Eric Oldfield

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Eric Oldfield
Born1948 (age 7475)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • model
[1]

Eric Oldfield is an Australian actor, musician and former model, who remains best known for his role in the soap opera The Young Doctors as Dr. Ben Fielding. [2]

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TV credits include: The Godfathers , Airhawk , Chopper Squad , The Bluestone Boys , Waterloo Station , Possession , Paradise Beach , Water Rats and Murder Call . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1971 Demonstrator Driver (uncredited)Feature film
1975 Paradise TV movie
1976 Gone to Ground Jimmy FlemingTV movie
1981 Alison's Birthday PriestFeature film
1981 Airhawk Jim HawkTV movie
1982 Island Trader TV movie
1983DingoRod FraserTV movie
1988 Kadaicha Alex SorensenFeature film
2000Enemies CloserRichardFilm
2005Dont Say a WordClientShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1971-72 The Godfathers Gary PetersonTV series, 72 episodes
1975 Silent Number PatientTV series
1974, 1975 Certain Women Steve WilliamsTV series
1975The Dave Allen Show in AustraliaVariousTV series
1976 The Bluestone Boys TV series
1978 Father, Dear Father in Australia RogerTV series
1977-79 Chopper Squad Phil TrayleTV series
1972-82 The Young Doctors Ben FieldingTV series, 492 episodes
1983 Waterloo Station Brad StevensTV series
1985 Possession Gerry FosterTV series
1986 A Country Practice Mike ThomasTV series
1987 The Girl from Steel City TV series
1990 Rafferty's Rules Tim PetersTV series
1991 Chances Dr Gary DuncanTV series
1992 The Adventures of Skippy Ranger Dave GardnerTV series
1992 Paradise Beach Craig RitchieTV series
1993 Time Trax OstranderTV series
1997 Water Rats Mr. CarterTV series
2000 Murder Call Shaun BrennanTV series

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References

  1. Albert Moran and Chris Keating The A to Z of Australian radio and Television , p. 285, at Google Books
  2. "Eric Oldfield". IMDb. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. Albert Moran and Chris Keating The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television , p. 285, at Google Books