnessed while living in Australia. Although only a spectator at the Eureka Rebellion he was charged with treason in the Supreme Court of Victoria, but found not guilty of the charge and released on 21 March 1855. Carboni left Australia on 18 January 1856 for Europe. After periods of travelling, he returned to Italy where he died in Rome in 1875. Biography Raffaello Carboni was born in Urbino, Italy in 1817. Dedicated to the cause of Italian nationalism, he fought with the forces of Mazzini and Garibaldi to free Italy from Austrian influence. After the fall of the Roman Republic (1849–1850), he fled to London and then to Melbourne, Australia. He arrived on the Ballarat goldfields in 1853, and became a member of the miners' central committee. By the time of the Eureka Stockade he had been on or around the goldfields for alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hawkins
Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Australian-based television actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Smith in the police procedural ''Special Squad (1984)'' and Frank diAngelo on ''The Saddle Club''. He also had a recurring role in ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' as Bob Morris from 1980 to 1982. He trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama following a brief stint working as a policeman in England. Stage He was part of the cast in the first public performance of Kenneth G. Ross's important Australian play Breaker Morant (play), ''Breaker Morant'', presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Melbourne Athenaeum, Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne in 1978. He also appeared in the play ''The Happy Apple'' at Melbourne Little Theatre, St Martins Theatre in Melbourne in 1971. He toured the United States with Alfie (play), ''Alfie'', played in ''Birds on the Wing'' in Melbourne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Zappa
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Curtin
Peter Julian Curtin (31 January 1944 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian television and stage actor, whose career began when he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company, appearing in ''The Plough and the Stars'' with Wendy Hughes. Personal life Curtin married actress Ailsa Piper in 1987. Curtin died, aged 70, on 19 May 2014. Filmography Film * ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' (1979, TV movie) as Roo Webber * ''Blood Money'' (1980) as Dan * '' Handle with Care'' (1986) as Paul *''Official Denial'' (1994, TV movie) as Jonathon Applegate *''In Pursuit of Honor'' (1995, TV movie) as Sgt. Ernest Gruber * '' Darkness Falls'' (2003) as Dr. Travis Television *''Homicide'' (1965) as Henry Cooper/Ray Gardiner *''Winner Take All'' (1975) *'' Bluey'' (1976-77) as Blair Thompson /Dave Brown *''Cop Shop'' (1978) as Chris Fuller *''Skyways'' as David Kerridge * '' The Last Outlaw'' (1980, miniseries) as Constable Richards *''Prisoner'' (1980-86) as Solicitor / Ian Mahoney / Detective Thorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Caddick
Edward Caddick (21 June 1931 – 9 June 2017) was an English television actor. He appeared in many British and Australian television series and films, which include ''Doctor Who'', '' The Vulture'', ''The Avengers'', '' Department S'', ''Robbery Under Arms'', ''Playing Beatie Bow'' and others. His theatre work included "King John", "The Royal Hunt of the Sun", "The Master Builder" and other plays. Caddick was educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1955. In the mid-1960s, he penned two novels: ''Paddy on Sundays'' (1965, about young evacuees during WWII) and ''Hannah and the Peacocks'' (1966, about a young couple trying to find themselves). By the early 1970s, he had given up acting to become a teacher and soon emigrated to Australia. There, Caddick worked as a radio actor and writer, penning scripts for ''The Sunday Play'',Radio Guide, ''The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Collingwood
Peter Trevor Collingwood (6 May 1920 – 23 September 2016) was an English-born actor who appeared in theatre roles, films, miniseries and serials from 1938 to 2003 in his native England and Australia. Collingwood was known for his portrayal of judges, military men and upper-crust befuddled types. He was also a playwright. Early life Collingwood was born in Kent(some sources give, Farnham, Surrey), England on 6 May 1920. He initially studied at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. During the Second World War, he also served in the British Navy including on the Greek submarine as liaison officer, but was discharged due to eye sight problems. He enrolled in the Embassy School of Acting at the Embassy Theatre, London, in 1937. His first professional acting job was in Wang Shifu's Chinese play '' The Western Chamber'' at London's Torch Theatre in 1938. Career Theatre After the war, Collingwood joined Amersham Repertory Theatre, followed by the Young Vic Company, and a numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Oakley
Roger Oakley (born 21 August 1943) is a New Zealand-born actor and noted for his performances in Australian television serials, mini-series, feature and television films. He is also active as a theatre performer, director and voice-over. Oakley has been a professional working actor for over 55 years. Early life Oakley was born in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand on 21 August 1943 and had a regular suburban upbringing. After leaving Auckland Grammar School, he studied languages in New Zealand, before he moved to England where he started his career in theatre. He emigrated to Australia in 1978, carving out a successful career on screen, although he has continued to appear in theatre productions Career He is perhaps best known for his role in ''Home and Away'' as the original character of foster and (later adoptive) father Tom Fletcher between 1988 and 1990, (with a brief guest appearance in 2008) opposite co-star Vanessa Downing who played his wife Pippa Fletcher before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bradshaw (actor)
David Bradshaw (1947-November 2021) was an Australian actor. He appeared in a large number of historical mini series and movies. He broke two ribs playing '' The Last Outlaw'' in a fight scene with John Jarratt. Bradshaw mostly played support parts but had a lead in '' The Big Hurt''. Select credits *''Cash and Company'' (1975) *'' Felicity'' (1978) *'' The Last Outlaw'' (1980) *'' I Can Jump Puddles'' (1981) *'' Kitty and the Bagman'' (1982) *'' The Man from Snowy River'' (1982) - as Banjo Paterson *''Anzacs'' (1985) - as Keith Murdoch *''A Thousand Skies'' (1985) *'' Robbery Under Arms'' (1985) *'' Cool Change'' (1986) *'' The Big Hurt'' (1986) *'' Evil Angels'' (1988) *'' Phoenix'' (1992) *''Janus'' (1994) *''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' (2016) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Evans
Reginald Evans (27 March 1928 – 7 February 2009) was a British-born actor active in Australian radio, theatre, television and cinema from the 1960s, after having started his career in his native England. Early life Evans started drama while in the Royal Air Force, stationed near Oxford, England. After leaving the RAF, he studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, followed by work in repertory theatre. He toured Europe with the New Park Theatre Club and later became its artistic director.Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) ''The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz'', Sunshine Books, 1984. p 72 Evans immigrated to Australia in the 1960s and worked in commercial radio and toured with the theatre company the Young Elizabethan Players. Career Evans' many Australian television appearances include guest roles in ''Homicide'', '' You Can't See 'Round Corners,'' ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', '' Number 96'', ''Division 4'', ''Spyforce'', '' The Evil Touch'', '' A Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Dysart
Thomas Gibson Dysart (24 December 1935 – 7 June 2022) was a Scottish-born Australian actor, known for his appearances on television dramas and comedies and in character roles in films and miniseries. Early career Dysart graduated from NIDA in 1959, and started his career as a vocalist and performed in theatre. Film and TV roles High-profile early roles included appearances in ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', ''Phoenix Five'', and several roles in the Crawford Productions police drama series ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''Matlock Police'' and ''Cop Shop''. Dysart appeared briefly in the series ''Prisoner'' in the early 1980s, where he played what is perhaps his best-known acting role, that of vicious and cold prison officer Jock Stewart. In the storyline, after being fired from the prison service Stewart admitted to prisoner Judy Bryant that he was the one responsible for murdering her lover, fellow prisoner Sharon Gilmour. This revelation brought to a close a murder-myste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Chilvers
Simon Chilvers (born 5 April 1939) is an English-born, Australia-based television actor. Early life Chilvers was born in London in 1939, and discovered art as a young child, drawing images of planes flying overhead during World War II. He attended Knox Grammar School, in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga, from 1949 to 1956. Upon leaving school, his parents encouraged him to pursue a career in advertising. Unenthused, he was instead inspired by his grandmother to attend an acting audition, where he was immediately offered a role. Career Chilvers started off his career acting for the stage, at the Melbourne Theatre Company, playing roles In productions by Shakespeare, Ibsen and Chekhov. He went on to appear in television series such as ''A Country Practice'', ''Prisoner'', ''Homicide'' and ''Division 4''. He also played the main role of Sergeant Julian Flicker in drama series ''Rafferty's Rules''. Chilvers won the 1986 AFI Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
