Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor.
Frank Gallacher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1943 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 23 February 2009 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–2009 |
Early life
editGallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Australia. Gallacher declined to join them, preferring to remain in London, but emigrated to Brisbane a year later where he worked as a schoolteacher. He spent three years in Papua New Guinea teaching English. On his return to Brisbane, he joined an amateur theatre company, which eventually gained him admission to the Queensland Theatre Company.[1]
Career
editIn 1977, Gallacher was in Melbourne, performing in David Williamson's play The Club, and he remained with the Melbourne Theatre Company from then on. In 2005, he played Lear in the MTC production of King Lear.[1]
He was well known in the 1970s for his television roles in Shannon's Mob and The Lost Islands.
His film roles included Proof (1991), Dark City (1998), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002), Peter Pan (2003), One Perfect Day (2004) and December Boys (2007).[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The John Sullivan Story | Stipra | TV film |
| 1981 | The Homicide Squad | Det Sgt Jerry Harris | TV film |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Dick Molnar | Feature film |
| 1983 | Goodbye Paradise | Keith | Feature film |
| 1988 | Raw Silk | Johnson | TV film |
| 1989 | The Humpty Dumpty Man | Gerry Shadlow | TV film |
| 1991 | Proof | Vet | Feature film |
| 1991 | Deadly | Mick Thornton | Feature film |
| 1993 | Hammers Over the Anvil | Mr. Thomas the Preacher | Feature film |
| 1992 | A Royal Commission into the Australian Economy | Malcolm Turnbull | TV film |
| 1993 | Kill or Be Killed | Gary | Feature film |
| 1994 | Dallas Doll | Stephen Sommers | Feature film |
| 1996 | Mr. Reliable | Don Ferguson | Feature film |
| 1996 | Cody: Fall from Grace | Duncan White | TV film |
| 1997 | Amy | Dr Urquhart | Feature film |
| 1997 | One Way Ticket | Macca | TV film |
| 1998 | Dark City | Chief Inspector Stromboli | Feature film |
| 2000 | Muggers | Det. Sgt. Kernahan | Feature film |
| 2001 | Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story | Schenk | TV movie |
| 2001 | Like It Is | Doc Keenan | Short film |
| 2002 | Black and White | Justice Reed | Feature film |
| 2002 | Till Human Voices Wake Us | Maurie Lewis | Feature film |
| 2003 | Ain't Got No Jazz | David Mann | Short film |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Alsatian Fogarty (Pirate Crew) | Feature film |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Malcolm | Feature film |
| 2006 | Stepfather of the Bride | Ian | Feature film |
| 2007 | Curtin | Jack Beasley | TV film |
| 2007 | December Boys | Father Scully | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Bellbird | TV series | |
| 1973 | Boney | Barman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Number 96 | Hank | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Seven Little Australians | Postman | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Division 4 | Glen Evans / Joe Bianchi | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Matlock Police | Martin Ross-Smith | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Barney | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1975 | Ben Hall | 'Goobang' Mick Connolly | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Homicide | Sydney Green | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1975-76 | Shannon's Mob | Michael Jamieson | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1976 | Rush | James McNeilly | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Bluey | Jules | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Outsiders | Sgt Peter Blakely | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Lost Islands | Quig, Quad's henchman | TV series, 24 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Will Price | TV miniseries, 11 episodes |
| 1979 | Prisoner | Paul Bentley | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Twenty Good Years | Geoff Wilson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Locusts and Wild Honey | Jan | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Dave Foster | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Secret Valley | Dan McCormack | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Coast Town Kids | Len Wolding | TV pilot |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Luigi Mazzini | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Detective Ward | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1978-81 | Cop Shop | Robert Harris / Stephen Morris / Vitoria Rossi / Robert Clements / Vince Reed / John Maynard | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Flanagan | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1982 | Winner Take All | Mangione | TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Dr Hellman | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | All the Rivers Run | Mac | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1983 | Under Capricorn | Quaife | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Waterfront | Paddy Ryan | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1984 | A Country Practice | Reggie Russell | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Banjo's Australia | Reader | TV special |
| 1986 | A Fortunate Life | Bill Oliver | TV ministry, 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Harry Morgan | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Inspector Castleway | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | The Shiralee | Beauty | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Louis D'Oering | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Boys from the Bush | Gavin | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Irish Dean | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Cluedo | Detective Sergeant Bogong | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | Elliot | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Sergeant Dale | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Janus | Haines | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Grady Hocking | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Bite | Larry Schofield | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Violent Earth | Father Moissan | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Driven Crazy | Morris | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Small Tales and True | Professor Francis Goodrich | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994-2001 | Blue Heelers | Don 'Pop' Watson / Geoff Garrick | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2000-04 | Stingers | William Franks / Jack Conrad | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Horace and Tina | Horace | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 2002 | Marshall Law | Frank Dellabosca | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 2004 | Fergus McPhail | MacCorkindale | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | MDA | Dr. Rupert Carr | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Pierce Bristow | TV series |
| 2007 | All Saints | Bruce Campion | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Tangle | Pat Mahady | TV series, season 1, 7 episodes |
Stage
editAs actor
editAs director
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Director | Sydney Opera House |
| 1989 | The Chocolate Frog and The Old Familiar Juice | Director | Church Theatre, Hawthorn |
| 1991 | A Royal Commission into the Australian Economy | Director | Universal Theatre, Space Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1991 | Sunday Lunch | Director | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1998 | I Do! I Do! | Director | Capers Cabaret, Hawthorn |
Personal life
editGallacher was married to wife Belinda, and had two children, Conor and Brigid, and a sister Eileen. [5]
Death
editGallacher passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in a Melbourne hospital on 23rd February 2009, at the age of 65.
References
edit- ^ a b "All hail the king". The Age. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2010). Obituaries in the performing arts, 2009 : film, television, radio, theatre, dance, music, cartoons and pop culture. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 978-0786441747.
- ^ "Summer of the seventeenth doll opens thursday!". 21 February 2012.
- ^ "AusStage".
- ^ "Frank Gallacher passes away - Australian Stage Online". 25 February 2009.