Gary Day (born 10 November 1941) is a New Zealand former actor, playwright and lighting director who has appeared in

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n television police drama series, including ''

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'' and '' Murder Call''.

Television

Day worked as a male model and appeared in several television commercials. This led to guest roles in episodes of ''

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'',

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dramas '' The Link Men'', '' The Long Arm'', ''

'' and ''

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'' produced by

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. This culminated in the regular role of Senior Detective Phillip Redford in Crawford's series ''

'' in 1973. Redford was a university graduate who had served as a bomb disposal expert in Vietnam, and was anti-violence as a result. Day was the only cast member who appeared in all colour episodes of ''

'' until it ceased production in 1975. Following this he appeared as a regular in Crawford's

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'' The Box'' as Marcus Boyd in 1977. His other regular series role was as Detective Inspector Malcolm Thorne in '' Murder Call'' in 1997–98. Guest roles include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Halifax f.p.'', ''Dogs Head Bay''.

Stage roles

He played the major supporting role of

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(to Terence Donovan's leading role of Harry 'Breaker' Morant) in the first public performance of Kenneth G. Ross's important Australian play '' Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts'', presented by the

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at the Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Thursday, 2 February 1978.

Filmography

Television

Films

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Gary 1941 births Living people AACTA Award winners New Zealand male television actors Actors from Christchurch