Jan 26 2020
Nine Network newsreader Peter Overton (pictured), veteran performer Noeline Brown, transgender actor and activist Georgie Stone and TV presenter Johanna Griggs are among television identities to feature in this year’s Australia Day Honours List: Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO): Ian Healy (AO) — “For distinguished service to cricket at …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2020/01/tv-names-in-australia-day-honours-list.html
Oct 28 2019
Actress Anne Phelan, best known from Bellbird and Prisoner and more recently in Winners And Losers, has died at the age of 71. With a career starting in 1968, Phelan went on to a successful career in stage, film and television, displaying a range from comedy to drama to musical theatre. Early TV credits included …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/10/obituary-anne-phelan.html
Jul 15 2019
Actor Richard Carter, star of many television dramas and comedies, has died after a brief illness. He was 65. Although he had a background in comedy, he was often cast in law enforcement roles. His many TV credits included Vietnam, Bodyline, Rafferty’s Rules, The Flying Doctors, GP, A Country Practice, Wildside, East West 101, Blue Murder, …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2019/07/obituary-richard-carter.html
Nov 16 2018
Australian and British actor John Bluthal has died at the age of 89. Showbiz reporter Peter Ford tweeted news of the actor’s passing on Thursday night. Polish-born Bluthal came to Australia with his family in the late 1930s. He grew up and studied drama in Melbourne. His worked in the theatre in London before returning …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/11/obituary-john-bluthal.html
May 05 2018
Former television actress Cathy Godbold has died at the age of 43 after a ten-year battle with cancer. The daughter of former TV and radio presenter Rosemary Margan, Godbold was was making headlines before she was even born as news of her mother’s pregnancy made the magazines. She was then pictured in TV magazine features with …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/05/obituary-cathy-godbold.html
Jan 25 2018
Moya O’Sullivan, star of stage, film and television, has died in Sydney. A stage actor in the 1950s, O’Sullivan made the move to television in its very early days, appearing on televised plays, commercials and in early serials like The Story Of Peter Gray. YouTube: Conniptions886 She starred in the historical drama Jonah before …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2018/01/obituary-moya-osullivan.html
Sep 04 2017
Alan Cassell, actor on Australian stage, film and television, died last week at the age of 85. Born in the United Kingdom, his acting career began in Western Australia. His work was mainly as a stage actor but he did have a lead role in a locally-produced series, The Drifter — one of the few …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/09/obituary-alan-cassell.html
May 06 2017
Val Jellay, veteran showbiz performer and wife of the late Maurie Fields, has died at the age of 89. Son Marty Fields tweeted the sad news earlier today: “My mum, Val, passed away today of pneumonia. She lived an amazing life. She’s back with her beloved Maurie now. I will miss her very much.” Born …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2017/05/obituary-val-jellay.html
Dec 23 2016
Bob Horsfall, an entertainer from the early days of Australian television, has died at the age of 90. From a career that began as a child performer at the Tivoli Theatre in the 1930s, Horsfall went in to radio — working at stations including 3KZ, 3AW, 3UZ and 2UE. He later made the transition to …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2016/12/obituary-bob-horsfall.html
Nov 24 2016
Actor Peter Sumner, who first rose to prominence in the 1970s espionage drama Spyforce, has died at the age of 74. Born Peter Sumner-Potts, one of his first professional roles was working at the ABC — doing a range of tasks including writing, producing, directing, voice overs and working on radio shows. “And that gave …
Permanent link to this article: https://televisionau.com/2016/11/obituary-peter-sumner.html
Recent Comments