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===Actor===
===Actor===
In the 1980s, Holden appeared in two episodes of [[Network Ten Australia|Channel Ten's]] drama series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (1982–1983), all episodes of ''[[c/o The Bartons]]'' and in the first season of the [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] children's program ''[[Round the Twist]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/australian-singers-turned-actors/|title=Australian Singers Turned Actors|date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>
In the 1980s, Holden appeared in two episodes of [[Network Ten Australia|Channel Ten's]] drama series ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (1982–1983), all episodes of ''[[c/o The Bartons]]'' and in 1989 was cast in the first season of the [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] children's program ''[[Round the Twist]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/australian-singers-turned-actors/|title=Australian Singers Turned Actors|date=July 14, 2019}}</ref>


In 1990, Holden appeared in the Australian [[caper film]] ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal]]'' as a used car salesman named "Frank" and as Arthur 'Ozzie' Oswald in ''[[The Flying Doctors]]''.
In 1990, Holden appeared in the Australian [[caper film]] ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal]]'' as a used car salesman named "Frank" and as Arthur 'Ozzie' Oswald in ''[[The Flying Doctors]]''.
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In 2013, Holden joined the cast of Seven's ''[[A Place to Call Home (TV series)|A Place to Call Home]]'', a drama set in rural Australia in the 1950s. He plays the part of Roy Briggs, described as "a rugged, unbreakable man capable of charm, good humour as well as a crusty grumpiness".<ref name=aptch-role>{{cite web |url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/a-place-to-call-home/cast/article/-/16629159/roy-briggs/ |title=Roy Briggs |work=yahoo.com |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>
In 2013, Holden joined the cast of Seven's ''[[A Place to Call Home (TV series)|A Place to Call Home]]'', a drama set in rural Australia in the 1950s. He plays the part of Roy Briggs, described as "a rugged, unbreakable man capable of charm, good humour as well as a crusty grumpiness".<ref name=aptch-role>{{cite web |url=http://au.tv.yahoo.com/a-place-to-call-home/cast/article/-/16629159/roy-briggs/ |title=Roy Briggs |work=yahoo.com |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>

In 2022, Holden played the role of Ted Grimley, father of [[Melissa Caddick]], in the [[Nine Network]] drama [[Underbelly: Vanishing Act]].


===Presenter===
===Presenter===
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Frankie Holden has starred in films as recent as 2007 with ''[[Clubland (2007 film)|Clubland]]''. He was also in ''[[Proof (1991 film)|Proof]]'', ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal]]'', ''[[Return Home]]'',
Frankie Holden has starred in films as recent as 2007 with ''[[Clubland (2007 film)|Clubland]]''. He was also in ''[[Proof (1991 film)|Proof]]'', ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal]]'', ''[[Return Home]]'',
''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' and ''[[High Tide (1987 film)|High Tide]]''. He also had a cameo appearance in Michael Thornhill's 1977 movie ''[[The FJ Holden]]''.
''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' and ''[[High Tide (1987 film)|High Tide]]''. He also had a cameo appearance in Michael Thornhill's 1977 movie ''[[The FJ Holden]]''.

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 2011
| ''Blood Brothers''
| Henry
| TV movie
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Clubland (2007 film)|Introducing the Dwights]]'' (aka ''Clubland'')
| John
| Feature film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Cody (TV series)|Cody: The Tipoff]]''
| Jimmy Cotter
| TV movie
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Ebbtide]]''
| Ernie
| Feature film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Fortunes of War (film)|Fortunes of War]]''
| Rodger Crawley
| Feature film
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Leaving of Liverpool (TV series)|The Leaving of Liverpool]]''
| Bunger
| TV movie
|-
| 1993
|''[[Hammers Over the Anvil]]''
|Bushman Marshall
| Feature film
|-
| 1992
|''[[Eight Ball (film)|Eight Ball]]''
|Mal
| Feature film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Rose Against the Odds]]''
| Tom Price
| TV movie
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Proof (1991 film)|Proof]]''
| Brian
| Feature film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Big Steal (1990 film)|The Big Steal]]''
| Frank
| Feature film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Return Home]]''
| Steve
| Feature film
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy]]''
| Max Chapman
| TV movie
|-
| 1989
|''[[The Humpty Dumpty Man]]''
| Noel Calderwood
| Film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Raw Silk (film)|Raw Silk]]''
| Detective
| TV movie
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Evil Angels (film)|Evil Angels]]'' (aka ''A Cry in the Dark'')
| Leslie Thompson
| Feature film
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Outback Bound]]''
| Purdy
| TV movie
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Chain Reaction]]''
| Farts
| Feature film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Journalist (1979 film)|The Journalist]]''
| Investigator
| Feature film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Cathy's Child]]''
| Detective Plummer
| Feature film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Odd Angry Shot]]''
| Spotted Soldier
| Feature film
|-
| 1977
|''[[The FJ Holden]]''
| Frankie J Holden
| Feature film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 202?
| ''Love, Tea, Epiphany''
| Stanley
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Underbelly: Vanishing Act]]''
| Ted Grimley
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–20
| ''[[Home and Away]]''
| Ian Shaw
| TV series, 10 episodes
|-
| 2013–18
| ''[[A Place to Call Home (TV series)|A Place to Call Home]]''
| Roy Briggs
| TV series, 66 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Sleuth 101]]''
| Kyle
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2010
| ''What's Up Down Under''
| Co-presenter
| TV series
|-
| 2009
| ''Discover Downunder''
| Co-presenter
| TV series
|-
| 2009
| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
| Andy McKenzie
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Strip (New Zealand TV series)|The Strip]]''
| Max Nielson
| TV series, 13 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]''
| Garry Butterworth
| TV miniseries, 13 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''Lost and Found''
| Kilroy
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]''
| Mitch
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2000–02
| ''[[Something in the Air (TV series)|Something in the Air]]''
| Stuart McGregor
| TV series, 320 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Chuck Finn]]''
| Syd
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Halifax f.p.]]''
| Leo Birse
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Good Guys, Bad Guys]]''
| Sgt Brann
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1996–04
| ''[[Blue Heelers]]''
| Terry Kennedy / Jack Woodley
| TV series, 5 episodes
|-
| 1996–98
| ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]''
| Host
| TV series
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Sky Trackers]]''
| Mal
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Under the Skin (TV series)|Under the Skin]]''
| Mr Reid
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1993–96
| ''[[Police Rescue]]''
| Senior Serfeabt Glenn 'Spider' Webb / Eric Temple
| TV series, 20 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Neighbours]]''
| David
| TV series, 4 episodes
|-
| 1991–93
| ''[[A Country Practice]]''
| Jack / Malcolm
| TV series, 4 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Bony (TV series)|Bony]]''
| Croft
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1991
| ''Kelly''
| Landers
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Miraculous Mellops (TV series)|The Miraculous Mellops]]''
| Narrator
| TV series, 19 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Flying Doctors]]''
| Arthur 'Ozzie' Oswald
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Boys from the Bush]]''
| Danno
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1990–92
| ''[[Embassy (TV series)|Embassy]]''
| Terry Blake
| TV series, 36 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Comedy Company|Col'n Carpenter]]''
| Graham
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Round the Twist]]''
| Mr Gribble / Foxy
| TV series, 11 episodes
|-
|1988
| ''Rafftery's Blues''
| Quiz
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Bartons|C/o The Bartons]]''
| Robert Barton
| TV series, 12 episodes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[John and the Missus]]''
| Nish Morris
| Feature film
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Hey Dad..!|Hey Dad...!]]''
| Have a Go Judge
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1983–84
| ''[[Carson's Law]]''
| Various
| TV series, 4 episodes
|-
| 1984
|''[[Special Squad (Australian TV series)|Special Squad]]''
|
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
|1982-83
|''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]''
|Brad / Errol
| TV series, 2 episodes
|-
|1982
|''[[The Sullivans]]''
|KO Carter
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
|1982
|''[[Daryl Somers|The Daryl Somers Show]]''
|Man Playing Pool
| TV series, 1 episode
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Holden married his first wife Leigh Hunter in the mid seventies, divorcing in the early eighties.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} He had 3 daughters from his second marriage, to dancer Melda Rees, who died in 1997 from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musictheatreaustralia.com.au/component/entertainers/frankie_j_holden/2003|title=Celebrity - Book Frankie J. Holden at MTA - Entertainment Booking Agency Australia - MTA Entertainment and Events|website=musictheatreaustralia.com.au|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> He married actress [[Michelle Pettigrove]] two years later. They have had one daughter together.
Holden married his first wife Leigh Hunter in the mid seventies, divorcing in the early [She had an affair] He had 3 daughters from his second marriage, to dancer Melda Rees, who died in 1997 from cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musictheatreaustralia.com.au/component/entertainers/frankie_j_holden/2003|title=Celebrity - Book Frankie J. Holden at MTA - Entertainment Booking Agency Australia - MTA Entertainment and Events|website=musictheatreaustralia.com.au|access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref> He married actress [[Michelle Pettigrove]] two years later. They have had one daughter together.
Holden currently resides on the [[Sapphire Coast]] of New South Wales Australia and is still performing around Australia as a successful entertainer.
Holden currently resides on the [[Sapphire Coast]] of New South Wales Australia and is still performing around Australia as a successful entertainer.
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==Honours==
==Honours==
In 2016, Holden was awarded the Medal of the [[Order of Australia]], in the [[2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2016 Queens Birthday Honours]] List, for service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community of the Sapphire Coast. <ref>https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1154025</ref>
In 2016, Holden was awarded the Medal of the [[Order of Australia]], in the [[2016 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2016 Queens Birthday Honours]] List, for service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community of the Sapphire Coast.<ref>https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1154025 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>


Frankie J. Holden has a star in Caloundra's "Walk of Stars" between [[Red Symons]] and [[Daryl Somers]].<ref>https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/events/events-display/caloundra-walk-of-stars-gala-evening,33252</ref>
Frankie J. Holden has a star in Caloundra's "Walk of Stars" between [[Red Symons]] and [[Daryl Somers]].<ref>https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/events/events-display/caloundra-walk-of-stars-gala-evening,33252 {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref>


==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
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| ''FJ Holden''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Rock Around the Clock]]"<br> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Glenn Shorrock]], [[John Paul Young]], [[Renée Geyer]], [[Daryl Braithwaite]] and [[Graeme Strachan]])</span>
! scope="row" | "[[Rock Around the Clock]]"<br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with [[Glenn Shorrock]], [[John Paul Young]], [[Renée Geyer]], [[Daryl Braithwaite]] and [[Graeme Strachan]])</span>
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| {{n/a|non album single}}
| {{n/a|non album single}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:AACTA Award winners]]
[[Category:AACTA Award winners]]
[[Category:Australian musicians]]
[[Category:Australian television presenters]]
[[Category:Australian television presenters]]
[[Category:Australian male singers]]
[[Category:Australian male singers]]

Latest revision as of 20:37, 13 August 2024

For other people named Frank Holden, see Frank Holden (disambiguation).

Frankie J. Holden
OAM
Born
Peter Brian

(1952-12-18) 18 December 1952 (age 72)
Australia
Other namesFrank Holden
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television presenter
  • business owner
Years active1976–present
SpouseMichelle Pettigrove

Frankie J. Holden OAM (born Peter Brian; 18 December 1952) , also known as Frank Holden, is an Australian singer, actor and TV presenter. In the 1970s, he fronted Ol' 55, which had a hit with "On the Prowl" from their debut album, Take It Greasy which peaked at number three on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in 1976.[1][2][3] For Return Home Holden was nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role at the 1990 AFI Awards.[4]

Singing career

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Main article: Ol' 55 (band)

During the 1970s, Holden was the frontman for the Australian retro-rock band Ol' 55, which also included Wilbur Wilde and Jimmy Manzie. In the early 2000s, Holden re-emerged on the music scene with the Ol' Skydaddies, a band featuring members from Ol' 55, Daddy Cool and Skyhooks.

Television career

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Actor

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In the 1980s, Holden appeared in two episodes of Channel Ten's drama series Prisoner (1982–1983), all episodes of c/o The Bartons and in 1989 was cast in the first season of the Channel 7 children's program Round the Twist (1990).[5]

In 1990, Holden appeared in the Australian caper film The Big Steal as a used car salesman named "Frank" and as Arthur 'Ozzie' Oswald in The Flying Doctors.

In the early 1990s, he appeared in four episodes on the Seven Network's A Country Practice, and in 1992 starred in the short-lived Late for School.

He then played Senior Sergeant Glenn "Spider" Webb on the ABC's Police Rescue (1994–1996). The series was about the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney.

In 1996 he appeared in four episodes on Seven's police drama Blue Heelers as Senior Detective Jack Woodley. In 1999, he appeared in an episode of Halifax f.p..

From 2000 until 2002, he played ex-cop, then local publican, Stuart McGregor in ABC1's Something in the Air. This series was notable for its high output, producing 320 episodes in just two seasons.

In 2008, Holden was in two Nine Network dramas – Underbelly and The Strip.

In 2013, Holden joined the cast of Seven's A Place to Call Home, a drama set in rural Australia in the 1950s. He plays the part of Roy Briggs, described as "a rugged, unbreakable man capable of charm, good humour as well as a crusty grumpiness".[6]

In 2022, Holden played the role of Ted Grimley, father of Melissa Caddick, in the Nine Network drama Underbelly: Vanishing Act.

Presenter

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From 1996 until 1998, Holden was the host of the revamped Monday evening variety show In Melbourne Tonight, co-featuring Julia Morris and Denise Drysdale. For the show's second year, he switched from being billed as 'Frankie J Holden' to 'Frank Holden'.

In 2009, Holden co-presented, alongside his wife Michelle, Discover Downunder, a half-hour Australia-based travelling/caravanning program for the Nine Network. In 2010, he co-hosted What's Up Down Under on Channel Seven. This show is similar in format to Discover Downunder.

Film

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Frankie Holden has starred in films as recent as 2007 with Clubland. He was also in Proof, The Big Steal, Return Home, Evil Angels and High Tide. He also had a cameo appearance in Michael Thornhill's 1977 movie The FJ Holden.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Blood Brothers Henry TV movie
2007 Introducing the Dwights (aka Clubland) John Feature film
1995 Cody: The Tipoff Jimmy Cotter TV movie
1994 Ebbtide Ernie Feature film
1994 Fortunes of War Rodger Crawley Feature film
1993 The Leaving of Liverpool Bunger TV movie
1993 Hammers Over the Anvil Bushman Marshall Feature film
1992 Eight Ball Mal Feature film
1991 Rose Against the Odds Tom Price TV movie
1991 Proof Brian Feature film
1990 The Big Steal Frank Feature film
1990 Return Home Steve Feature film
1990 Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy Max Chapman TV movie
1989 The Humpty Dumpty Man Noel Calderwood Film
1988 Raw Silk Detective TV movie
1988 Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) Leslie Thompson Feature film
1988 Outback Bound Purdy TV movie
1980 The Chain Reaction Farts Feature film
1979 The Journalist Investigator Feature film
1979 Cathy's Child Detective Plummer Feature film
1979 The Odd Angry Shot Spotted Soldier Feature film
1977 The FJ Holden Frankie J Holden Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
202? Love, Tea, Epiphany Stanley
2022 Underbelly: Vanishing Act Ted Grimley TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2019–20 Home and Away Ian Shaw TV series, 10 episodes
2013–18 A Place to Call Home Roy Briggs TV series, 66 episodes
2010 Sleuth 101 Kyle TV series, 1 episode
2010 What's Up Down Under Co-presenter TV series
2009 Discover Downunder Co-presenter TV series
2009 All Saints Andy McKenzie TV series, 1 episode
2008 The Strip Max Nielson TV series, 13 episodes
2008 Underbelly Garry Butterworth TV miniseries, 13 episodes
2006 Lost and Found Kilroy
2004 Stingers Mitch TV series, 1 episode
2000–02 Something in the Air Stuart McGregor TV series, 320 episodes
1999 Chuck Finn Syd TV series, 1 episode
1999 Halifax f.p. Leo Birse TV series, 1 episode
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Sgt Brann TV series, 1 episode
1996–04 Blue Heelers Terry Kennedy / Jack Woodley TV series, 5 episodes
1996–98 In Melbourne Tonight Host TV series
1994 Sky Trackers Mal TV series, 1 episode
1994 Under the Skin Mr Reid TV series, 1 episode
1993–96 Police Rescue Senior Serfeabt Glenn 'Spider' Webb / Eric Temple TV series, 20 episodes
1993 Neighbours David TV series, 4 episodes
1991–93 A Country Practice Jack / Malcolm TV series, 4 episodes
1992 Bony Croft TV series, 1 episode
1991 Kelly Landers TV series, 1 episode
1991 The Miraculous Mellops Narrator TV series, 19 episodes
1991 The Flying Doctors Arthur 'Ozzie' Oswald TV series, 1 episode
1991 Boys from the Bush Danno TV series, 1 episode
1990–92 Embassy Terry Blake TV series, 36 episodes
1990 Col'n Carpenter Graham TV series, 1 episode
1989 Round the Twist Mr Gribble / Foxy TV series, 11 episodes
1988 Rafftery's Blues Quiz TV series, 1 episode
1988 C/o The Bartons Robert Barton TV series, 12 episodes
1987 John and the Missus Nish Morris Feature film
1987 Hey Dad...! Have a Go Judge TV series, 1 episode
1983–84 Carson's Law Various TV series, 4 episodes
1984 Special Squad TV series, 1 episode
1982-83 Prisoner Brad / Errol TV series, 2 episodes
1982 The Sullivans KO Carter TV series, 1 episode
1982 The Daryl Somers Show Man Playing Pool TV series, 1 episode

Personal life

[edit]

Holden married his first wife Leigh Hunter in the mid seventies, divorcing in the early [She had an affair] He had 3 daughters from his second marriage, to dancer Melda Rees, who died in 1997 from cancer.[7] He married actress Michelle Pettigrove two years later. They have had one daughter together.

Holden currently resides on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales Australia and is still performing around Australia as a successful entertainer.

In 2010, Frankie and Michelle, with two other couples, purchased Tathra Beachside, a seaside holiday park in Tathra, NSW.[8]

Honours

[edit]

In 2016, Holden was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, in the 2016 Queens Birthday Honours List, for service to the arts as an entertainer, and to the community of the Sapphire Coast.[9]

Frankie J. Holden has a star in Caloundra's "Walk of Stars" between Red Symons and Daryl Somers.[10]

[edit]

A caricature of Frankie J. Holden appears in the animation Hyper Parsnip Bitches[11] by animator Paul Robertson.

Solo Discography

[edit]

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
AUS
[12]
1977 "My Right of Way" 90 FJ Holden
"Rock Around the Clock"
(with Glenn Shorrock, John Paul Young, Renée Geyer, Daryl Braithwaite and Graeme Strachan) 		- non album single
1980 "Boomerange" - non album single

References

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General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. with notes by Ed Nimmervoll. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[13] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ^ McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for "'Ol' 55'". Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. ^ Spencer et al, (2007) OL 55 Archived 18 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine entry. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  4. ^ Return Home - IMDb, retrieved 11 August 2019
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 July 2019). "Australian Singers Turned Actors". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Roy Briggs". yahoo.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Celebrity - Book Frankie J. Holden at MTA - Entertainment Booking Agency Australia - MTA Entertainment and Events". musictheatreaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Frankie J Holden's holiday escapes". NewsComAu. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ^ https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1154025 [bare URL]
  10. ^ https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/events/events-display/caloundra-walk-of-stars-gala-evening,33252 [dead link‍]
  11. ^ Hyper Parsnip Bitches on YouTube
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 140. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. National Library of Australia. 2002. ISBN 9781865038919. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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