Miles Buchanan (born 1966) is an Australian actor. He is the brother of Simone and Beth Buchanan.
He was a popular actor as a child and young man, winning a Logie award in 1979 for his performance in the TV movie A Good Thing Going . [1] However his career was hurt by social phobia and depression. His mother wrote a book about his experiences, called The Wings of Madness. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1978 | A Good Thing Going | Damien Harris | TV film. Won Logie Award for Best Juvenile Performer |
1978 | Newsfront | Feature film | |
1982 | Runaway Island | Jamie McLeod | TV film |
1985 | Bliss | David Joy | Feature film |
1987 | Dangerous Game | David | Feature film |
1988 | Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer | Simpson | TV film |
1990 | Sparks | Short film | |
1992 | The Girl from Tomorrow | Eddie | TV film |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1976 | The Sullivans | Samuel | TV series, 2 episodes |
1979 | Chopper Squad | Brendan | TV series, 1 episode |
1979 | Skyways | Bert Simpson | TV series, 1 episode |
1979 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest host | TV series (during International Year of the Child) |
1980 | Young Ramsay | Nick Adams | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | Cop Shop | Alan Davis | TV series, 1 episode |
1980 | Home Sweet Home | Tony Pacelli | TV series, 26 episodes [3] |
1980-83 | Secret Valley | Miles | TV series, 11 episodes |
1983 | A Country Practice | Nathan Webster | TV series, 2 episodes |
1983 | Sons and Daughters | Darren Brooks | TV series, 11 episodes |
1984 | Carson's Law | Findlay Nigel | TV series, 1 episode |
1994-85 | Runaway Island | Jamie McLeod | TV series, 8 episodes |
1985 | Possession | TV series, 1 episode | |
1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Evan Fairchilld | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | G.P. | Geoff | TV series, 1 episode |
1991-92 | The Girl From Tomorrow | Eddie | TV series, 22 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1980s | Torchsong Trilogy | David | Seymour Centre, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, National Theatre, Melbourne |
1986 | Brighton Beach Memoirs | Eugene Morris Jerome | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
1986 | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ | Adrian Mole | Melbourne Athenaeum |
1987-88 | Biloxi Blues | Eugene Morris Jerome | Sydney Opera House Playhouse Theatre, Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, Bridge Theatre, Coniston |
1988 | Broadway Bound | Eugene Morris Jerome | Sydney Opera House, Playhouse |
1989 | The Marriage of Figaro | Cherubin | Wharf Theatre |
1989 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with STC | |
1990 | Once in a Lifetime | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with STC |
Thomas B. Kin Chong is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, and playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s.
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