Nicholas John Tate (born 18 June 1942) is an Australian actor popularly known for his roles as pilot Alan Carter in the 1970s science fiction television series '' Space: 1999'', and James Hamilton in the 1980s Australian soap opera '' Sons and Daughters''.

Life and career

Tate was born in Sydney. His parents were the actors

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and

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. His maternal grandparents were also actors, originally from Ireland and Great Britain, who performed in

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. His father, of Russian descent, also had a connection to the works of ''Space:1999'' creator

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, being a secondary voice actor in '' Thunderbirds''. Tate's big break came with the Australian television series ''

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'', followed by a production of the musical ''

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'' where he played "Nicholas the Gallant" for eighteen months on stage and on tour throughout the country. This was followed by the 1970 Australian television series ''

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'' about rich, powerful family, where he joined his father John Tate for the first time onscreen; the two playing father and son roles. Tate portrayed astronaut Alan Carter in the British science fiction series '' Space: 1999'', which was broadcast from 1975 to 1977, though the series began production in late 1973. In 1976, he broke through in film with an

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-winning role in the movie '' The Devil's Playground''. He continued to work in film with supporting roles in a number of theatrical films, including ''

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'',

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's ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Evil Angels'', and

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's ''

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''. From 1985 to 1986, he portrayed James Hamilton in the Australian soap opera '' Sons and Daughters''. Tate has also made guest appearances on numerous American TV shows, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (in the 1990 episode "

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"), ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The seri ...

'', ''

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'' (in the 1998 episode " Honor Among Thieves"), ''

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'' and in the ''

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'' episode "

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". On stage, Tate appeared in the TRIP ( Tony Rudlin Ingrid Pitt Productions) stage production of ''Duty Free'' (later known as ''Don't Bother To Dress''), by ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...

'' writer Neville Siggs, which ran from 1976 to 1977 at the

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. He returned to the stage in 2006 when he played the leading role of

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in the Australian premiere of the musical ''

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''. Tate is also known for his voiceover work in theatrical trailers for such films as ''

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'' and '' Mission: Impossible'', as well as work in commercials, including Guinness beer spots airing beginning in 2006. Tate and four other well known voice artists (

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, John Leader, Mark Elliot, and Al Chalk) parodied their individual voiceover styles ''en route'' to an awards show in a 1997 short film, ''

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''. In 2000, he provided the voice for the Australian tycoon Ozzie Mandrill in the game ''

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''. Tate resides in both Australia and the US.

Filmography

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'' (TV Movie 1959) *''

'' (TV Mini-Series 1965) – Davey *'' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966) – Master at Arms (uncredited) *'' Submarine X-1'' (1968) – Leading Seaman X-1 (credited as Nicholas Tate) *'' The Oblong Box'' (1969) – Young Man in Tavern (uncredited) *''

Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defende ...

'' (1969) – RAF Pilot (uncredited) *''Dynasty'' (TV Series 1970–1971) – Peter Mason *''

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'' (TV Series 1972–1973) – Joseph Taylor / John Mason / Barry West *''

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'' (TV Series 1974) – Captain Sanderson *'' NBC Special Treat'' (TV Series 1975) – Capt. Harry Masters *'' Space: 1999'' (TV Series 1975-77) – Alan Carter *'' The Devil's Playground'' (1976) – Brother Victor *'' The Day After Tomorrow, Into Infinity'' (TV Movie 1976) – Captain Harry Masters *''

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It ''The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It'' is a 1977 comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring John Cleese. It is a low-budget spoof of the Sherlock Holmes detective series, as well as the mystery genre in gener ...

'' (1977) – 1st Australian *'' Summerfield'' (1977) – Simon Robinson *'' Undercover Lover'' (1979) – Jensen Fury *''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (TV Series 1980) – Steve Jackson *''

The Gentle Touch ''The Gentle Touch'' is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which began on 11 April 1980 and ran until 1984. The series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police o ...

'' (TV Series 1981) – Johnny Delvaux *''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were ...

'' (TV Series 1982) – Graham Porter *''

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'' (TV Series 1983) – Major Winn *''The Gold and the Glory'' (1984) – Joe Lucas *''

The Empty Beach ''The Empty Beach'' is a 1985 Australian thriller film starring Bryan Brown as private investigator Cliff Hardy. Premise Cliff Hardy iinquires into the disappearance of a beautiful woman's wealthy husband from Bondi Beach. Based on the 1983 nov ...

'' (1985) – Brian Henneberry *'' Sons and Daughters (1985-86) – James Hamilton *''Ivanhoe'' (TV Movie 1986) – Sir Cedric (voice) *''

'' (1987) – Sergeant Pierce *''

'' (1987) – Richie *'' Evil Angels'' (1988) – Charlwood *''

'' (1989) – Lt. Commander Hunt *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (TV Series 1990) – Dirgo *''

Steel and Lace ''Steel and Lace'' is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by Ernest D. Farino and starring Clare Wren, Bruce Davison, Stacy Haiduk, David Naughton, and Michael Cerveris. Plot Gaily Morton, a classical concert pianist, is raped by bus ...

'' (1991) – Duncan *''

'' (1991) – Noodler *'' The Public Eye'' (1992) – Henry Haddock Jr. *''

Silent Cries ''Silent Cries'' is a 1993 television film adaptation, directed by Anthony Page, of ''Guests of the Emperor'' by Janice Young Brooks.New York Magazine - Mar 8, 1993 - Page 80 ... At the TV movies: IP NOT FOR GENA Rowlands, Annabeth Gish, and Chlo ...

'' (1993) *'' Red Planet'' (TV Mini Series short 1994) – Colony Leader *'' Bed of Roses'' (1996) – Bayard *'' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'' (Video Game 1996) – Prince Xizor (PC version) / IG-88 (PC version) (voices) *''

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures'') is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. A continuati ...

'' (TV Series 1996) – Darcy / Hunter #2 / Pirate #2 / Pirate #3 (voices) *'' Cow & Chicken'' (TV Series 1997) – English Guy 52 / Egg Buyer (voices) *''

'' (TV Series 1998) – Liam Bilby *''

'' (TV Series 1999) – Dr. Eugene Openshaw *''

'' (Video Game 2000) – Ozzie Mandrill (voice) *'' The Lost World'' (TV Series 2001) – Dr. William Gull *'' The Junction Boys'' (TV Movie 2002) – Smokey Harper *''

'' (TV Series 2003) – R. Wilson Munroe *''

'' (TV Series 2004) - Dr. Smee *'' The Vanished'' (Short 2005) – Roy *''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, produced by Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton, and Peter Lord, and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan a ...

'' (Video Game 2006) - Fat Barry (voice) *''

The Gene Generation ''The Gene Generation'' is a 2007 biopunk science fiction film about an assassin who battles DNA hackers. The film was directed by Pearry Reginald Teo, and stars Bai Ling, Parry Shen, Faye Dunaway, and Alec Newman. Synopsis In a futuristic wor ...

'' (2007) – Doctor *'' The Devil's Playground: Filmmaking by Faith'' (Video short 2008) - Himself - Actor – Brother Victor *'' East of Everything'' (TV Series 2009) – Gerry Watkins *'' The Pacific'' (TV Mini Series 2010) – Tom Smee *'' Killer Elite'' (2011) – Commander B *''Qian Xuesen'' (2012) – Kimball *''

The Great Gatsby ''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby ...

'' (2013) – Taxi Driver *''

Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsèn ...

'' (2014) – Thomas Dawson *''

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic action film series and media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ''Mad Max 2'' (1981, released in the Unite ...

'' (Video Game 2015) – The Mystic (voice) *'' The Snow Queen 2: An Icy Adventure'' (2015) – Guard (voice) *''

Rake Rake may refer to: * Rake (stock character), a man habituated to immoral conduct * Rake (theatre), the artificial slope of a theatre stage Science and technology * Rake receiver, a radio receiver * Rake (geology), the angle between a feature on a ...

'' (TV Series 2016) – Julian Tallow *''

The Blacklist ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily s ...

'' (TV Series 2017) – Arthur Kilgannon *''Firestorm'' (TV Movie 2018/II) – NASA Chief (voice) *'' The Strange Chores'' (TV Series 2019) – Helsing (voice) *''

Psychonauts 2 ''Psychonauts 2'' is a platform game developed by Double Fine and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2015 ceremony, and released on August 25, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, ...

'' (Video Game 2021) - Compton Boole / Dr. Potts (voices)

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