Roger Ward

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Roger Ward
Born (1937-07-24) 24 July 1937 (age 87)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation Actor
Known forSee filmography
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Roger Ward (born 24 July 1937) [1] is an Australian actor and scriptwriter who has had a considerable career in film and television, [2] noted for "tough guy" roles in which he often did his own stunts. [3]

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Biography

Ward was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1937.

His career began at an early age with roles on stage and radio. In his late teens he travelled to Tahiti to begin writing what became the controversial novel and film, The Set . The film was produced in 1970 but the novel was not published until 2011.

He was script editor for Homicide , adapted his novel Reflex into the film Brothers and wrote other documentaries and specials. Ward has appeared in over one hundred television shows and films, some of which featured stars such as Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Barry Sullivan, Robert Lansing, Ryan O'Neal, Richard Benjamin, Tom Selleck, Paula Prentiss, Peter Graves, Alan Rickman, Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey and Laura San Giacomo.

In Stone (1974) he played the comedic biker Hooks and in The Man From Hong Kong (1975) he played bumbling Australian policeman Bob Taylor. In The Irishman (1978) he was an Irish mounted policeman, and in Mad Max (1979), he played the police hall captain Fifi. Turkey Shoot (1982) saw him as Ritter the guard from hell, and in The Pirate Movie (1982) he was an all-singing, dancing pirate. In Quigley Down Under (1990) he played Brophy, one of the outlaw gang.

He played popular characters in TV series including long-running character Frank 'Weppo' Smith, [4] the Shakespeare-spouting garbage collector in Number 96 , who has a romance with Norma Whittaker (Sheila Kennelly) [5] a boxer in Boys from the Bush and also appeared in The Sullivans .

Later independent films in which he was featured include Long Weekend (2008), Bad Behaviour (2010), the remake of Turkey Shoot (2014), Boar (2017) and The Faceless Man (2018).

He has a prominent role in the upcoming Indian film Thariode: The Lost City directed by Nirmal Baby Varghese. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1981Nude Odyssey (aka Odissea Nuda)Beachcomber (uncredited)Feature film
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty UncreditedFeature film
1966 They're a Weird Mob Bloke at end of bar (uncredited)Feature film
1969 You Can't See 'round Corners Punter (uncredited)Feature film
1969 It Takes All Kinds BodyguardFeature film
1970 The Set Dancer at PartyFeature film
1970 Squeeze a Flower BosunFeature film
1970 Adam's Woman Flogger (uncredited)Feature film
1971The Tony Hancock SpecialPeteTV movie
1973 Dalmas PolicemanFeature film
1974 Moving On Stock AgentFeature film
1974 Stone HooksFeature
1974Stoner (aka Tie jin gang da po zi yang guan)Motorcycle Thug (uncredited)Feature film
1975 The Man from Hong Kong Bob TaylorFeature film
1976 Mad Dog Morgan TrooperFeature film
1976 Deathcheaters 1st Police SergeantFeature film
1976 Me and Mr Thorne HedgeTV movie
1976Rate of ExchangeShort film
1977 No Room to Run Delivery ManTV movie
1977 High Rolling LolFeature film
1977 The Irishman Kevin QuiltyFeature film
1979 Mad Max Captain Fifi MacaffeeFeature film
1980 Touch and Go WrestlerFeature film
1980 The Chain Reaction MooseFeature film
1981 Lady Stay Dead Officer Clyde CollingsFeature film
1981 I Can Jump Puddles Peter McLeodTV movie
1981 The Squad (aka The Homicide Squad)Det Sgt Vernon DangerfieldTV movie
1982 Turkey Shoot Chief Guard RitterFeature film
1982 Sara Dane Johnny PigmanTV movie
1982 The Pirate Movie PirateFeature film
1982 Brothers Cameraman OneFeature film
1985 Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe Police SergeantTV movie
1988Sands of the BedouinTV movie
1988 The Tourist TV movie
1988 Young Einstein Cat Pie CookFeature film
1988 Barracuda Bill 'The Dentist'TV movie
1990 Quigley Down Under BrophyFeature film
1991 Fatal Bond Detective GreavesFeature film
1991 Pirates Island SlavemasterTV movie
1991Dusty HeartsShort film
1995 Rough Diamonds Merv DrysdaleFeature film
1997The GiftRemovalist #1Short film
1997Life and DeathShort film
2001 When Good Ghouls Go Bad Cheesy the ClownTV movie
2008 Long Weekend TruckieFeature film
2010 Bad Behaviour VoyteFeature film
2010The Mighty Hand of GodHimShort film
2014 Turkey Shoot The DictatorFeature film
2015ObservanceConspirator
2017 Boar BlueFeature film
2018Are You Scared Yet?Gentleman CallerFeature film
2018 The Faceless Man King DougieFeature film
2019Choir GirlWilliam MillardFeature film
2019The Shinjuku FivePapa CosgroveFeature film
2020DustersWellesShort film
2020LimboMerrinShort film
2021JaneMr GordonShort film
2022The Debt CollectorJimmie O'HareFeature film
2023What About Sal?DaisyFeature film
2025Disease X: The Zombie ExperimentFeature film [7]
TBADeath's Waiting RoomBertieFeature film (post-production)
TBA Thariode: The Lost City Pre-production [6] [8]

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1965 The Stranger TV miniseries, 1 episode
1966 Australian Playhouse Constable BroughtonTV series, 2 episodes
1967-73 Homicide Ray Sullivan / Wolf Kauffman / George Mason / Edwards / Bill Armstrong / Tony Moran / Ted Jacobs / Greg Toomey / Wilf Walls / Harry ParrTV series, 10 episodes
1968 Hunter Humphrey WildingTV series, 1 episode
1968 Vega 4 TritonianTV miniseries
1968The AdventurersTV series
1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo CarverTV series, episode: "Tread Lightly"
1969 Riptide Sergeant / Denzil WebbTV series, 2 episodes
1969-72 Division 4 Buster Bell / Bruce 'Hammer' Hamilton / Eddie Walsh / Max Gillies / StevensTV series, 5 episodes
1972 The Spoiler KeithTV series, 1 episode
1972 Boney Comstable BarnardTV series, 1 episode
1973 Ryan DonTV series, 1 episode
1973 The Evil Touch TV series, 1 episode
1974Flash Nick from JindavickSergeant Carson 1TV series, 2 episodes
1974 Silent Number Dan LaneTV series, 2 episodes
1971-75 Matlock Police Barry Hawkins / Jack Lewis / Lennie Williams / Wally Moran / Norm Quinn / Mick SmithTV series, 6 episodes
1975-76 Number 96 Frank 'Weppo' SmithTV series, 46 episodes
1976 Alvin Purple ChickaTV series, 1 episode
1976 The Outsiders DallasTV series, 1 episode
1978 Chopper Squad Security GuardTV series, 1 episode
1979 Doctor Down Under Mr. PhillipsTV series, 1 episode
1980 Young Ramsay Phil AngelTV series, 1 episode
1980 Home Sweet Home BillyTV series, 1 episode
1977 Cop Shop Leon Turner / Bailey / Garry DwyerTV series, 5 episodes
1981 I Can Jump Puddles Peter McLeodTV miniseries, 1 episode
1981 Bellamy RafeTV series, 1 episode
1982 Sara Dane Johnny PigmanTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1984Inside StraightSidTV series, 1 episode
1984 Special Squad Bill Foster / PeachesTV series, 2 episodes
1984 Carson's Law Algernon 'Slammer' McQuadeTV series, 3 episodes
1985 Runaway Island Pastor BraithwaiteTV series, 2 episodes
1985 Winners FergusTV series, 1 episode
1985 Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe Police SergeantTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1986 Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin BlaggardTV series, 4 episodes
1986 A Fortunate Life MartinTV miniseries, 1 episode
1987 Willing and Abel Mr DancerTV series, 1 episode
1987 Fields of Fire BullTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1987 Poor Man's Orange Mr KilroyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988 Mission: Impossible WilsonTV series, 1 episode
1988-89 Rafferty's Rules Albert PottsTV series, 2 episodes
1992 Boys from the Bush RockoTV series, 1 episode
1988-93 A Country Practice Pat O' Connor / Inspector Poulos / Stan Plummer / Bill Hammond / Burrigan 2 (Police Radio Operator)TV series, 6 episodes
1997 Big Sky BarneyTV series, 1 episode
1997 Water Rats Jim LockwoodTV series, 2 episodes
1997 Heartbreak High Jon PavlovicTV series, 1 episode
2020Lion's DenThomas E. ShirleyTV series, 3 episodes
2021Axmo DeusLou SitherTV series, 1 episode
2023Celebrity House CleanerAction Movie StarTV series, 1 episode

Accolades

Ward won Best Supporting Actor at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival for his role in Bad Behaviour .

References

  1. ↑ Wilmingham, Margot "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of. Australian Showbiz}}
  2. ↑ "Legendary Ozploitation star joins 'The Shinjuku Five'". Nerdly. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Daredevils of the Screen". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 41, no. 5. Australia, Australia. 4 July 1973. p. 15. Retrieved 7 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "The Explosive Story of Number 96". 12 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Cancer Scare for Top Actor". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 48, no. 26. Australia, Australia. 26 November 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 7 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 "Australian star Roger Ward to make Indian debut with 'Thariode: The Lost City'". Onmanorama . 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Justin (14 September 2024). "Ozploitation star Roger Ward to make Indian debut in Nirmal Baby Varghese's Zombie film". horrorfacts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Legendary Australian actor Roger Ward joins "Thariode: The Lost City" by Nirmal Baby Varghese". Mathrubhumi . 13 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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