Paul Karo

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Paul Karo
Born
New Zealand
OccupationActor
Years active1957–1999
Known for The Box (TV series) as Lee Whitman

Paul Karo, is a New Zealand-born Australian former actor of Moroccan Jewish descent. Karo is best known for his role in telefilms and TV series including as Lee Whiteman in the 1970s television soap opera The Box . In 1967 he received the Best Actor for 1966 award (the "Erik") from Melbourne theatre critics for his role in A Lily for Little India. [1] In 1976 he won the Best Australian Actor category at the Logie Awards. [2]

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Other TV credits include: Homicide , Division 4 , Matlock Police , Prisoner , The Sullivans , Special Squad , Phoenix and SeaChange . An early television role was in Quiet Night in 1961.

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
Tragedy in a Temporary Town 1959Raphael InfanteTV movie
OutPost1959Flight Sgt. Steve McCuddenTV movie
Uncle Martino 1960SilvioTV movie
Quiet Night 1961Russell KeaneTV movie
Boy Round the Corner 1962Gerry LaceyTV movie
A Piece of Ribbon 1963TV movie
And the Big Men Fly 1963Wally SlossTV movie
Duet: The Face at the Club House Door and How Do You Spell Matrimony? 1965TV movie
Plain Jane 1966TV movie
Demonstrator 1971Charles EastFeature film
The Box 1975Lee WhitemanFeature film
The Lion's Share1978TV movie
Death of a Soldier 1986Opposition MP Feature film
A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels)1988LecturerFeature film
Paperback Romance 1994Defence LawyerFeature film

Television

TitleYearRoleType
Consider Your Verdict 1962Hugh BarteTV series
The Magic Boomerang 19652 roles: Johnson - Oswald III - Whitey the PostmanTV series
Adventures of the Seaspray 1966CriminalTV series
The Long Arm 1970Gregory WatsonTV series
Division 4 1969-723 character roles: Bert Sweeney - Harry Sullivan - Jimmy HansenTV series
Matlock Police 1971-733 character roles: Brendon Parker Smith - David Shannessy - Kevin HarrisonTV series
Homicide 3 character roles: Alan Maddern - Carl Warren Lee - Club CustomerTV series
The Box 1974-75Lee WhitemanTV series, 193 episodes
Case for the Defence 1978Doctor Brian MarkTV series
The Sullivans 1978Reverent RolandTV series
Skyways 1979Brett MilesTV series
Cop Shop 1980-813 character roles: Percy Bradford - Graham Jordon - Norman LyonsTV series
Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H)1981-84Detective Inspector RouseTV series
Special Squad 1984Scaffer - SkinnyTV series
Carson's Law 1983-843 character roles: Allan - Giles D.Albert - Charles McMillanTV series
Golden Pennies 1985MarcelTV series
A Thousand Skies 1985English DirectorTV miniseries
ANZACS 1985DoctorTV miniseries
My Brother Tom 1986ChemistTV miniseries
Sword of Honour 1986GodfreyTV miniseries
Nancy Wake 1987CommissionerTV miniseries
Phoenix 1993Ted McKinnonTV series
Janus 1995Mr. HoyTV series
Blue Heelers 1994Dr. FieldingTV series
Good Guys, Bad Guys 1997Joe TysonTV series
SeaChange 1998Dr. AshcombeTV series

Theatre

TitleYearRoleType
1966A Lily for Little India

Video game

TitleYearRoleType
M.U.G.E.N 1999Video Game

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References

  1. 'Actors Named', Melbourne Age 21 March 1967 p. 6
  2. Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: 1974-1977 Logie Awards" . Retrieved 9 June 2017.