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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 his own garden centre.

Amongst his contemporaries, Beecher was known for being a very quiet man, both on and off the set.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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*''[[Runaway Island (1982 film)|Runaway Island]]'' (TV series 1982)
*''[[Runaway Island (1982 film)|Runaway Island]]'' (TV series 1982)
*''[[The Young Doctors]]'' (TV series 1976-1982)
*''[[The Young Doctors]]'' (TV series 1976-1982)
*''The Haunted School'' (TV mini-series 1986)
*''[[The Haunted School]]'' (TV mini-series 1986)
*''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' (TV series 1987)
*''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' (TV series 1987)
*'' E Street'' (TV series 1992)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:41, 3 October 2020

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

References

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