Martin Vaughan

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Martin Vaughan
Born
Martin Kevin Vaughan

(1931-06-05)5 June 1931
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
DiedOctober 2022 (aged 91)
Education University of New South Wales
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1963–2016
Awards

Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. [1] He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 television miniseries Power Without Glory .

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Career

Vaughan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to a vaudeville comedian father in 1931. Moving to Sydney, New South Wales. at age 17, he was employed in a number of occupations including steam presser, tram conductor, postman, customs clerk and bassoon player. After taking theatre production classes, Vaughan landed his first stage role in 1963 when he was 32. [2]

Vaughan moved into television in 1967 and in 1975 won the Hoyts Prize for Best Performance by an Actor at the AFI Awards, for his role of Australian prime minister Billy Hughes [3] in Billy and Percy . This was a tied result with Jack Thompson's role in Sunday Too Far Away .[ citation needed ] His continuing interest in Billy Hughes led some years later to the revelation that Hughes's daughter Helen had died in childbirth in London; in 2004 he presented an ABC program on the story. [3]

Vaughan's big break came in 1976, when he was chosen to play the lead role of John West in the ABC's 26-part television adaptation of Frank Hardy's novel Power Without Glory . In 1977 he won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor for this role.[ citation needed ] He has since appeared in such television programs as The Dismissal (1983 miniseries; as Senator Albert Field),[ citation needed ] Come In Spinner (1989–90 miniseries), Water Rats , Blue Heelers , All Saints , The Flying Doctors , Heartbreak High , Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) and headLand . [2] His feature films include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Letters from Poland (1978), We of the Never Never (1982), Phar Lap (1983), The Man Who Sued God (2001) and Australian Rules .[ citation needed ] [2] He has also appeared in over 60 stage plays. [4] [ full citation needed ]

Later years

Vaughan completed a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film at the age of 63 at the University of New South Wales. [2] He was mainly retired, but occasionally agreed to take part in theatre roles that interested him, such as "Brian" in The Seed. [5]

Vaughan died in October 2022, aged 91. [6] [7]

Award and nominations

InstitutionAwardYearWork/sResults
AACTA Awards Hoyts Prize for Performance by an Actor1975 Billy and Percy as Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes Won
Logie Awards Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1977 Power Without Glory Won
AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role1983 Phar Lap Nominated
AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role1983 The Winds of Jarrah Nominated
Sydney Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actor2007The SeedNominated [2]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
1973 The Taming of the Shrew Christopher SlyTV movie
1974 Between Wars Dick TurnerFeature film
1974 Escape from Singapore TV documentary movie
1974 Billy and Percy Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes TV movie
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Ben HusseyFeature film
1975 Ride a Wild Pony Feature film
1975 They Don't Clap Losers MartinTV movie
1979 Just Out of Reach FatherFeature film
1981 Hoodwink SolicitorFeature film
1981 A Hard God Paddy CassidyTV movie
1981 Run Rebecca, Run Cranky MemberFeature film
1980 Departmental TV movie
1981 Alison's Birthday Mr. MartinFeature film
1982 We of the Never Never DanFeature film
1982 Wilde's Domain Tom MooreTV movie
1982A Shifting DreamingA.H. O'KellyTV movie documentary
1982 Fluteman Mr. ShawFeature film
1983 The Winds of Jarrah BenFeature film
1983 Phar Lap Harry Telford Feature film
1983 The Cattle King TV movie
1984 Constance Alexander EslworthFeature film
1984 The Schippan Mystery Detective Edward PriestTV movie
1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story DanielFeature film
1988 Danger Down Under Ginger McDowellFeature film
1988 Sisterly Love BobTV movie
1989 Kokoda Crescent EricFeature film
1992 The Phantom Horseman Feature film
1993 You and Me and Uncle Bob Uncle BobFeature film
1993EncountersHarris
1994Cops and RobbersFeature film
2000 The Magic Pudding Parrot (voice)Features film
2001 The Man Who Sued God Co-plaintiffFeature film
2002 Australian Rules DarcyFeature film

Television

TitleYearRoleType
1967 Hunter Agent #4TV series
1971 Spyforce Sergeant WillsTV series
1971 The Comedy Game TV series
1973 Boney Paroo BikemanTV series
1973 Seven Little Australians PatTV miniseiries
1974 Silent Number WinslowTV series
1974 Division 4 Charlie HillTV series
1975Processed Process
1965-76 Homicide Archie Prouse / George Armstrong / Snatcher Bennett / Paul MatthewsTV series
1974-76 Matlock Police Various rolesTV series
1976 Luke's Kingdom ConnellyTV miniseries
1976 Power Without Glory John WestTV miniseries
1978 Glenview High TV series
1978 Chopper Squad Ferry CaptainTV series
1979 Skyways Charlie DayTV series
1979 Doctor Down Under WardsmanTV series
1980 Cop Shop Albie ReidTV series
1981 Bellamy HillTV miniseries
19821915Hugh McKenzieTV miniseries
1983 The Dismissal Albert FieldTV miniseries
1984 Sweet and Sour Shrug YatesTV series
1984 Special Squad Ben AlexanderTV series
1982-85 A Country Practice Various rolesTV series
1986 A Fortunate Life Frank PhillipsTV miniseries
1986 Return to Eden Dr. BennettTV series
1986 Alice to Nowhere Jack "The Dogger" HarrisTV miniseries
1987-88 Willing and Abel "Just One" MooreTV series
1984-88 Mother and Son Dr. HollowayTV series
1988 Australians Ced Fitzgerald / Mr. JacksonTV miniseries
1987-88 Rafferty's Rules 2 rolesTV series
1989In Sickness and HealthThe PriestTV series
1990 Come in Spinner BlueTV miniseries
1986-90 The Flying Doctors 3 rolesTV series
1990Howard the Mild Colonial BoyConstable ClicheTV series
1991DeadlyDoctor Ward
1995 G.P. Charles ResteginaTV series
1995On the Dead Side
1997 Water Rats Vic RolandTV series
1997 Heartbreak High HaroldTV series
1997Emmerdale: The Dingles Down UnderCrocodile Dingle
1998-00 Search for Treasure Island JonesTV series
1999 Murder Call Walter HartTV series
1999The MissingFather John
2000 Bondi Banquet Hal TrembathTV series
2000 Tales of the South Seas TV miniseries
2001 Head Start Cullen AshtonTV series
2002 Blue Heelers Roy HaisemanTV series
2003 Grass Roots Lex FisherTV series
2004 Salem's Lot Ed "Weasel" CraigTV miniseries
2005-06 headLand CurlyTV series
2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes Dr. KazallanTV anthology series
1998-06 All Saints TV series
2008 H2O: Just Add Water Max HamiltonTV series
2010 Cops L.A.C. TimTV series
2013 Crownies Alfred McMahonTV series
2010-14 Rake 2 rolesTV series

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