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Marty Fields | |
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| Born | 18 December 1961 Australia |
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| Family | Maurie Fields (father), Val Jellay (mother) |
Marty Fields (born 18 December 1961) [1] is an Australian comedian, host/mc, actor, writer, musician, singer, and radio presenter from Melbourne.
The son of Australian actors Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, Fields trained for fifteen years at the Melba Conservatorium in piano, voice and theory. [2]
Fields began his acting career at the age of seven in the television series Bellbird , which lead to further roles as a child actor. As an adult, he has since had long-running roles on Hey Hey It's Saturday , Blue Heelers , Blankety Blanks and various other television shows. [3]
Fields has starred in over a dozen musicals including Guys and Dolls , High Society and Crazy for You , receiving a Green Room Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He has performed extensively around the world including shows at The Riviera (Las Vegas), The New York Comedy Club (NYC), and Howl at the Moon (Chicago). He has worked alongside performers including Marina Prior, Jimeoin, and John Farnham.
He has written two TV comedy shows and many newspaper and magazine articles, and is the creator and composer of the Australian musical The Paradise.
Fields has also been an occasional presenter on 3AW's Nightline, filling in for Bruce Mansfield or Philip Brady.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Break of Day | Bit part | Feature film |
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Commuter | Feature film |
| 1995 | Rainbow's End | Reg Parker | TV movie |
| 2002 | Signs of Life | Feature film | |
| 2006 | The Book of Revelation | Charging Officer | Feature film |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Surveillance Guard | Feature film |
| 2011 | The Cup | Shearer Bookie | Feature film |
| 2013 | Cliffy | Ted | TV movie |
| 2018 | That's Not My Dog! | Marty | Feature film |
| 2018 | Dying for a Laugh | Marty Moore | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Carols by Candelight | Santa Claus | TV special |
| 1969, 1971 | Bellbird | 2 roles | TV series |
| 1970 | Homicide | TV series | |
| 1971 | Division 4 | TV series | |
| 1973 | A Taste for Blue Ribbons | TV miniseries, 9 episodes | |
| 1974 | Marion | Neil 'Stinker' Carter | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1974 | Matlock Police | TV series | |
| 1977 | The Sullivans | TV series | |
| 1979 | Skyways | TV series | |
| 1979 | Cop Shop | TV series | |
| 1982 | Getting in Gear | Children's TV series | |
| 1984 | Starting Out | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Terry | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | TV miniseries | |
| 1986–91 | The Flying Doctors | Musician / Burns / Organist / Piano Player | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Blankety Blanks | Resideht comic | TV series |
| 1993–96 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Resideht comic | TV series |
| 1998 | Battle of the Sexes | TV series | |
| 2000 | SeaChange | Mitchell Chatham | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994–2004 | Blue Heelers | Sgt. Roy Holland / Des Blewitt / Steve Talmen / Geoff Wiley / Laurie Ratten | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Stand Up Australia | Self | TV special |
| 2008 | The Singing Bee | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Mutant Way | Guest comedy panellist | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Zack Roberts | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Rush | Ned Meribel | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Planet Unearth | Self | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Woodley | Eric | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 2022 | The Roast of Paul Hogan | Writer | TV special |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 3AW's Nightline | Presenter | Radio show |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977–83 | Tikki & John's Theatre Restaurant | ||
| 1992 | Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down | Comedian | Universal Theatre Melbourne |
| 1992–93 | High Society | Mike Connor | Playhouse Adelaide, Playhouse Melbourne, Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, Canberra Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1996–97 | Crazy for You | Lank Hawkins | Theatre Royal, Sydney, State Theatre, Melbourne – Won Green Room Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 2000 | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | State Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2001 | Anything Goes | Moonface Martin | State Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2003 | South Pacific | Luther Billis | State Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2003 | Hats Off! | Comedian | National Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2004 | High Society | Mike Connor | State Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2005 | Kiss Me, Kate | Gangster #1 | State Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2005 | My Fair Lady | Alfie Doolittle | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 2009–10 | Hats Off! | Comrdian / Soloist | National Theatre, Melbourne |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Musical Director | Theatre Royal, Hobart, Canberra Theatre |
| The Paradise | Creator | Musical |
Fields is based in Melbourne, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He is a patron of the Lost Dogs Home, and an ambassador of the Melbourne Storm. [7]
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