Gordon Glenwright
Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright. He was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman".[1] Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[2]
Gordon Charles Glenwright | |
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Born | 17 March 1918 Australia |
Died | 25 May 1985 (aged 67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Years active | 1948-1984 |
Glenwright subsequently started his career in theatre in the late 1940s, and starting in moving to television roles from the mid-1950s, he primarily appeared in serials and telemovies.[3]
Filmography
Film
- The Shiralee (Feature film) (1957)
- Three in One (Anthology film, segment: The City) (1957) as Alex
- Hamlet (TV play) (1959) as The Gravedigger
- The Slaughter of St. Teresa’s Day (TV play) (1960) as Charlie Gibson[4]
- The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (The General Motors Hour) (TV play) (1960) as Dr Lloyd Angell
- The Sergeant from Burralee (TV play) (1961) as Captain Alcot
- Manhaul (TV film) (1962) as Dinny McQuade
- I Have Been Here Before (TV play) (1964)
- The One That Got Away (Feature film) (1964)
- They're a Weird Mob (Feature film) (1966)
- Escape from Singapore (TV film) (1974)
- The Dove (Feature film) (1974) as Darwin Harbour Master
- Say You Want Me (TV film) (1977)
Television
- Whiplash (TV series) (1959-60)
- Telestory (TV series) (1962) as Narrator (of They're a Weird Mob)
- Carson's Law (TV series) (1982-84) as Sgt Vic Brown
- Tribunal (TV series) (1963-64)
- The Battlers (TV series) (1968) as Bongo Byrne
- Class of '74 (TV series) (1974) as Hubbard
- The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots (TV series) (1975)
- Taurus Rising (TV series) (1982) as Harry Brent
References
- "'Tradesman-like' actor plays down glamour". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 646. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 April 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Gordon Glenwright". The Australian Live Performance Database. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- Vagg, Stephen (19 October 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day". Filmink.
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