Stewart Ginn (2 January 192120 September 1971) was an Australian radio, stage and television actor, best known as the character Nancarrow in the 1960s television comedy '' My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?''.

Career

Radio

Stewart Ginn first became known in radio, after playing the main role in '' The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan'' (1954), among other roles.

Stage

Ginn then became a stage actor, his credits including

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's '' They Knew What They Wanted'' with

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in 1953and ''His Excellency'' with

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in 1954, the latter winning him an Erik Kuttner Award. In 1954, he appeared in productions of ''

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'' with Zoe Caldwell and

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's '' Born Yesterday'' with Zoe Caldwell and Ray Lawler. He performed in

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's ''

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'' at the 1964

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, alongside John Bell, Dennis Olsen,

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and Max Meldrum. He also appeared in

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's ''Lunch Hour'' in 1965,

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's ''

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'', alongside Ron Haddrick in 1966 and

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's '' The Price'' (1970).

Television

In 1959, Ginn appeared in the television play '' They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful'' and went on to appear in further television plays such as '' The Big Killing'', playing Inspector Fowler in 1965. Between 1966 and 1968 he appeared as Peregrine Nancarrow in the television comedy '' My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?'', alongside

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and Judi Farr. In 1968 he won a Penguin Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nancarrow.The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1971
/ref> That same year he reprised his role as Nancarrow in the spin-off series '' Rita and Wally''. He also appeared in television programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Long Arm'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Birds in the Bush'', and in the 1971 feature film '' Demonstrator''.

Death

Ginn died suddenly in September 1971, aged 49. He was in

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at the time, where he was filming an episode of ''

''.

Legacy

Hector Crawford praised Ginn's performance in the ''

'' episode "The Word is Progress" as "one of the finest pieces of drama acting to come out of the Crawfords company".

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Radio

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ginn, Stewart 1920s births 1971 deaths Australian male television actors Australian male radio actors Australian male stage actors Australian male film actors 20th-century Australian male actors