Alex Menglet, born ''Alexei Menglet'' in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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in 1956, is an actor who has found success working in

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Career

Menglet is best known for his roles as chef Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor in the 1984 season of ''

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'' and more recently as Zoran Baranoff in the SBS series ''

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''. He has also appeared on Australian television series, ''

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The Sullivans ''The Sullivans'' is an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983. The series tells the story of a fictional average middle-cla ...

'', ''

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. The show The show revolved ar ...

'' and '' Carson's Law''.TV Week, 18 August 1984, p.86 His latest role was in the UK.TV mini-series ''

False Witness ''False Witness'', also known as ''The Diplomat'' internationally, is a two-part Australian television mini-series, produced by Screentime Australia, and broadcast simultaneously on the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV and BBC ...

''. He has also appeared in the films '' Sky Pirates'' (1986), '' The Still Point'' (1986), '' Holidays on the River Yarra'' (1991) and ''

He Died with a Felafel in his Hand ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'' is a purportedly non-fiction autobiographical novel by Australian author John Birmingham about his experiences as a share housing tenant, first published in 1994 by The Yellow Press (). The story consists ...

'' (2001). Menglet also appeared as Joan Ferguson's father and fencing instructor, Ivan Ferguson in '' Wentworth''.

Personal

Menglet has two daughters, Denisia and Katerina.

References

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* Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors 1956 births Living people Male actors from Moscow 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors {{Australia-actor-stub