Tim Robertson

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Tim Robertson
Born1944
Education University of Western Australia (1965)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Known for Power Without Glory (1976)
A Thousand Skies (1985)
Chances (1991–1992)
Stingers (1998)

Tim Robertson is an Australian actor and writer.

Early life

Robertson was born in 1944 in Braintree, Essex, in the UK. He relocated to Australia in 1952.

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He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (1965). [1] After graduating, he taught drama at various institutions, including Antioch College in the US (from 1967 to 1968), and Flinders University in Adelaide (from 1969 to 1972) where he also began adapting and directing plays. [1] [2]

In 1972, he joined the Australian Performing Group at the Pram Factory in Melbourne, where he wrote, acted, and directed plays. [1]

Career

Robertson made his first onscreen appearance in 1974, in the television series Rush , and that same year, he also featured in cult Ozploitation horror film the The Cars That Ate Paris .

He is known for his role as Arthur West in the 1976 award-winning drama miniseries Power Without Glory . From 1983 to 1984 he played various roles in the comedy series Australia You're Standing In It . He then appeared in the 1987 Kennedy Miller miniseries Vietnam alongside Nicole Kidman in one of her early roles. From 1991 to 1992, Robertson had a regular role as Jack Taylor in the risqué soap opera Chances . He also appeared in two roles in police procedural crime drama series Stingers between 1999 and 2003.

Robertson has had numerous television guest roles, in series such as Matlock Police , Homicide , Rush , Division 4 , Bluey , The Sullivans , Skyways , Cop Shop , Young Ramsay , Special Squad , Carson's Law , Prisoner , Rafferty's Rules , Round the Twist , Neighbours , The Flying Doctors , Ocean Girl , Halifax f.p. , Snowy River: The McGregor Saga , CrashBurn and Last Man Standing .

He has also starred in several miniseries including Tandarra (1976), Against the Wind (1978), Scales of Justice (1983), The Heroes (1989) and All the Rivers Run II (1990).

Robertson has appeared in numerous films throughout his career. Early films included Petersen (1974) with Jack Thompson, football comedy The Great MacArthy (1975), Fred Schepisi’s The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), John Duigan’s Dimboola (1979) and biographical drama Phar Lap (1983).

He appeared in the 1987 coming-of-age Duigan classic The Year My Voice Broke starring Ben Mendelsohn and Noah Taylor. The following year he was in Evil Angels , opposite Meryl Streep and Sam Neill. He appeared opposite Mendelsohn again in 1990 hit comedy The Big Steal and 1997 drama Amy . He was then in 1999 film Holy Smoke with Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel.

Later films include 2001 comedies He Died with a Felafel in His Hand alongside Noah Taylor and The Man Who Sued God opposite Billy Connolly and Judy Davis, 2010 drama Matching Jack , 2011 film The Eye of the Storm opposite Geoffrey Rush, and the 2014 Angus Sampson comedy The Mule .

In 2001 he published a history of the Pram Factory. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 The Cars That Ate Paris Les
1974 Petersen 3rd Bikie
1975 The Great MacArthy Herb
1975 Pure S Cop
1978 The Irishman Bill Bryant
1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Healey
1979 Dimboola Father O'Shea
1979 The Last of the Knucklemen Man in Bar
1980 Buckley’s Chance William BuckleyShort film
1983 Phar Lap Policeman at Stables
1983Distinguished GuestsProfessor WisemanShort film
1984The Bark is Worse than the ByteShort film
1985 Wrong World Psychiatrist
1985 Bliss Alex Duval
1985 Jenny Kissed Me Sergeant Blake
1985 Niel Lynne Detective
1986 Kangaroo O'Neill
1987 Going Sane Owen Owen
1987 The Year My Voice Broke Bob Leishman
1987 Bachelor Girl Grant
1987 The Time Guardian Sergeant McCarthy
1987 With Time to Kill Jack Keane
1988 Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark)Wallace
1990 Father George Coleman
1990AyaWilly
1990 The Big Steal Desmond Johnson
1990 Beyond My Reach Burroughs
1994 Ebbtide Realtor
1997 Amy Dr Pascoe
1999 Holy Smoke Gilbert Barron
2001 He Died with a Felafel in His Hand Melbourne Detective 1
2001 The Man Who Sued God Judge
2002 Black and White Mr Kjng
2006Riot or Revolution: Eureka Stockade 1854Douglas HuyghueDocumentary film
2010 Matching Jack Professor Langley
2011 The Eye of the Storm Dr Treweek
2011The First InterviewNadarShort film
2014 The Mule Judge Irving

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Matlock Police Peter Gibson1 episode
1974 Marion Reg DargieMiniseries, 1 episode
1974 Homicide Engineer1 episode
1974 Rush Constable Colvin1 episode
1975 Division 4 Ambulance Driver1 episode
1975 Cash and Company Reed1 episode
1976 Tandarra StorekeeperMiniseries, 1 episode
1976 The Professional Touch TV movie
1976 Power Without Glory Arthur WestMiniseries, 14 episodes
1977 Bluey Paul Hendy1 episode
1978 Catspaw Instructor
1978 Against the Wind HoltMiniseries, 2 episodes
1978The Tea Ladies8 episodes
1978 The Sullivans Slicker4 episodes
1979 Skyways Bert Dyer1 episode
1979 Cop Shop Hedley Barrett1 episode
1979 The Dolebludgers Mr PriceTV movie
1980 Young Ramsay Russell Scott1 episode
1980 Locusts and Wild Honey Reverend CharlesMiniseries, 3 episodes
1983 Home Tom3 episodes
1983 Scales of Justice Detective Sergeant Mick MilesMiniseries, 2 episodes
1984 The Last Bastion Admiral Ernest KingMiniseries, 3 episodes
1984 Special Squad RobertsEpisode 2: "The Expert"
1984 Carson's Law Det Sgt Brent2 episodes
1983–1984 Australia You're Standing In It Various16 episodes
1985 A Thousand Skies Jack LangMiniseries, 1 episode
1979–1995 Prisoner Various roles9 episodes
1986 Pokerface HuckMiniseries, 3 episodes
1986 Vietnam PascoeMiniseries, 3 episodes
1988 Rafferty's Rules Mervyn Starkey1 episode
1988 The Clean Machine Dr Michael MilliusTV movie
1989 The Heroes Colonel MottMiniseries
1989 Round the Twist Mr Henderson1 episode
1989 Bodysurfer Rex LangMiniseries, 2 episodes
1989 Neighbours Gordon Davies4 episodes
1990 All the Rivers Run II BlackwellMiniseries, 2 episodes
1990 Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy Detective Sergeant Brian LockwoodTV movie
1990 Skirts Harrison1 episode
1989; 1990 The Flying Doctors Dan Jackson / Bernie Gallagher2 episodes
1991 Strangers FatherTV movie
1991 Boys from the Bush Bobby1 episode
1991–1992 Chances Jack TaylorEpisodes 1-90
1993 Time Trax Joe the Sheriff1 episode
1994 Ocean Girl Blunt1 episode
1995 Halifax f.p. Joe MandleEpisode: "Hard Corps"
1995 Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Trooper John Clarke1 episode
1997 Kangaroo Palace Charles ReidTV movie
1999 Thunderstone General Cardell2 episodes
2001 Beastmaster Solon1 episode
2001 Shock Jock Dr Arnold Kipax1 episode
2002 Bootleg Prime Minister Tom TurnerMiniseries, 3 episodes
1999–2003 Stingers Fergus McCallum / George Tyndall / Sgt Noel Harrison3 episodes
2003 CrashBurn John2 episodes
2005 Last Man Standing Bride's Dad1 episode

Theatre

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964 Doctor Faustus University of Melbourne
1972Bastardy Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1972He Can Swagger Sitting Down / The Joss Adams Show Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1972A Night in Rio and Other Bummers Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1973The Dragon Lady's Revenge Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1973 Dimboola Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1976KnucklePatrick Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1976The DuddersColonel Coop / Phil Furley Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1977Ravages: Heels Over HeadCecil La Mama, Melbourne
1978 It's a Mad World, My Masters Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1978No Room for DreamersChidleyCanberra for Australian National Playwrights Conference
1980Bremen CoffeeGottfried Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC
1980Shakespeare the SadistBill Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC
1981Upside Down at the Bottom of the WorldDH LawrenceTheatre 62, Adelaide with STCSA
1981 Teeth ‘n’ Smiles Saraffian Nimrod, Sydney
1984 The World Is Made of Glass Carl Jung St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
1985Nine Little Australians! Season TwoYMCA, Melbourne with MTC
1993 Picasso at the Lapin Agile Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
2004The Frail ManHenry Frail Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
2006 Romeo and Juliet Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2007 Dimboola Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne

As director/playwright

YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Dimboola DirectorChevron Hotel, Melbourne
1973The Waltzing Matilda PantomimeDesigner Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1974The River JordanDirector Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1975Mary Shelley and Her MonstersPlaywright Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1976Fiery Tales / Looney Tunes (The Lamentable Reign of King Charles the Last)LibrettistScott Theatre, Adelaide with New Opera South Australia for Adelaide Festival
1976 The Overcoat Director Pram Factory, Melbourne with APG
1977Waiter, There's a Circus in My SoupDirector The Last Laugh, Melbourne with Last Laugh Theatre Restaurant & New Circus Ensemble
1980TramDirectorMelbourne Comedy Cafe
1981 Wild Honey Writer National Theatre, Melbourne with Australian Contemporary Dance Company
1981SquirtsWriter Playhouse, Adelaide, Universal Theatre, Melbourne with STCSA
1982 Tristram Shandy Adaptor Nimrod, Sydney
1985Mary Shelley and the MonstersPlaywrightRocks Players Theatre, Sydney for Sydney Festival
1988 Manning Clark's History of Australia – The Musical Playwright Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1988 Tristram Shandy – Gent Adaptor Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC for MICF
1994Waltzing Matilda (with Tomato Sauce)WriterThe Street Theatre, Acton, Canberra with Eureka! Theatre Company
1997Mary Shelley and the MonstersPlaywrightCarlton Courthouse, Melbourne with La Mama

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