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Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.
Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.


His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young Doctors]]'', a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to ''The Young Doctors'' he had worked as a photographic model.
His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian [[soap opera]] ''[[The Young Doctors]]'', a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' he had worked as a photographic model.

Alongside his acting roles, he also owned and ran a garden centre.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

*''[[Paradise]]'' (TV movie 1975)
===Film===
*''[[Silent Number]]'' (TV series 1976)
{|class="wikitable"
*''[[Barnaby and Me]]'' (TV movie 1977)
|-
*''[[The Outsiders (Australian TV series)|The Outsiders]]'' (TV series 1977)
! Year
*''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' (TV series 1977)
! Title
*''[[Runaway Island (1982 film)|Runaway Island]]'' (TV series 1982)
! Role
*''[[The Young Doctors]]'' (TV series 1976-1982)
! Type
*''The Haunted School'' (TV mini-series 1986)
|-
*''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' (TV series 1987)
| 1975 || ''[[Paradise (1975 film)|Paradise]]'' || Faulkner || TV movie
*'' E Street'' (TV series 1992)
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Barnaby and Me]]'' || French Reporter || TV movie
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Runaway Island (1982 film)|Runaway Island]]'' || || TV movie
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Type
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Silent Number (TV series)|Silent Number]]'' || || TV series
|-
| 1976-82 || ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' || Dr. Brian Denham || TV series
|-
| 1977 || ''[[The Outsiders (Australian TV series)|The Outsiders]]'' || || TV series
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Bluey (1976 TV series)|Bluey]]'' || Courier || TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1986 || ''[[The Haunted School (TV series)|The Haunted School]]'' || Henry Blackburn || TV miniseries
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' || || TV series
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:18, 22 October 2024

Michael Beecher
Born
Michael Becher

20 November 1939
Died4 March 1993(1993-03-04) (aged 53)[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, model

Michael Beecher (20 November 1939 – 4 March 1993) was an Australian-based model and actor. He was the son of Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher and Valerie Chisholme Baird.

Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.

His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian soap opera The Young Doctors, a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to The Young Doctors he had worked as a photographic model.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1975 Paradise Faulkner TV movie
1978 Barnaby and Me French Reporter TV movie
1982 Runaway Island TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1976 Silent Number TV series
1976-82 The Young Doctors Dr. Brian Denham TV series
1977 The Outsiders TV series
1977 Bluey Courier TV series, 1 episode
1986 The Haunted School Henry Blackburn TV miniseries
1987 The Flying Doctors TV series

References

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  1. ^ death notice in the Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 1993
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