Dennis Miller (Australian actor)
Dennis Miller | |
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| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 2022 Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958-2000 |
| Spouse | |
Dennis Miller (1937 – 2 October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for roles in TV movies and series.[1] Miller started in the industry in 1958 and has acted in numerous television shows, he remained especially known for the ABC rural series Bellbird and recurring role on Blue Heelers as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle (1994–2000).[2]
Biography
Miller born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1937, is notable for roles in serials such asHomicide, Matlock Police, The Flying Doctors, G.P., Stingers, A Country Practice and Water Rats and Elly & Jools.
He appeared in numerous films both theatrically released and made-for-TV, including The Everlasting Secret Family,[3][4] television movies, and miniseries, including A Cry in the Dark, Hoodwink, Scales of Justice, Kangaroo Palace, Stir, Starstruck and Colour in the Creek.
Personal life
He was married to actress Elspeth Ballantyne from 1968 to 1977. They had two children.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
| Outpost (TV movie) | 1959 | Corporal Mitch Mitchell |
| Uncle Martino (TV movie) | 1960 | Michel |
| Eye of the Night (TV movie) | 1960 | ? |
| Manhuel (TV movie) | 1962 | ? |
| The One Day of the Year (TV movie) | 1962 | ? |
| A Piece of Ribbon (TV movie) | 1963 | ? |
| And the Big Men fly (TV movie) | 1963 | Achillies Jones |
| Romanoff and Juliet (TV movie) | 1965 | Soldier |
| Otherwise Engaged (TV movie) | 1965 | Tom |
| Australian Playhouse (TV series) | 1966 | The Boundary Driver/Fred Taylor |
| Adventures of the Seaspray (TV series) | 1967 | Fred |
| Love and War (TV miniseries) | 1967 | Lieutenant |
| Contrabandits (TV series) | 1968 | Steve Chambers |
| Cobwebs in Concrete (TV movie) | 1968 | ? |
| Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday (TV series) | 1969 | Ex-boyfriend |
| Riptide (TV series) | 1969 | Jeff Challis |
| Division 4 (TV series) | 1971 | Constable Shaw |
| Stork | 1971 | University Lecturer |
| Homicide | 1970-1973 | Gary Simms/Ronald Parker |
| Alvin Purple | 1973 | Mr. Horwood |
| President Wilson in Paris (TV movie) | 1973 | Colonial House |
| Brumby Innes (TV movie) | 1973 | Brumby Innes |
| Bellbird (TV series) | 1968-1974 (991 episodes) | Constable Des Davies |
| The End Product (TV movie) | 1974 | ? |
| And the Big Man Fly (TV series) | 1974 | Moola Barnes |
| Rush (TV series) | 1974 | Brady |
| Number 96 (TV series) | 1974 | Peter Wilson |
| Silent Number (TV series) | 1975 | Byron |
| Scattergood: Friend of All (TV series) | 1975 | ? |
| The Great MacArthy | 1975 | McGuinness |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1972-1976 | Norm Moore/Ted Sanders/Bernie Clay |
| Mad Dog Morgan | 1976 | Prison Boat Guard |
| The Rollicking Adventures of Eliza Fraser | 1976 | Frans Cook |
| Murcheson Creek (TV movie) | 1976 | ? |
| The Last of the Knucklemen | 1979 | Horse |
| The Journalist | 1979 | Junior Interviewer |
| Stir | 1980 | Redford |
| I Can Jump Puddles (TV miniseries) | 1981 | Gunner |
| Hoodwink | 1981 | Ralph |
| Heatwave | 1982 | Mick Davies |
| Starstruck | 1982 | Lou |
| Spring and Fall (TV series) | 1982 | Phil |
| M.P.S.I.B (TV series) | 1982 | Barney Blake |
| A Most Attractive Man | 1982 | Mick |
| The Dismissal (TV mini-series) | 1983 | Gordon Scholes/The Second Speaker |
| Buddies | 1983 | Andy |
| Scales of Justice (TV mini-series) | 1983 | Detective Sgt. Drain |
| Platypus Cove | 1983 | Sergeant Don Bailey |
| Singles (TV miniseries) | 1984 | Rob |
| Silver City | 1984 | Max |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1982-1984 | Merve Winters/Ben Prescott/Ron Barnes |
| The Cowra Breakout (TV miniseries) | 1984 | Mick Murphy |
| Special Squad (TV series) | 1984 | Finch |
| Carson's Law (TV series) | 1984 | Frank Stirling |
| Colour in the Creek (TV mini-series) | 1985 | John Fletcher |
| Winners (TV series) | 1985 | Ron Guthrie |
| I Live with Me Dad | 1985 | Joe Kazzirak |
| The Quest | 1986 | Mr Cannon |
| The Great Bookie Robbery (TV miniseries) | 1986 | Edwards |
| Sharks Paradise (TV movie) | 1986 | Inspector Rossiter |
| The Petrov Affair (TV miniseries) | 1987 | Eddie Ward |
| The Everlasting Secret Family | 1988 | Eric the Chauffeur |
| Touch the Sun: Peter and Pompey (TV movie) | 1988 | Maxie Barbuto |
| The Dirtwater Dynasty (TV miniseries) | 1988 | Hasky Tarbox |
| All the Way (TV miniseries) | 1988 | Ray Scott |
| Rafferty's Rules (TV series) | 1988 | Ronald Harvey |
| The Riddle of The Stinman (TV movie) | 1988 | Rex Boyden |
| A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | Sturgeon |
| Emerald City | 1988 | Malcolm Bennett |
| The Rocks (TV movie) | 1988 | Detective Sn. Constable |
| The Magistrate (tv miniseries) | Roger Davies | |
| The Paper Man (TV miniseries) | 1990 | George Slater |
| Elly and Jools (TV miniseries) | 1990 | feral o'Farrell |
| The Flying Doctors | 1991 | Greg Carpenter |
| Boys from the Bush (TV series) | 1991 | Gabby |
| Col'n Carpenter | 1991 | ? |
| Chances (TV series) | 1991 | Eddie Reynolds |
| Broken Highway | 1993 | Max O'Donnell |
| G.P. (TV series) | 1995 | Arthur Hardigan |
| Blue Murder (TV miniseries) | 1995 | Bruce Kerrison |
| Good Guys Bad Guys (TV series) | 1997 | Rufus King |
| The Last of the Ryans (TV movie) | 1997 | Harold |
| Kangaroo Palace (TV movie) | 1997 | Mr. Turner |
| One Way Ticket (TV movie) | 1997 | Alf |
| 1999 | Detective Inspector Malcolm Harris | |
| Blue Heelers | 1994-2000 | Detective Pat Doyle |
References
- ^ "Dennis Miller". Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Dennis Miller (II)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1989). "Reviews/Film; An Australian Tale of Sex And the Power It Confers". NYTimes. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "The Everlasting Secret Family (1987)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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