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Gordon Glenwright
Australian actor
Gordon Glenwright |
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| Born | Gordon Charles Glenwright
(1918-03-17)17 March 1918
Australia |
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| Died | 25 May 1985(1985-05-25) (aged 67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Occupations | - Actor
- stage manager
- playwright
- soldier
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| Years active | 1948-1984 |
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Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright.
Early life
Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]
Career
He was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman".[2]
Glenwright started his career in theatre in the late 1940s, and started moving into television roles from the mid-1950s, primarily appearing in serials and telemovies.[3]
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
| Year
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Title
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Role
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Venue / Company
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| 1948 |
Pride and Prejudice |
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Minerva Theatre, Sydney
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| 1948 |
Storm in a Teacup |
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Minerva Theatre, Sydney
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| 1948 |
Julius Caesar |
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Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1948 |
Ah, Wilderness! |
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Minerva Theatre, Sydney
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| 1949 |
The Maid of the Mountains |
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'Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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| 1949 |
Twelfth Night |
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Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1949 |
Dark Enchantment |
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Minerva Theatre, Sydney
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| 1949 |
Pirates at the Barn |
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Minerva Theatre, Sydney
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| 1951-52 |
See How They Run |
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King's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Adelaide, Princess Theatre, Melbourne & His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland
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| 1951 |
Light Up the Sky |
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Princess Theatre, Melbourne
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| 1951 |
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp |
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Princess Theatre, Melbourne
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| 1953 |
For Better for Worse |
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Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1954 |
Eternal Night |
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Independent Theatre, Sydney
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| 1957-58 |
The Shifting Heart |
Det. Sgt. Lukie |
Elizabethan Theatre
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| 1959 |
Hamlet |
Two Gravediggers |
ABN Channel 2
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| 1959 |
They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful |
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ATN-7, GTV-9 TV Studios, Melbourne
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| 1959 |
The Piccadilly Bushman |
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Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, Theatre Royal, Adelaide
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| 1960 |
The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day |
Charlie Gibson |
ABC Television Studios
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| 1962 |
Saint Joan |
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University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Palace Theatre, Sydney, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne
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| 1962 |
You Never Can Tell |
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University of Melbourne
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| 1962-63 |
Carnival! |
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Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1963 |
Ballad for One Gun |
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ABC Television Studios
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| 1963 |
The Fire on the Snow |
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Independent Theatre
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| 1964 |
King Henry V |
Pistol |
Tent Theatre, Adelaide, Tent Theatre, Rushcutters Bay
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| 1964 |
Hullabaloo Belay |
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St James Playhouse, Sydney
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| 1966 |
The Apple Cart |
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Ensemble Theatre
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| 1967 |
The Homecoming |
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University of NSW, Old Tote Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre
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| 1967 |
Getting Married |
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Independent Theatre
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| 1969 |
Hamlet |
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University of NSW, Old Tote Theatre, Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Hobart
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| 1969 |
The Rivals |
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Playhouse, Canberra
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| 1969 |
Little Murder |
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University of NSW
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| 1969 |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead |
Polonius |
Theatre Royal, Hobart
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| 1970 |
The Band Wagon |
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Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Phillip Theatre, Sydney
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| 1970-72 |
Man of La Mancha |
The Innkeeper |
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre
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| 1970 |
Dick Whittington |
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University of NSW
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| 1972 |
A Dead Liberty |
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AMP Theatrette, Sydney
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| 1972 |
The Removalists |
Simmonds |
Phillip Street Theatre
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| 1976 |
The Puddin' Club (Same Difference) |
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Bonaparte's Theatre Restaurant, Woolloomooloo
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| 1977 |
Next |
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St James Playhouse, Sydney
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| 1977 |
Funny Peculiar |
Harry Asquith |
Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1978 |
Don't Piddle Against the Wind, Mate |
Frank Burke / Understudy for Bob |
SGIO Theatre, Brisbane
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| 1978 |
The Homecoming |
Max |
Townsville Civic Theatre, Cairns Civic Theatre
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| 1978 |
King Lear |
Earl of Kent |
SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, Seymour Centre
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| 1979 |
The Drowned Phoenician Sailor |
Shop Stewart |
ABC Radio Sydney
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| 1979 |
No Names ... No Pack Drill |
Det. Sgt. Browning |
NSW regional tour
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| 1979 |
The Day After the Fair |
Arthur Harnham |
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney
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| 1981 |
Death of a Salesman |
Willy Loman |
Theatre 3, Canberra
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| 1981 |
Travelling North |
Frank |
NSW & QLD tour
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| 1981 |
Flexitime |
The Boss |
Phillip Street Theatre
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| 1984 |
Salonika |
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Nimrod Theatre Company
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[5]
Radio
| Year
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Title
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Role
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Episodes
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| 1952 |
The Explorers |
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| 1955 |
Friday the 13th |
Erik |
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| 1954 |
Dangerous Assignment |
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Episodes: "Sandakan, Borneo", "Singapore", "Tibet"[6]
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| 1955 |
The Clock |
George |
Episodes: "Ghost Story", "Only Death is Timeless", "Deadlier than the Male"[7]
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| 1956 |
T-Men |
Tax Agent Jack Ketch |
Episodes: "The Case of the Loving Blonde", "The Case of the Bleeding Gold", "The Case of the Subfor Approach"
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| 1957 |
Captain Carvallo |
Private Gross |
[8]
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| 1960 |
The Quiet Stranger |
Old John |
[9]
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| 1961 |
Passage of the Tangmar |
Captain Goddard |
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Death
Glenwright passed away 25 May 1985, aged 67 in Sydney, New South Wales.
References
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