Frederick Henry Parslow (14 August 1932 – 26 January 2017) was an Australian actor who appeared in film, television and theatre.

Acting career

Parslow was notable in several film and TV roles, with parts in internationally successful TV soap opera's ''

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'' and ''

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'' and was active in theatre, having served as a member of the

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

for nearly thirty years, joining the company when it was founded in 1953, known then the Union Theatre Repertory Company, and making his first performance with in a touring production of ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

'' Whilst a dominant figure on the Melbourne theatre scene, Parslow was generally reluctant to take on television roles. He made television appearances in the 1960s, in comedy and variety sketches with theatre colleagues on ''The Ray Taylor Show'' and ''

In Melbourne Tonight ''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety show, variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's mai ...

''. Minor roles included

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staples '' Bluey'', ''

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'', and ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved arou ...

''. Parslow's also featured in several TV miniseries and TV films with roles in '' Against the Wind'' and '' The Humpty Dumpty Man'' Parslow's cameo film roles included ''

Alvin Purple ''Alvin Purple'' is a 1973 Australian sex comedy film starring Graeme Blundell in the title role; the screenplay was written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall, through his production company Hexagon Productions and Village Road ...

'' (1973) as Alvin's father, and

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's 1977 film '' The Last Wave'' as Reverend Burton.

Honours and personal life

Parslow was made a Member of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

in 1987, for service to the performing arts. In 1961 Parslow married Adelaide-born actress Joan Harris who was also a prominent theatre performer, starting from the mid-1940s, Harris was also an art director, theatre director and costume designer and teacher, who was Head of Drama at the Melbourne Theatre Company from 1972 until 1997. She predeceased him by five months in September 2016. Parslow and Harris had a son Justin Harris Parslow who is also an actor.

Filmography

Film

*'' As You Are'' (TV movie, 1958) *''

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'' (TV movie, 1961) as Julien *''

The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 List of Maverick ...

'' (TV movie, 1961) as Captain Absolute *'' Boy Round the Corner'' (TV movie, 1962) *''

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'' (TV movie, 1962) as Robert *'' She'll Be Right'' (TV movie, 1962) as Guthrie *'' Manhaul'' (TV movie, 1962) as Dr. Lewis *'' Double Yolk'' (TV movie, 1963) as Bill *''

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'' (TV movie, 1968) as Jokanaan *''

'' (1973) as Alvin’s Father *'' The Last Wave'' (1977) as Reverend Burton *''The Importance of Keeping Perfectly Still'' (1977) *'' Burn the Butterflies'' (TV movie, 1979) *''Pesticides In the Field'' (1983) *''A Long Way from Home'' (TV movie, 1988) *''

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'' (1989) *'' The Humpty Dumpty Man'' (1989)

Television

*'' The Adventures of the Terrible Ten'' (TV series, 1960) *'' The Magic Boomerang'' (TV series, 1965) *''

Adventure Unlimited ''Adventure Unlimited'' is a 1965 Australian anthology TV series. It was produced by Lee Robinson and associate produced by Joy Cavill. The directors included Ken Hannam. It was made by Waratah Film Productions a short lived company that came o ...

'' (TV series, 1965) as Arthur Evans *''

Australian Playhouse ''Australian Playhouse'' was an Australian anthology TV series featuring the work of Australian writers. It ran for two series consisting of 40 episodes. Among the featured productions were works by Pat Flower who was the main writer hav ...

'' (TV series, 1966) *'' Bluey'' (TV series, 1977) as Superintendent *''

'' (1976–77, 756 episodes) as Mr Jarvis *'' Against the Wind'' (TV miniseries, 1978) a Captain Wiltshire *''

'' (TV series, 1979) *''

'' (TV series, 1979) as David Rankin *''Space Knights'' (TV series, 1989) *''

'' (TV series, 1990) *'' The Paper Man'' (TV miniseries, 1990) *''Col'n Carpenter'' (TV series, 1991) *''

Mission Top Secret ''Mission Top Secret'' is an Australian TV series aired between 1992 and 1995. The pilot for the series was a 1991 telemovie of the same name. This was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure'' series on a budget of $1 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ' ...

'' (TV series, 1993–1995) as Sir Joshua Cranberry *'' Search for Treasure Island'' (TV series, 1998–2000)

References

External links

* 1932 births 2017 deaths Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Members of the Order of Australia Male actors from Melbourne {{Australia-actor-stub