Mar 01 2009
Tickling the Peter! Cop Shop‘s Peter Adams hasn’t always been cast in the macho roles he has become familiar for. In fact, he made his acting debut playing a chubby woman in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta at age 10. But in his adult career, mostly in the theatre, New Zealand-born Adams (pictured, with co-star …
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Feb 27 2009
https://www.televisionau.com FLASHBACK PICTURE #49: ABC‘s long-running medical drama GP was never one to shy away from controversial medical and social topics. In 1994 the series tackled the topic of homosexuality when new doctor Martin Dempsey (Damian Rice) is depicted in a relationship with Patrick Walsh, played by Lochie Daddo. Not since the days of Number …
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Feb 25 2009
Frank Gallacher, accomplished film, theatre and television actor, has died in Melbourne at the age of 65. Born in Scotland, Gallacher (prounounced Gal-uck-er) came to Australia as a 19-year-old schoolteacher in 1963. His teaching career then took him to New Guinea for three years but on his return to Australia decided to quit teaching and …
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Feb 10 2009
Actor Reg Evans (right) and his wife Angela are reported to be among the rapidly growing list of fatalities from the bushfires that have destroyed parts of Victoria since the weekend. The couple were believed to be defending their property in St Andrews, north of Melbourne, from the tragic blaze. At the time of writing, …
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Jan 22 2009
Veteran performer Ernie Bourne has died in Melbourne at the age of 82. With a career dating back to the earliest days of Australian television, English-born Bourne appeared in early productions such as the courtroom drama Consider Your Verdict and the situation comedy Hey You! (pictured) Bourne also starred in the popular ’60s children’s series …
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Nov 22 2008
How Georgiou stays a jump ahead The cops featured in Crawford Productions‘ police dramas are used to high-speed car chases, but actor John Orcsik (pictured) from Cop Shop is just at home on a horse. A former bodybuilder and karate student, Orcsik for several years owned and operated a horse riding school in Western Australia: …
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