Sean Scully (actor)

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Sean Scully
Born (1947-09-28) 28 September 1947 (age 77)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years active1960–2010
Spouse
(m. 1971;div. 1973)
[1]
Mother Margaret Christensen

Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947) is an Australian actor and singer, active in film, television and theatre, most especially serials. [2]

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Early life

The son of actress and radio host Margaret Christensen, [3] Scully was born in Sydney, New South Wales.

Career

Scully began his acting career at the age of 12 in the 1960 Children's Film Foundation film Hunted in Holland , which won the Diploma of Honour at the Cannes Film Festival.[ citation needed ] Following that, he was signed by Walt Disney and starred in a number of Technicolor family feature films for the studio, including The Prince and the Pauper [3] (filmed 1961, released 1962), in which he played both title characters, alongside Guy Williams as Miles Hendon, and also played opposite Patrick McGoohan in Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963). [4]

Scully also starred in the 1962 Walt Disney movie Almost Angels . He played Peter, a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir whose voice is near to breaking. He is extremely jealous of Toni Fiala, played by Vincent Winter, who is the new boy with a wonderful clear treble voice. Ultimately, however, the two boys become friends. The film was retitled Born To Sing in the UK.

In his mid-teens, Scully found acting jobs unavailable, and he worked in a wood yard. [5]

On Broadway, Scully appeared in The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963). [6] He also acted on stage and on radio in Australia. [3]

Personal life

He was married to actress Wendy Hughes from 1971 to 1973. After their divorce, he remained a close friend of Ms. Hughes until her death from cancer in 2014.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960 Hunted in Holland Tim
1962 The Prince and The Pauper Prince Edward / Tom Canty [3]
Almost Angels Peter Schaefer
1963 Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow John Banks
1972 A City's Child The Man
1975 Sunday Too Far Away Beresford
1976 Eliza Fraser Elliott
1986 Departure Bowen
1990 Heaven Tonight

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960 Mill of Secrets Claude "Snow" Nolan
1968-71 Bellbird Ron Wilson
Sons and Daughters Jim O'Brien
Prisoner Dan Moulton
1967-76 Homicide 5 episodes
1970-75 Division 4 3 episodes
1972-75 Matlock Police
1976 Tandarra Smolly1 episode
Power Without Glory Eddie Corrigan10 episodes
1979 Chopper Squad Ed1 episode
1981 Bellamy Derelict1 episode
1982 Sara Dane Louis de Bourget8 episodes
A Country Practice
1984 Special Squad 2 episodes
The Flying Doctors
1991 Police Rescue Michael1 episode
1992 G.P. Dr A1 episode
1992-95 Phoenix Ian Cochrane26 episodes
1995 Echo Point Neville Loman
Fire Dr. David Crown2 episodes
1996 Pacific Drive Vince Marshall
1997-98 Medivac Jack Duval3 episodes
2000 Neighbours Bernie Samuels6 episodes
1998-2000 Blue Heelers Doug Healy4 episodes
2001 Stingers Jim Courtney3 episodes
2017 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Lloyd Wellman

Theatre

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sean Scully - Theatre credits". AusStage database.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sean Scully is star material". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 7 October 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 1 June 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Vagg, Stephen (26 November 2024). "The Brief Movie Stardom of Colin (Smiley) Petersen". Filmink. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. "For coffee Melbourne is better". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 23 August 1970. p. 125. Retrieved 1 June 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sean Scully". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.