Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926)

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Alastair Duncan
Born1926
Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Died3 August 2005 (aged 79) [1]
Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years activelate 1940s-2002

Alastair Duncan, (1926 - 3 August 2005) [1] also credited as Alistair Duncan, was an English-born actor, playwright, producer and director. He was best known for his work as an actor in radio, but also in theatre and television in series and TV movies, both in his native England, Australia and the United States. [1]

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Biography

Duncan was accepted in to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16, before joining the British army, which saw him posted to various international locations,whilst with the army he served with the entertainment unit He worked for the BBC reportory company after being demobilised.

He had a long career in performance, particularly in Australia. He appeared in numerous theatre roles starting in 1951. [2] He played Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to largely but not exclusively school student audiences at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1951/1952. He performed in Broadway, New York in the play Under Milk Wood . [3]

Duncan was chairman of Australian Theatre for Young People when its first committee was formed in 1963 [4] He became the director of the Marian Street Theatre later in his career. [1]

He starred in the Australian Broadcasting Commission radio series Dr Paul as a voice actor. [5] Later in his career, Duncan appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away . [6]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
1959 Lady in Danger Andy MeadeTV movie
1959A Tongue in SilverTV movie
1961La BohemeTV movie
1961 The Big Client Dave MasonTV movie
1962 Land of Smiles Sou-ChongTV movie
1962 Funnel Web Paul CharltonTV movie
1964 A Season in Hell Paul Verlaine TV movie
1964 The Four-Poster MichaelTV movie
1964 I Have Been Here Before Dr GortlerTV movie
1969 Voyage Out EddyTV movie
1971 Demonstrator Ted Pacard
1972 The Survivor TV movie
1972The Money GameTV movie
1972 Robinson Crusoe VoiceAnimated TV movie
1972 The Prince and the Pauper VoiceAnimated TV movie
1972Yeoman and the GuardTV movie
1972Travels of Marco PoloVoiceAnimated TV movie
1972The Virgin FellasHoffnung (voice)Animated TV movie
1973 Around the World in Eighty Days Phileas Fogg (voice)Animated TV movie
1973KidnappedVoiceAnimated TV movie
1973 The Swiss Family Robinson VoiceAnimated TV movie
1973The Black ArrowVoiceAnimated TV movie
1973The Gentlemen of TitipuVoiceAnimated TV movie
1975The Mysterious LandVoiceAnimated TV movie
1975IvanhoeVoiceAnimated TV movie
1976The AfricansNarratorTV movie
1977 A Journey to the Center of the Earth VoiceTV movie
1977 Moby-Dick VoiceAnimated TV movie
1978From the Earth to the MoonVoiceAnimated TV movie
1979The First ChristmasVoiceTV short film
1982 Heatwave American SpeakerFeature film
1983 On the Run Mr. JabertFeature film
1984The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJim (voice)Animated TV movie
1984 Fast Talking School InspectorFeature film
1984 A Test of Love Hopgood
1985 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea VoiceAnimated TV movie
1988Classic Adventure Stories: Robinson CrusoeFilm
1991The Emperor's New ClothesVoiceAnimated TV movie
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame VoiceAnimated TV movie
1996CamelotVoiceAnimated TV movie

Television

TitleYearRoleType
1953El AlameinUncredited
1960 Stormy Petrel VariousTV miniseries
1962 The Patriots Captain RobinsonTV miniseries
1963 Time Out InterviewerTV series
1964 A Season in Hell Paul VerlaineTV miniseries
1963-64 Tribunal InterviewerTV series
1968 Hunter Tamas Spivak/MarriottTV series
1968 Contrabandits 3 rolesTV series
1969 I've Married A Bachelor Joe GaribaldiTV series
1969 Riptide HarryTV series
1969 Division 4 Jack ParsonsTV series
1970 The Link Men TV series
1967-71 Homicide Various - 4 rolesTV series
1972 Number 96 Vernon SavilleTV series
1972 Elephant Boy JaffneTV series
1976 Shannon's Mob TV series
1981 Holiday Island Tom BallantyneTV series
1981-83 Cop Shop 2 rolesTV series
1982-83 A Country Practice Mr. BourkeTV series
1987 Vietnam Ambassador AndersonTV miniseries
1988 Rafferty's Rules Rex JacobiTV series
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty DoctorTV miniseries
1988 True Believers Sir William OwenTV miniseries
1991 Ring of Scorpio Mr. WattsTV miniseries
1992 Six Pack MeirTV series
1995 Echo Point MagistrateTV series
1993-98 Australia's Most Wanted NarratorTV series
1998 A Difficult Woman Honour De GrasseTV miniseries
1990 / 2002 Home and Away Antonio Lucini / Judge WilliamsonTV series

Theatre

As actor

TitleYearRoleType
1951-52 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Theatre Royal, Adelaide
1957 Under Milk Wood Mog Edwards, The Guide Book, Lord Cut-Glass, Utah Watkins Broadway
1962 Beyond the Fringe Phillip Street Theatre
1964 Season In Hell Paul VerlaineABC Television Studios
1965Two Plays (in rehearsal) Independent Theatre
1965The Representative University of NSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 The Fire on the Snow (in rehearsal) Independent Theatre
1966The Deadly Game Independent Theatre
1966A Far Country Independent Theatre
1966Luv Phillip Street Theatre
1974 The Chinese Prime Minister Actor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1975 Irma La Douce Marian Street Theatre
1975The Cool DuennaActor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1976The Formation DancersActor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1976ColeActor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1980 The Breadwinner Charles Marian Street Theatre

As writer / director

TitleYearRoleType
1965 The Servant of Two Masters DirectorHurstville Civic Centre, Mosman Town Hall, Parramatta Town Hall & Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall
1968The Runaway SteamboatDirectorAustralia Hall, Adelaide
1968The Dragon's HolidayDirector / playwright Phillip Street Theatre & Westfield Hornsby
1968 The Emperor's Nightingale Adaptor / director Phillip Street Theatre
1969The Barber and the DonkeyPlaywright Westfield Hornsby
1969 Treasure Island Director University of NSW Parade Theatre
1969 Dick Whittington Director / music & lyrics University of NSW Parade Theatre
1970The Prince and The FirebirdDirector University of NSW Parade Theatre
1971Remarkable HandcartDirector University of NSW Parade Theatre
1971The Mystery of Stanley BarlingbonePlaywright University of NSW Parade Theatre
1972Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SailorDirector / playwright University of NSW Parade Theatre
1972Blop Goes the WeazelDirector University of NSW Parade Theatre
1973The Dragon's HolidayPlaywrightBailey Hall, Chatswood
1973 The Emperor's Nightingale AdaptorBailey Hall, Chatswood
1973The Dragon, The Donkey and The NightingaleAdaptor / director / playwrightBailey Hall, Chatswood
1973 Blithe Spirit Director Playhouse Canberra
1974 Cowardy Custard Director Playhouse Canberra & Marian Street Theatre
1974 Don't Listen Ladies! Director Marian Street Theatre
1974Home and BeautyDirector Marian Street Theatre & Playhouse Canberra
1974 The Chinese Prime Minister Director (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1975 Semi-Detached Director Marian Street Theatre
1975The Cool DuennaDirector (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1975 The Sunshine Boys Director Marian Street Theatre
1975On Monday NextDirector Marian Street Theatre
1976 I Do! I Do! Director Marian Street Theatre
1976The Formation DancersDirector (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1976Dry RunDirector Marian Street Theatre
1976ColeDirector (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1976Getting OnDirector Marian Street Theatre
1977 Something's Afoot Director Marian Street Theatre
1977The Happy HunterDirector Marian Street Theatre
1977Away MatchDirector Marian Street Theatre
1977 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 Edith Piaf Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 Journey's End Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 What Every Woman Knows Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 A Lad 'n' His Lamp Director Marian Street Theatre
1979Ten Times TableDirector Marian Street Theatre
1979 Fanny Director Marian Street Theatre
1979 The Druid's Rest DIrector Marian Street Theatre
1979 Seesaw Dialect Coach Marian Street Theatre
1980Rum for your MoneyDirector Marian Street Theatre
1980 Shock! Director Marian Street Theatre ]
1980Family CirclesDirector Marian Street Theatre
1980 Kiss Me, Kate Director Marian Street Theatre

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Radio

TitleYearRoleType
1952 Jemmy Green in Australia Jemmy ABC Radio Sydney
1979Amphitryon 38Mercury ABC Radio Sydney
1979 The Fire on the Snow Narrator ABC Radio Sydney
1979A Wicked Pack of CardsSheik Kamal ABC Radio Sydney
1979 What Price Glory? Captain Flagg ABC Radio Sydney

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Alastair Duncan".
  3. "Alistair Duncan "Under Milk Wood" (Oct 15, 1957 – Nov 16, 1957)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. "Dr Paul (Episode 4626) – Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial". National Film and Sound Archive . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. "AusStage".
  8. "AusStage".