Allan Trevor

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Allan Trevor (1923 - 1969) was an Australian actor, writer and producer.

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Early life

He worked on the land for nearly six years but changed careers when he realised he would not earn enough money to buy his own farm. He undertook various other jobs, including police cadet, shop assistant and salesman, before he began to study acting in Perth in 1941.

Career

Trevor moved to Sydney in 1947 and became one of the leading radio actors in the city, appearing in more than 500 radio plays and serials. He won the Macquarie Acting Award for Best Actor. [1]

He finally concentrated on writing for television and became the line producer for the majority of Crawford's popular 1967 spy series Hunter , in which he also appeared occasionally as an actor.

He also launched the long-running police series Division 4 .

Death

Trevor died suddenly in Melbourne at the end of 1969, after the launch of Division 4 . [2] At the time of his death, he was married to the award-winning television producer, Marie Trevor (born Brisbane, Queensland, 1922 - 7 June 2000), who stepped into his producing duties on Division 4 at the encouragement of Hector Crawford. [3]

Acting credits

Television

Film

Stage

Radio Plays

Writer / Producer credits

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References

  1. "Actor Was Farm Boy". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1962. p. 13.
  2. "Farewell". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 1969. p. 6.
  3. Bazzani, Rozzi (2015). Hector : the story of Hector Crawford and Crawford Productions. North Melbourne, Vic: Arcadia. p. 141. ISBN   978-1-925003-73-4. OCLC   930045883.
  4. "New series on 3". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 via Trove.