John Frawley (actor)
John Frawley (18 August 1929 – 3 March 1999, in Melbourne, Australia) was an Australian actor with a number of stage television and film credits to his name.[2][3]
John Frawley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1929 Australia |
| Died | 3 March 1999 (aged 69) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948[1]-1996 |
Career
Frawley started his professional career in 1948 in a film role[1]and worked in theatre from 1955, including a lengthy tour of Twelfth Night, later he acted in King Lear[4] and after a television career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, which included episodes of The Prisoner and The Avengers, Frawley appeared mainly in Australian films during the 1970s.[1][5] He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances in Prisoner (a.k.a. Prisoner: Cell Block H) and Brides of Christ.[6]
Selected filmography
Film
- Flynn (1996) as Headmaster
- Dallas Doll (1994)
- Backstage (1988)
- Call Me Mr. Brown (1986)
- The Humpty Dumpty Man (1986)
- Annie's Coming Out (1984) as Harding
- Harlequin (1980)
- The Timeless Land (1980) as Governor King
- Blue Fin (1978)
- The Night, the Prowler (1978)
- The Last Wave (1977) as Policeman
- Eliza Fraser (1976) as Brown
- The Trespassers (1976)
- The Devil's Playground (1976) as Brother Celian
- The Great Macarthy (1975) as Webster
Television
- Brides of Christ (1991)
- The Prisoner
- The Avengers
- Marion (1974)
- Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H)
- Behind the Legend (1973) as Thomas Blamey
References
- "John Frawley | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
- "John Frawley". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- "John Frawley | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- "John Frawley".
- "John Frawley | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- "Prisoner: Cell Block H - episode 608". www.wwwentworth.co.uk.
Books:
- William K Halliwell, The Filmgoer's Guide to Australian Films, Angus & Robertson Publishers (1985) ISBN 0-207-15138-5
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