Garrett Seaton "Garry" Meadows (15 April 1939 – 22 July 1982) was an Australian television presenter, radio announcer, and actor.

Career

Stage

Meadows began acting in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

during his youth in the 1950s when he appeared in a number of local stage productions. His stage credits included a starring role in ''Small Hotel'' in 1957. He also appeared in productions of ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'', '' The Teahouse of the August Moon'', ''

The Rising Generation ''The Rising Generation'' is a lost 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Harley Knoles and George Dewhurst and starring Alice Joyce, Jameson Thomas and Robin Irvine. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. The screenplay concerns a ...

'', '' Ten Little Niggers'' and ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunke ...

''.McKay, Ken (15 April 2012
Tribute to Garry Meadows (1939-1982)
WA TV History website. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

Radio

Meadows' radio career began in 1959 when he commenced working at Perth's

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. From there, Meadows went on to work at a number of radio stations including Perth's

6PR 6PR, known as 6PR Perth, is a commercial radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. Owned by Nine Entertainment, its focus is on news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. It commenced broadcasting on 14 ...

where Meadows was credited as being one of the first announcers to use the talkback format. He was also live on air at 6PR during the

1968 Meckering earthquake The Western Australian town of Meckering was struck by an earthquake on 14 October 1968. The earthquake occurred at , with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). Total damage amounted to $2.2 million wit ...

. He also worked at 2KO in

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area ...

, 7HO and 7HT in

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

, and 3DB in

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Television & film

In 1960, Meadows joined Perth station TVW as a news presenter and host of music show ''Teenbeat''. He left TVW at the end of 1961 but returned to the station in 1967 to host ''Spellbound'', ''In Perth Tonight'' and ''Perth's New Faces''. Meadows also co-hosted the Perth Telethon in 1968. During the 1970s, Meadows moved on to host national television programs, most notably ''

The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...

.''(1 October 2018
The 1970s Price Is Right
television.au website. Retrieved 2 October 2018. Meadows also hosted ''

High Rollers ''High Rollers'' is an American television game show created by Merrill Heatter. Two contestants compete to answer trivia questions and gain control of an oversized set of dice, which they then roll to eliminate the numbers 1 through 9 from a ga ...

'', ''

Let's Make a Deal ''Let's Make a Deal'' (also known as ''LMAD'') is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Mo ...

'', and ''

The Marriage Game ''The Marriage Game'' (Swedish: ''Äktenskapsleken'') is a 1935 Swedish comedy drama film directed and co-written by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Zarah Leander, Gösta Cederlund and Harry Roeck-Hansen.Jacobi p.103 The film's art directio ...

''. In 1980, Meadows worked as a producer on ''

Sale of the Century ''Sale of the Century'' (stylized as ''$ale of the Century'') is an American television game show that originally debuted on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. It was one of three NBC game shows to premiere on that date, the other two being t ...

''.Hamilton, Gay (3 September 1980
The Insider
''

The Australian Women's Weekly ''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known simply as ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Are Media in Sydney and founded in 1933. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before bein ...

''. Retrieved 2 October 2018. Meadows also acted in a number of television programs including ''

The Bluestone Boys ''The Bluestone Boys'' is a 1976 Australian comedy television series about a fictional prison, produced by Crawford Productions. The program was not particularly successful and was cancelled after a run of 26 episodes. The series starred Garry Me ...

'', '' Bobby Dazzler'', '' Bluey'', ''

Homicide Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...

'' and ''

Prisoner A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement or captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually applies to one serving a Sentence (law), se ...

''. Meadows also appeared in the movie ''

Mad Dog Morgan ''Mad Dog Morgan'' is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil. It is based upon the life of Dan Morgan. Plot Dan Morgan witnesses a bloody massacre of Chines ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

Meadows won the

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 ...

for Best Male Personality in Western Australia at both the

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and 1971 Logie Awards.

Death

Meadows died at the age of 43 on 22 July 1982 after suffering a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...

outside the 3DB studios in Melbourne, as he was walking into the building to begin his shift. He had been working at 3DB for less than a week when he died.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meadows, Garry 1939 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Australian male actors Australian male television actors Australian male film actors Australian radio presenters Australian game show hosts Male actors from Perth, Western Australia