Athol Compton (born 1951) was an Aboriginal Australian actor. He became internationally famous when cast in ''The Games'' (1970).

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*''Skippy'' episode "The Rainmakers" *'' The Games'' (1970) *''Delta'' episode "Blackout"(1970) *''Homicide'' episode "Flash Johnny" (1970) *''

Pig in a Poke A ''pig in a poke'' is a thing that is bought without first being inspected, and thus of unknown authenticity or quality. The idiom is attested in 1555: A "poke" is a sack, so the image is of a concealed item being sold. Starting in the 19th ce ...

'' episode "Ray's Story" (1977) *''

The Last Wave ''The Last Wave'' (also released in the United States as ''Black Rain'') is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir.''Variety'' film review; 16 November 1977, p. 21. It is about a white solicitor in Sydney whose seemingly no ...

'' (1977) *''

The Timeless Land ''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story ...

'' (1980) *''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...

'' (1984) episodes 1 & 2 "An Axe to Grind" *''

Short Changed ''Short Changed'' is a 1986 Australian film directed by George Ogilvie based on a script by Aboriginal writer Bob Merritt, who described it as a "black/white '' Kramer vs Kramer''".Mary Colbert, "Positive action: Bob Merritt, playwright and scr ...

'' (1986) *''

BabaKiueria ''Babakiueria'' (also known under the video-title ''Babakiueria (Barbeque Area)'') is a 1986 Australian satirical film on relations between Aboriginal Australians and European Australians. Synopsis ''Babakiueria'' revolves around a role-reversa ...

'' (1986) *''

Flight into Hell ''Flight into Hell'' is a 1985 television miniseries about German pilot Hans Bertram and his co-pilot who go missing in 1932, based on Bertram's book of the same name, and in what was also known as 1932 Kimberley rescue.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Aust ...

'' (1987)

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Australian actors 1951 births Living people {{Australia-actor-stub Aboriginal cinema in Australia