Andrew Clarke (born 1954) is an Australian actor most known for his television work. Andrew Clarke was one of the most popular Australian actors in the 1980s and 1990s. He is also a two-time Logie winner.

Career

Andrew Clarke began his career in theatre. His theatre credits include ''

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'', '' Arsenic and Old Lace'', ''

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'', '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', '' The Glass Menagerie'', '' The Devil's Advocate'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has had several high-profile roles in television movies, series and mini-series, including starring in the popular series '' Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River'' ("''Snowy River: The McGregor Saga''") as Matt McGregor for four seasons from 1993-1996. He also starred in an episode of '' Halifax f.p.'' in 1999. Other television roles included a short stint in

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'', where (in 1982) he played the role of Judy Bryant's son-in-law Geoff Maynard, and the ongoing role of Terry Hansen in soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' (appearing in episodes between 1983 and 1984). In 1992, he acted as Sonny Hammond in '' The Adventures of Skippy'', which was short-lived and ran for one season with 39 episodes. Other major roles have been in the 1985 mini-series '' Anzacs'', in which he won the 1985 best actor Silver Logie,Anzacs review
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'' and the 1985 mini-series about Charles Kingsford Smith called '' A Thousand Skies'', in which he appeared as Charles Ulm. Clarke had a starring role as sleuth

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in '' The Saint in Manhattan'' in 1987. There was a one-hour pilot episode that aired on CBS. It did not make the fall schedule; instead, CBS decided to show it and have viewers call in and vote to put it on the schedule. About 44,000 people called in, with more than 40,000 of them voting in favour of the show. These numbers did not sway CBS, especially since the show did not fare well against whatever was playing on the other two networks that night, and it declined to purchase any future episodes. Clarke also appeared in the movie '' Les Patterson Saves The World'' in 1987 and portrayed

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in ''Blonde''. He has also had roles in '' SeaChange'', '' Halifax f.p.'', and '' Always Greener'' In late 2005 he completed a four-month stint on soap opera ''

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'', playing Alex Kinski.1986 - Andrew Clarke
Clarke portrayed Horatio Wills, father of cricketer and

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, in a documentary about the latter's life. It was first screened publicly in 2014 and had its television debut in 2016. Clarke played football at a high level, is a keen tennis player and runs. He was romantically involved with Victoria Tennant, an actress and former wife of actor

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Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

Awards

Andrew Clarke has won two

Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Television in Australia, Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The eve ...

s. The awards were for: * Most Popular Actor in a miniseries for his role in '' Anzacs'' * Most Popular Actor in a miniseries for his role in ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Andrew 1954 births Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors Australian male stage actors Living people Logie Award winners Male actors from Adelaide 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors