Dennis Miller (Australian actor)

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Dennis Miller
Born1937
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died2 October 2022 (aged 84-85)
OccupationActor
Years active1958-2000
Known for Bellbird (TV series) (TV series) as Constable Des Davies
Blue Heelers (TV series) Sgt. Pat Doyle (recurring)
Spouse
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(m. 1968;div. 1977)​

Dennis Miller, (1937 - 2 October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for roles in TV movies and series. [1] Miller started in the industry in 1958 and has acted in numerous television shows, he remained especially known for the ABC rural series Bellbird and recurring role on Blue Heelers as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle (1994–2000). [2]

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Biography

Miller born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1937, is notable for roles in serials such as Homicide , Matlock Police , The Flying Doctors , G.P. , Stingers , A Country Practice and Water Rats and Elly & Jools .

He appeared in numerous films both theatrically released and made-for-TV, including The Everlasting Secret Family , [3] [4] television movies, and miniseries, including A Cry in the Dark , Hoodwink , Scales of Justice , Kangaroo Palace , Stir , Starstruck and Colour in the Creek .

Personal life

He was married to actress Elspeth Ballantyne from 1968 to 1977. They had two children.

He retired from the industry in 2000. He died from undisclosed causes on October 2, 2022.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1959 Outpost Corporal Mitch MitchellTV film
1960 Uncle Martino MichelTV film
1960 Eye of the Night Ian ArnottTV film
1962ManhuelTV film
1962 The One Day of the Year HughieTV film
1963 A Piece of Ribbon TV film
1963 And the Big Men Fly Achillies JonesTV film
1965 Romanoff and Juliet SoldierTV film
1965 Otherwise Engaged TomTV film
1968 Cobwebs in Concrete Scott HarlandTV film
1971 Stork University LecturerFeature film
1973 Alvin Purple Mr. HorwoodFeature film
1973 President Wilson in Paris Colonel HouseTV film
1973 Brumby Innes Brumby InnesTV film
1974 The End Product CravenTV film
1975 The Great Macarthy MacGuinnessFeature film
1976 Mad Dog Morgan Prison Boat GuardFeature film
1976 Eliza Fraser Frans CookFilm
1976 Murcheson Creek TV film
1979 The Last of the Knucklemen HorseFeature film
1979 The Journalist Junior InterviewerFeature film
1980 Stir RedfordFeature film
1981 Hoodwink RalphFilm
1982 Heatwave Mick DaviesFeature film
1982 Starstruck LouFeature film
1982 A Most Attractive Man MickFilm
1983 Buddies AndyFilm
1983 Platypus Cove Sergeant Don BaileyTV film
1984 Silver City MaxFilm
1985 I Live with Me Dad Joe KazzirakTV film
1986 Frog Dreaming (aka The Quest)Mr. CannonFeature film
1986 Shark's Paradise Inspector RossiterTV film
1988 The Everlasting Secret Family Eric the ChauffeurFeature film
1988 Touch the Sun: Peter and Pompey Maxie BarbutoTV film
1988 The Riddle of the Stinson Flight Captain Rex BoydenTV film
1988 A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels)SturgessFeature film
1988 Emerald City Malcolm BennettFilm
1988 Barracuda (aka The Rocks)Detective Snr. Constable AbbottsonTV film
1993 Broken Highway Max O'DonnellFilm
1996 The Last of the Ryans HaroldTV film
1997 Kangaroo Palace Mr. TurnerTV film
1997 One Way Ticket AlfTV film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1966 Australian Playhouse The Boundary Driver/Fred TaylorTV series
1967 Adventures of the Seaspray FredTV series
1967 Love and War LieutenantTV miniseries, episode: "Man of Destiny"
1968 Contrabandits Steve ChambersTV series
1968-74 Bellbird Constable Des DaviesTV series, 991 episodes
1969 Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday Ex-boyfriendTV series
1969 Riptide Jeff ChallisTV series
1970-73 Homicide Gary Simms/Ronald ParkerTV series
1971 Division 4 Constable ShawTV series
1974 And the Big Men Fly Moola BarnesTV series
1974 Rush BradyTV series
1974 Number 96 Peter WilsonTV series
1975 Silent Number ByronTV series
1975 Scattergood: Friend of All TV series
1972-76 Matlock Police Norm Moore / Ted Sanders / Bernie ClayTV series
1981 I Can Jump Puddles GunnerTV miniseries
1982 Spring and Fall PhilTV series
1982 MPSIB Barney BlakeTV series
1983 The Dismissal Gordon Scholes / The Second SpeakerTV miniseries
1983 Scales of Justice Detective Sgt. DraffinTV miniseries
1982-84 A Country Practice Merve Winters / Ben Prescott / Ron BarnesTV series
1984 The Cowra Breakout Mick MurphyTV miniseries
1984 Special Squad FinchTV series
1984 Carson's Law Frank StirlingTV series
1985 Colour in the Creek John FletcherTV miniseries
1985 Winners Ron GuthrieTV series
1986 The Great Bookie Robbery EdwardsTV miniseries
1987 The Petrov Affair Eddie WarTV miniseries
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Hasky TarboxTV miniseries
1988 All the Way Ray ScottTV miniseries
1988 Rafferty's Rules Ronald HarveyTV series
1988 The Magistrate Roger DaviesTV miniseries
1990 The Paper Man George SlaterTV miniseries
1990 Elly & Jools Feral O'FarrellTV miniseries
1991 The Flying Doctors Greg CarpenterTV series
1991 Boys from the Bush GabbyTV series
1991 Col'n Carpenter TV series
1991 Chances Eddie ReynoldsTV series
1995 G.P. Arthur HardiganTV series
1995 Blue Murder Detective Inspector Bruce KerrisonTV miniseries
1997 Good Guys Bad Guys Rufus KingTV series
1999 Stingers Detective Inspector Malcolm HarrisTV series
1994-2000 Blue Heelers Detective Pat DoyleTV series

References

  1. ↑ "Dennis Miller". Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Miller (II)". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet (1989). "Reviews/Film; An Australian Tale of Sex And the Power It Confers". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Everlasting Secret Family (1987)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.


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