Roger Ward (born 24 July 1937)Wilmingham, Margot "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of. Australian Showbiz is an Australian actor and scriptwriter who has had a considerable career in film and television, noted for "tough guy" roles in which he often did his own

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Biography

Ward was born in

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in 1937. His career began at an early age with roles on stage and radio. In his late teens he travelled to

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to begin writing what became the controversial novel and film, '' The Set''. The film was produced in 1970 but the novel was not published until 2011. He was script editor for ''

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'', adapted his novel ''Reflex'' into the film ''

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'' and wrote other documentaries and specials. Ward has appeared in over one hundred television shows and films, some of which featured stars such as

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, Barry Sullivan, Robert Lansing, Ryan O'Neal,

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, Paula Prentiss,

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, Steve Railsback,

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and Laura San Giacomo. In ''

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'' (1974) he played the comedic biker Hooks and in '' The Man From Hong Kong'' (1975) he played bumbling Australian policeman Bob Taylor. In '' The Irishman'' (1978) he was an Irish mounted policeman, and in ''

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'' (1979), he played the police hall captain Fifi. '' Turkey Shoot'' (1982) saw him as Ritter the guard from hell, and in '' The Pirate Movie'' (1982) he was an all-singing, dancing pirate. In '' Quigley Down Under'' (1990) he played Brophy, one of the outlaw gang. He played popular characters in TV series including long-running character Frank 'Weppo' Smith, the Shakespeare-spouting garbage collector in '' Number 96'', who has a romance with Norma Whittaker ( Sheila Kennelly) a boxer in '' Boys from the Bush'' and also appeared in '' The Sullivans''. Later independent films in which he was featured include ''

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'' (2008), '' Bad Behaviour'' (2010), the remake of '' Turkey Shoot'' (2014), ''

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'' (2017) and '' The Faceless Man'' (2018). He has a prominent role in the upcoming Indian film '' Thariode: The Lost City'' directed by Nirmal Baby Varghese.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

Ward won Best Supporting Actor at the

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for his role in '' Bad Behaviour''.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Roger 1937 births Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Living people Male actors from Adelaide