Maxwell Irvine Gillies AM (born 16 November 1941) is an Australian actor and a founding member of the 1970s experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group.

Early life and education

Gillies studied art teaching at Frankston Teachers College and featured in the theatre productions ''School for Scandal'' and '' Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' with Kerry Dwyer in 1964. He graduated from

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with a

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degree in 1966. He then studied secondary teaching at the Melbourne Teachers' College, now part of the

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Career

Max Gillies was a member of the Australian Performing Group (APG) in the 1970s. The group was officially formed in 1970 and then set up a theatre in a former pram factory in Drummond Street, Carlton. Here, and in other venues throughout Melbourne and other parts of Australia, the ensemble presented alternative, experimental, avant-garde and radical plays, musical comedies, vaudeville, stage shows, street theatre and circus acts, using comedy, drama, music and dance. In the many APG productions in which he appeared, Gillies became renowned for his prodigious talent as an actor and comedian. Those plays included "The Hills Family Show", "Dimboola" and "A Stretch of the Imagination". In 1984–85, Gillies hosted '' The Gillies Report'' on ABC Television. This was followed in 1986 by ''Gillies Republic'' and in 1992 by ''Gillies and Company''. He was known for his ability to dress up and parody a wide range of political figures, both on television and in live solo theatrical performances (i.e. ''The Big Con'' and ''Your Dreaming: The Prime Minister’s Cultural Convention''). In July 2008 he resurrected his caricatures of Australia's former prime ministers in a live production of ''No Country for Old PMs: An Evening with Max Gillies'' at the Noosa Longweekend festival. Gillies stated in an interview with ''

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'' that he and co-writer Guy Rundle were watching the then prime minister,

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, for a possible new caricature in a new production being developed. "I'm watching him closely" he said.

Personal life

He is married to publisher

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, and they have two adult children.

Accolades

Honours

Gillies became a member of the

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on New Year's Day 1990 for his services to the performing arts. In 1997, he was recognised with a Distinguished Alumni Award from

and was awarded an honorary

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degree in 2015.

Awards

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Caricatures

Gillies, through his television programs or theatre performances, has caricatured the following people: * Australian prime ministers:

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, William McMahon,

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, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating,

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. * Other Australian politicians:

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, Alexander Downer, Amanda Vanstone,

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, Philip Ruddock, John Kerr, Don Chipp, Andrew Peacock, Fred Nile, Russ Hinze, Gareth Evans. * Australian state premiers: Robert Askin, Henry Bolte,

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. * Australian businessmen:

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, Alan Bond,

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, John Elliott. * Australian writers: Phillip Adams,

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, Gerard Henderson, Bob Santamaria. * Foreign leaders:

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, Pik Botha,

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, Queen

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. * Other people: Tony Barber, Barry Crocker,

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, David McNicoll, Arthur Daley (a main character from '' Minder'')

Filmography

Film

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Film !Role !Notes , - , 1971 , ''

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'' , Uncle Jack , , - , 1971 , ''The Girl on the Roof'' , Freddy , Short film , - , 1973 , ''

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'' , Gerry , Segment: ''The Family Man'' , - , 1973 , '' Dalmas'' , Rojack , , - , 1974 , '' The Cars That Ate Paris'' , Metcalfe , , - , 1974 , ''Applause Please'' , Various characters , Short film , - , 1975 , '' The Firm Man'' , Managing director , , - , 1975 , '' The True Story of Eskimo Nell'' , Deadeye Dick , , - , 1975 , '' The Great Macarthy'' , Stan , , - , 1975 , '' Pure Shit'' , Dr. Harry Wolf , , - , 1976 , '' The Trespassers'' , Publisher , , - , 1979 , '' Dimboola'' , Vivian Worcester-Jones , , - , 1980 , '' A Wild Ass of a Man'' , James Muldoon , TV movie , - , 1982 , ''A Shifting Dreaming'' , William 'Nugget' Morton , Documentary film , - , 1985 , '' The Coca-Cola Kid'' , Frank Hunter , , - , 1988 , '' As Time Goes By'' , Joe Bogart – The Alien , , - , 1990 , ''A Stretch of the Imagination'' , Monk O'Neill , TV movie , - , 1991 , '' A Woman's Tale'' , Billy's Son-in-Law , , - , 1996 , '' Lust and Revenge'' , Art Critic , , - , 2003 , ''The Ball'' ,

, Prime Minister , Short film , - , 2006 , ''Wil'' , The Therapist ,

Television

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Film !Role !Notes , - , 1974 , ''This Love Affair'' , Harry , TV series – 2 episodes , - , 1974 , ''Flash Nick from Jindavick'' , Inspector Hare/Mayor of Dubbo/Gerry the Fireman , TV series – 3 episodes , - , 1975 , ''

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'' , Lennie , TV series – 1 episode , - , 1975 , '' Tandarra'' , Dr. Roland Clancy , Miniseries – 1 episode , - , 1977 , '' Bluey'' , John Clancy , TV series – 1 episode , - , 1980 , '' Lawson's Mates'' , , TV series – 1 episode , - , 1980 , '' Spring & Fall'' , Charlie , TV series – 1 episode , - , 1978–1981 , ''Tickled Pink'' , Willeke/Uncle/Bill , TV series – 4 episodes , - , 1983 , ''

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'' , Barney , Children's TV series – 2 episodes , - , 1984–1985 , '' The Gillies Report'' , Various characters , Sketch show – 14 episodes , - , 1986 , ''The Gillies Republic'' , Various characters , Sketch show – 6 episodes , - , 1992 , ''Gillies and Company'' , Various characters , Sketch show , - , 1995 , ''

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'' , Bill Foster , TV series – 1 episode , - , 2000 , '' All Saints'' , Ian Benson , TV series – 1 episode , - , 2003 , '' Welcher & Welcher'' , Larry , Sitcom – 1 episode , - , 2012 , '' House Husbands'' , Noel , TV series – 1 episode , - , 2020 , '' Bloom'' , Archbishop Gibson , TV series – 3 episodes

Theatre

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, - , 1964 , '' Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' , Barney ,

, - , 1964 , ''Love’s Best Doctor'' , , Union Theatre , - , 1964 , '' Endgame'' , , Union Theatre , - , 1970 , ''The Hero Rises Up'' , , , - , 1970 , ''Knuckle'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1970–1971 , ''Marvellous Melbourne'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1971 , The Feet of Daniel Mannix , Mr Greensleeves , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1972 , ''He Can Swagger Sitting Down'' ,

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, APG at Pram Factory , - , 1973 , '' Dimboola'' , Bayonet , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1973 , ''

The Dumb Waiter ''The Dumb Waiter'' is a one-act play by Harold Pinter written in 1957. Plot Two Hitman, hit-men, Ben and Gus, are waiting in a basement room for their assignment. As the play begins, Ben, the senior member of the team, is reading a newspaper ...

'' , Gus , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1973 , ''The Dragon Lady’s Revenge'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1974 , ''Housey'' , , , - , 1974 , ''River Jordan'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1974 , '' The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1974 , ''On Yer Marx'' ,

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, APG at Pram Factory , - , 1974 , ''Who'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1975 , '' Smoking is a Health Hazard'' , Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1975 , ''Bedfellows'' , Paul Cummins , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1975 , ''The Money Show'' , , APG at Carlton Festival , - , 1975 , ''

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'' , Robbie , Marian Street Theatre , - , 1975–1977 , ''The Hills Family Show'' , Fitzroy Hills , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1976 , ''Yours for the Masking'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1976 , '' A Toast to Melba'' ,

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, Buffalo Bill, Pietro Cecchi & Truth Editor , APG at National Theatre &

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, - , 1976 , '' A Stretch of the Imagination'' , Monk O’Neill , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1976 , ''Knuckle'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1978 , ''The Ship’s Whistle'' , , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1979 , ''Beware of Imitations'' , Sir Wilfred McLuckie , APG at Pram Factory , - , 1979 , ''Marsupials'' , , MTC at Russell Street Theatre , - , 1979–1980 , ''Traitors'' , , , APG at

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, - , 1980 , ''Clouds'' , ,

, - , 1980–1981 , ''Scanlan'' , Professor Scanlan , Universal Theatre,

& La Boite , - , 1980–1981 , '' Smoking is a Health Hazard'' , Ivan Ivanovich Nyukhin , Phillip Street Theatre & Universal Theatre , - , 1981 , ''Squirts'' , Various characters including

, STCSA at Universal Theatre & Playhouse , - , 1982 , '' A Night with the Right'' , Various characters ,

, - , 1982 , ''Welcome to the Bright World'' , , ,

, - , 1983 , '' Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' , , Athenaeum Theatre , - , 1987 , '' A Chorus of Disapproval'' , Dafydd , MTC , - , 1987–1988 , ''

'' , Robbie , Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust at Seymour Centre , - , 1990 , '' Allo Allo'' , René , State Theatre &

Her Majesty's Theatre His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket, London, Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who ...

, - , 1990–1991 , '' A Stretch of the Imagination'' , Monk O’Neill , MTC at Russell Street Theatre , - , 1992 , ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 19 ...

'' ,

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, - , 1993 , ''In Two Minds'' , , Theatre Royal , - , 1993 , '' The Beaux’ Stratagem'' , Foigard , MTC , - , 1993 , '' Scrooge, The Musical'' , The Ghost of Christmas Present , Princess Theatre , - , 1994 , '' The Sisters Rosensweig'' , Mervyn Kant , MTC , - , 1995 , '' Three Birds Alighting on a Field'' , , , - , 1995 , '' Lady Windermere's Fan'' , Lord Augustus Lorton , MTC , - , 1996 , ''Gillies Live at the Club Republic'' , Various characters , Civic Theatre , - , 1996 , ''

Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors may refer to: * '' The Little Shop of Horrors'', a 1960 American film * ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (musical), a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film * ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986 film), a 1986 American film based on th ...

'' , , Enmore Theatre , - , 1996 , ''Competitive Tenderness'' , Brian , Playbox , - , 1997 , '' After the Ball'' , Ron Macrae , , QTC at Suncorp Theatre , - , 1997 , '' Run for Your Wife'' , , Civic Theatre , - , 1998 , ''

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'' , John Tarleton , MTC , - , 1998 , '' The Club'' , Ted Parker , MTC , - , 1998 , '' Noises Off'' , , Civic Theatre , - , 1999 , '' Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical'' , Howard Cunningham , Paul Dainty , - , 1999 , ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' ( ) is an operetta by the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The Libretto, librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's ...

'' , Miko Zeta , Essgee Entertainment at Sydney Lyric , - , 2000 , ''A Couple of Blaguards'' , ,

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, - , 2000 , ''Your Dreaming: The Prime Minister’s Cultural Convention'' , Poets, Pontificanfs & Ex-Patriots , Playbox (A Centenary of Federation Event) , - , 2003 , ''

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'' , Wilfred Morgenhall ,

, - , 2003–2004 , '' Last of the Red Hot Lovers'' , Barney , Hit Productions at Q Theatre , - , 2004 , '' What the Butler Saw'' , Dr Rance , Belvoir St Theatre , - , 2003, 2006 , ''

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'' , Tía Avarice , Merlyn Theatre , - , 2004–2005 , ''The Big Con'' , Various characters , ANZ Pavilion Arts Centre , - , 2005 , '' Love Letters'' , Andrew Makepeace Ladd III , Parade Theatre, NIDA , - , 2005–2006 , ''A Couple of Blaguards'' , Malachy McCourt ,

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, - , 2006 , '' A Hard God'' , , , - , 2007 , '' Dimboola'' , , Malthouse Theatre , - , 2007, 2008 , '' Heroes'' , Henri , QTC at Cremorne Theatre , - , 2008 , ''No Country for Old PMs: An Evening with Max Gillies'' , Himself , Noosa Longweekend Festival , - , 2009 , '' The Man from Mukinupin'' , Eek Perkins , MTC / Company B , - , 2009–2010 , ''Godzone'' , Various characters , MTC at Sumner Theatre , - , 2011 , ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'' , Dogberry , STC , - , 2012 , ''The Seed'' , Brian Maloney , MTC , - , 2013 , ''The Haunting of David Gartrell'' , David Gartrell , Straightjacket Productions , - , 2014–2015 , ''Once Were Leaders: An Evening with Max Gillies'' , Various characters , Wander Productions , - , 2018 , ''

Krapp's Last Tape ''Krapp's Last Tape'' is a 1958 one-act play, in English, by Samuel Beckett. With a cast of one man, it was written for Northern Irish actor Patrick Magee (actor), Patrick Magee and first titled "Magee monologue". It was inspired by Beckett's e ...

'' , Krapp , Fortyfivedownstairs , - , 2019 , ''Senior Moments'' , Various characters , Return Fire Productions , - , 2021–2023 , ''Mono: A Three-Person One-Man Show'' , Various characters , Bunbury Productions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillies, Max 1941 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Members of the Order of Australia Australian satirists Australian impressionists (entertainers) Monash University alumni People educated at Melbourne High School Male actors from Melbourne Australian republicans