Lewis Fiander

Lewis Ernest Fiander (12 January 1938 – 24 May 2016) was an Australian film, stage, and television actor.

Lewis Fiander
Born
Lewis Ernest Fiander

(1938-01-12)12 January 1938
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died24 May 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 78)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Fiander was born in Melbourne to Mona Jane (née King) and Walter Lewis Fiander, and educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew.[1] Moving to the UK from his native Australia, initially to appear in the play The One Day of the Year, Fiander appeared in such films as I Start Counting (1970), Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), The Abdication (1974), Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), Not Now, Comrade (1976), Sweeney 2 (1978), The Doctor and the Devils (1985), Georgia (1988) and Paperback Romance (1994). His first major role on television was Mr. Darcy in the BBC's first colour adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (1967).[2]

In 1970, Fiander originated the role of John Adams in the London stage production of 1776, a role he reprised in Australia. Other stage appearances in West End musicals included the roles of Lord Melbourne and Disraeli in I and Albert, Coward in Noel and Gertie and Puccini in Cafe Puccini. During the 1970s, he was cast as Professor Tryst in the Doctor Who episode "Nightmare of Eden" and after discussion with his friend Tom Baker chose to give the character a hybrid accent as would befit an alien in the future. In 1974, he appeared as Casimir Dudevant playing opposite Rosemary Harris in the BBC series Notorious Woman and performed the role of Thomas Becket on a cast-album of the musical Thomas and The King.

On radio, he played the eponymous lead role in the comedy series Patterson.

He returned to Australia in the early 1980s and continued his acting career.

In 2004 he contributed the voice for airship engineer Kemp in Anthony Lucas's Oscar nominated animation, The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello.

Lewis Fiander's last known film appearance was in the Don Percy short film Two Moments in Time. Lewis' scenes were shot in late September 2015, the film was completed in 2017, and premiered at the St. Kilda Film Festival in 2018.[3]

Fiander died on 24 May 2016.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1962The Password Is CouragePringleFeature film
1963The V.I.P.sThird Reporter (uncredited)Feature film
1970I Start CountingPriest at ChurchFeature film
1971Dr. Jekyll and Sister HydeHoward SpencerFeature film
1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainBakerFeature film
1974The AbdicationFather DominicFeature film
1976Who Can Kill a Child?TomFeature film
1976Not Now, ComradeRudi PetrovyanFeature film
1978Sweeney 2GorranFeature film
1985The Doctor and the DevilsDr. ThorntonFeature film
1986On Wings of FireTansarFeature film
1988GeorgiaScarlattiFeature film
1994Paperback Romance (aka Lucky Break)Mr. Bruce WrightmanFeature film
2004The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper MorelloKemp (voice)Animated film
2015Two Moments in TimeShort film (last appearance)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1967Pride and PrejudiceMr DarcyTV series
1970sDoctor WhoProfessor TrystTV series, episode: "Nightmare of Eden"
1974Notorious WomanCasimir DudevantTV series

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
The One Day of the Year
19701776John AdamsMusical
I and AlbertLord Melbourne & Disraeli
Noel and GertieCoward
Cafe PucciniPuccini
Thomas and The KingThomas BecketCast album

References
  1. Lewis Fiander Biography (1938–)
  2. "Screen life of a romcom", The Telegraph, 2 September 2005. Accessed 22 February 2016
  3. "Two Moments In Time - St Kilda Film Festival". stkildafilmfestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018.
  4. "Farewell Lewis Fiander".


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