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Lucullus (TV Play)
''Lucullus'' is a 1969 Australian television play. It aired 5 April 1969 in Melbourne and 7 April in Sydney and was produced in Sydney for Easter. It went for 70 minutes and was produced by Robert Allnut from a script by Denys Burrows. Plot Mercellus, the son of Marcus Lucullus, a Roman merchant, has disappeared. Lucullus, fearing a scandal, sends his most trusted man to make a discrete inquiry. It turns out Mercellus has become a Christian. Marcus and his slave Galdo travel through Palestine. They meet Leah, the daughter of a Jewish scholar, who has also embraced the new religion. The son and Leah make Marcus understand the new faith that is changing the world. Cast * Ron Graham as Marcus Lucullus *Kirrily Nolan as Leah *Barry Donnelly *Ron Reid *Muriel Hopkins *Martin Harris *Moshe Kedem Production The production was entirely shot on location - it was believed this was the longest TV play to be done in this manner in Australia. Arnold Butcher did the music. The Sydney suburb of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Graham (actor)
Ronald Graham (17 December 1926 – 2 April 2020) was a British-Australian character actor who appeared in many theatre and television roles from 1956 until retiring in 2003. He is best known for his roles in telemovies and guest roles in serials including those of ''Crawford Productions'' and roles in popular serials '' Certain Women'', ''A Country Practice'' and ''Home and Away''. He was a regular in the short lived police-oriented soap opera ''Waterloo Station'' (1983) and featured in the film '' Gallipoli''. Personal life Ron Graham was born Lionel Alfred Hosmer, the second son of 3 boys to William Alfred Hosmer 1896-1953 and Doris Agatha (nee Green) 1897-1978. In 1928, the family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lionel joined the British Army and in July 1948, his parents and two brothers emigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom. Lionel demobbed from the Army in 1949 and then migrated to Australia, settling in Perth. He changed his name by deed poll t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |