Helmut Bakaitis
Helmut Bakaitis | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1964-present[1] |
Helmut Bakaitis is a German-born Australian director, actor and screenwriter and playwright.[1] He is best known for his role in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions as the character the Architect.
Early life and education
Bakaitis was born in Dresden[1] or Lauban, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Lubań, Poland), to Lithuanian parents. He was educated at Fort Street High School, Sydney.[citation needed]
He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1965.[2]
Career
He held the position of Head of Directing at NIDA for nine years until 2007.[3] He then started teaching directing at Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA),[4][5] now the Australian Institute of Music - Dramatic Arts (AIMDA).
Credits
Actor
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1967-70 | Homicide | Episodes "Taken Care Of" as Larry Fenton, "Dead Shot" as Tommy Fraser, "The Living Death" as Don Lambton |
| 1971 | Stork | Clyde |
| 1972 | Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens | Harold |
| 1985 | I Can't Get Started | Sidney |
| 1987 | Melba | John Lemonne |
| 1988-99 | Home and Away | George Morris (1988)/Peter Fraser (1997, 1998, 1999) |
| 1996 | Police Rescue | Episode "Nobby's Place" as Dr. Mayfield |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | Chancellor #2 |
| 2000 | Drama School | Helmut Bakaitu/Himself |
| 2001 | The Farm | Judge Wescott |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | The Architect |
| The Matrix Revolutions | ||
| Syntax Error | Doctor | |
| All Saints | Salvator Forlano in episodes "To Forgive, Divine", "Wrong Call", "Older and Wiser" | |
| 2005 | The Illustrated Family Doctor | John |
| The Surgeon | Dr. Gearhardt | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Live Action Cast |
| 2009 | Satisfaction | Marty Volkering |
| 2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Bob Parish |
| 2015 | Truth | Dick Thornburgh |
| Crushed | Sgt O'Reilly | |
| 2016 | Rake | Judge Barton |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Minister | |
| 2018 | Jack Irish | Thornton Finch |
Screenwriter
- Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens (1972)
Director
- The Christian Brothers, Q Theatre, Penrith (1991)[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Helmut Baikaitis".
- ^ "Helmut Bakaitis". Cameron's. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "NIDA BOX SEAT NOV 2007 STAGE RIGHT". National Institute of Dramatic Art. November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Australian Academy of Dramatic Art". Australian Academy of Dramatic Art Blog. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Gallasch, Keith. "RealTime issue #110 Aug-Sept 2012 pg. 39". RealTime Arts. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Morrison, Peter (7 June 1991). "Man's inhumanity to boys". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 96, no. 37. New South Wales, Australia. p. 31. Retrieved 2 October 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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