Rod Mullinar

Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television.

Biography

Early life

Mullinar born in Hereford, Hertfordshire, emigrated to Australia in 1966, at the urging of an Australian friend in London, Bill Hunter. He relocated to Sydney with his first wife Liz who was at that time also an actor but would soon become a well-known casting agent.

Career

Mullinar appeared in theatre productions, firstly with the Australian Theatre for Young People and then with the Independent Theatre troupe in mid-1968 with whom he performed in the plays '' Wait Until Dark'', ''Uncle Vanya'', and ''Tango''. He also had a major role in the controversial 1970 film '' The Set'' in which he plays Tony Brown, who has an affair with the film's protagonist, Paul, played by Sean McEuan. During the making of ''The Set'', Mullinar, who was union shop steward for the film, was punched by another actor when Mullinar demanded to see his union card. The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' identified this actor as the female impersonator 'Kandy' Johnson, who was not a union member.

Mullinar took the leading role in Australian espionage drama ''Hunter'' late in the show's run in 1968, however he appeared in just eight episodes due to the cancellation of the series. He subsequently played the title role in television series '' Ryan'' (1973).

Mullinar's second wife was actress Penny Ramsey. During publicity for ''Ryan'', Mullinar and Ramsey chose to make their relationship public - they had a young daughter at this stage but were not yet married - under threat of exposure by persons unspecified.

An article in the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' in 1969 claimed that, before migrating to Australia, Mullinar had a small role in the 1965 James Bond film '' Thunderball'' as well as appearing in the British TV series '' Z Cars'' and ''No Hiding Place''. An article in the Melbourne ''Age'' in June 1972 also claimed that Mullinar was a graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and had appeared in the film '' Wake in Fright'', the aforementioned ''Z Cars'' and ''Thunderball'' as well as '' Softly, Softly: Task Force'' (as this show began in 1969, this seems unlikely, but he may have been involved in its predecessor, '' Softly, Softly).'' It stated that Mullinar had been shortlisted for the role of Frank Banner in ''Division 4'', which was ultimately given to Gerard Kennedy.Anon, 'Channels order new series to supplement "ageing" local shows' Melbourne ''Age'' 'TV Radio Guide' 15 June 1972 p. 1

Mullinar's other credits include: ''Cop Shop'', '' Bellbird'', ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''Matlock Police'', '' Against the Wind'', ''Breaker Morant'', ''Prisoner'', ''Five Mile Creek'', '' All Saints'', '' Stingers'', '' Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback'', '' Reef Doctors, The Lost World,'' and '' The Doctor Blake Mysteries''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullinar, Rod
1942 births
Australian male film actors
Australian male soap opera actors
British male film actors
British male soap opera actors
Living people
20th-century Australian male actors
20th-century British male actors
21st-century Australian male actors
21st-century British male actors
British emigrants to Australia
People from Hereford