Donald Cummins (2 June 1931 – October 2024), better known as Peter Cummins, was an Australian actor of stage and screen and

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who was especially prominent in the 1970s and appeared in some of the most famous Australian films of the period. Cummins was part of the Carlton group that were influential in Australian theatre of the early 1970s, which also included

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and

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. Cummins was a long-term resident of

Fitzroy, Victoria Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, northeast of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population ...

. He died in October 2024, at the age of 93.

Filmography

Film

*'' Nothing Like Experience'' (1970) *''

Country Town ''Country Town'' is a 1971 Australian drama film directed by Peter Maxwell (director), Peter Maxwell, produced by Fenton Rosewarne and starring Terry McDermott (actor), Terry McDermott, Gary Gray (Australian actor), Gary Gray and Lynette Curran. ...

'' (1971) *'' Bonjour Balwyn'' (1971) as TV repairman *''

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'' (1971) as Sculptor *'' Brumby Innes'' (1973) *'' Dalmas'' (1973) as Plastic Man *''

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 Cab Driver *'' Between Wars'' (1974) *'' The Firm Man'' (1975) as Gerald Baxter *'' Sunday Too Far Away'' (1975) as Arthur Black *'' The Great Macarthy'' (1975) as Rerk *'' The Removalists'' (1975) as Sergeant Simmonds *''The Dreamers'' (1976) *''God Knows Why, But it Works'' (1976) *''

Mad Dog Morgan ''Mad Dog Morgan'' is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil. It is based upon the life of Dan Morgan. Plot Dan Morgan witnesses a bloody massacre of Chines ...

'' (1976) as Gibson *'' Storm Boy'' (1976) as Hideaway Tom * ''

High Rolling ''High Rolling'' (also called ''High Rolling in a Hot Corvette'') is an Australian buddy comedy directed by Igor Auzins and written by Forest Redlich. Golden Globe Award winners Joseph Bottoms and Judy Davis are among the cast. The soundtrack f ...

'' (1977) as Bus Driver *'' Blue Fire Lady'' (1977) as McIntyre *'' Trial of Ned Kelly'' (1977) *''The Lion's Share'' (1978) *'' Double Deal'' (1983) *''

Robbery Under Arms ''Robbery Under Arms'' is a bushranger novel by Thomas Alexander Browne, published under his pen name Rolf Boldrewood. It was first published in serialised form by ''The Sydney Mail'' between July 1882 and August 1883, then in three volumes in ...

'' (1985) *'' I Live with Me Dad'' (1985) *''

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 ...

'' (1986) as

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*'' The Local Rag'' (1986) *'' Sky Pirates'' (1986) as Colonel Brien *''

Frog Dreaming ''Frog Dreaming'' is a 1986 Australian family adventure film written by Everett De Roche and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It starred Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend and Tamsin West. Plot An American boy, Cody (Thomas), whose pare ...

'' (1986) *'' The Fish Are Safe'' (1986) as Ned Foley *''

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'' (1986) as Struthers *''

The Umbrella Woman ''The Umbrella Woman'' (released in some areas as ''The Good Wife'') is a 1987 Australian film directed by Ken Cameron and starring Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward. It also features Steven Vidler (actor), Steven Vidler and Sam Neill. Premise The fil ...

'' (1987) as Ned Hopper *'' Slate, Wyn & Me'' (1987) as Old Man Downer *''

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'' (1987) as Ballantyne *'' The Man from Snowy River II'' (1988) as Jake *'' Rikky and Pete'' (1988) as Delahunty *''Beyond Innocence'' (1989) *''Turn It Up'' (1991) *'' The Forest'' (2003)

Television

* ''

The Outsiders The Outsiders may refer to: Literature and stage * ''The Outsiders'' (novel), a 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton * ''The Outsiders'' (musical), a 2023 musical based on S. E. Hinton's novel * ''The Outsiders'' (play), a 1911 play by Charles Klein * ...

'' (1976) * '' Phoenix'' (1993) as Superintendent Wallace (13 episodes)

Theatre roles

* ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' (1965) * ''Commitment'' (1968) * '' Dimboola'' (1969, 1973, 1977) * ''Escape'' (1969) * ''I Don't Know Who to Feel Sorry For'' (1969) * ''May Day'' (1969) * ''Mr Big the Big Big Pig'' (1969) * ''The Elephant Calf / The Exception and the Rule'' (1969) * ''The Kitchen Table'' (1969) * ''Whatever Happened to Realism?'' (1969) * ''Customs and Excise'' (1970) * '' The Coming of Stork'' (1970) * ''The Front Room Boys'' (1970) * ''The Man from Chicago'' (1970) * '' ife ofGalileo'' (1971) * ''The Removalists'' (1971, 1977) * '' A Stretch of the Imagination'' (1972, 1973) * ''Bastardy'' (1972) * ''Brumby Innes'' (1972) * ''One of Nature's Gentlemen'' (1972) * ''One of Nature's Gentlemen / O / Just Before the Honeymoon / Mrs Thally F'' (1973) * ''The Waltzing Matilda Pantomime'' (1973) * ''The Floating World'' (1974, 1995) * ''Chidley'' (1976) * ''The Overcoat'' (1976) * ''

Waiting for Godot ''Waiting for Godot'' ( or ) is a 1953 play by Irish writer and playwright Samuel Beckett, in which the two main characters, Vladimir (Waiting for Godot), Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters w ...

'' (1976) * ''Memories of a Carlton Bohemian: Revival'' (1977) * ''Ravages: Heels Over Head / Dropping In'' (1977) * ''Oh / Let Me In'' (1978) * ''Errol Flynn's Great Big Adventure Book for Boys'' (1979) * ''Flexitime'' (1979) * ''The Club'' (1979) * ''The Hypothetical End of Bert Brecht'' (1979) * ''A Month in the Country'' (1980) * '' The One Day of the Year'' (1980, 1986) * ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

'' (1980) * ''The Ship's Whistle'' (1980) * ''Fanchen'' (1981) * ''I Sent a Letter to My Love'' (1981) * ''True West'' (1981) * ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'' (1982, 1983) * ''Lighthouse Playreading'' (1982) * ''

Mother Courage and Her Children ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' () is a play written in 1939 by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), with significant contributions from Margarete Steffin. Four theatrical productions were produced in Switzerland and ...

'' (1982) * ''Royal Show'' (1982) * ''Signal Driver'' (1982) * ''Silver Lining'' (1982) * ''Spellbound'' (1982) * '' The Prince Of Homburg'' (1982) * ''Netherwood'' (1983, 1984) * ''Pal Joey'' (1983) * ''Sunrise'' (1983) * '' The Blind Giant is Dancing'' (1983) * ''

The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienn ...

'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) * '' The Christian Brothers'' (1984) * ''

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a 1928 German "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François V ...

'' (1984) * ''

Glengarry Glen Ross ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' is a 1983 stage play written by the American playwright David Mamet. It is a two-act tragedy that depicts two days in the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of un ...

'' (1985) * '' Trumpets and Raspberries'' (1985) * ''

Heartbreak House ''Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes'' is a play written by Bernard Shaw during the First World War, published in 1919 and first performed in November 1920 at the Garrick Theatre, New York, followed by a West ...

'' (1986) * ''

The Servant of Two Masters ''The Servant of Two Masters'' () is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1746. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Harlequins in history. His earliest drafts had larg ...

'' (1986) * ''Away'' (1987) * '' And the Big Men Fly'' (1988) * ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wil ...

'' (1988) * ''

A Marriage Proposal ''A Marriage Proposal '' (sometimes translated as simply ''The Proposal'', ) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced play of dialogue-based action and situational humour. A you ...

/ A Respectable Wedding'' (1988) * ''Little Murders'' (1989) * ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' () is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition later that year in Saint Petersburg, via A.F. Marks Pu ...

'' (1989) * ''Top End'' (1989) * ''On Top of the World'' (1990) * '' Diving For Pearls'' (1991) * ''On Our Selection'' (1991) * ''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote ...

'' (1991) * ''

The Taming Of The Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

'' (1991) * ''

Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same ...

'' (1993) * ''Nowhere'' (2001)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummins, Peter 1931 births 2024 deaths Male actors from Melbourne