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John Frawley (actor)
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John Frawley (18 August 1929 – 3 March 1999[1]) was an Australian actor with numerous stage, television and film credits to his name.[3][4]
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Frawley started his professional career in 1948 with a film role.[2] He appeared in theatre productions from 1955, including a lengthy national tour of Twelfth Night. He later performed in King Lear.[4]
After a television career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, which included episodes of The Prisoner and espionage series The Avengers, Frawley appeared in several Australian films during the 1970s and 1980s.[2][5]
His film roles included football comedy The Great Macarthy (1975) with John Jarratt,[6] the Fred Schepisi coming of age drama The Devil's Playground[7] and adventure film Eliza Fraser (both 1976).[6] Others were mystery drama The Last Wave (1977) alongside Richard Chamberlain,[6] thriller The Night the Prowler[7] and family film Blue Fin (both 1978).[6] He appeared in horror film Harlequin (1980) with Robert Powell,[6] Annie's Coming Out (1984),[6] The Humpty Dumpty Man, Call Me Mr. Brown (both 1986) and comedy Backstage (1988) with Laura Branigan.[6] He also appeared in the 1977 made-for-television film Trial of Ned Kelly, together with John Waters and Gerard Kennedy.[8]
During this time, Frawley also continued to appeared in television series, with guest roles in Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Marion and Cop Shop.[9]
He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, with appearances in prison drama Prisoner (a.k.a. Prisoner: Cell Block H).[10] From 1985 to 1986, Frawley played Dr Frank Turner in medical drama The Flying Doctors[7] for 24 episodes. In 1990, he had a recurring role as Derek Wilcox in long-running soap opera Neighbours.[11]
He also appeared in 1991 Logie Award-winning miniseries Brides of Christ alongside Naomi Watts and Russell Crowe.[12]
Frawley's 1990s film credits included black comedy drama Dallas Doll (1994) with Sandra Bernhard[6] and period adventure film Flynn (1996) opposite Guy Pearce.[6]
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Death
Frawley passed away suddenly at his home on 3 March 1999, at the age of 69.[1]
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