Martin Vaughan
Martin Vaughan | |
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| Born | Martin Kevin Vaughan 5 June 1931 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | October 2022 (aged 91) |
| Education | University of New South Wales |
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| Years active | 1963–2016 |
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Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician.[1] He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 television miniseries Power Without Glory.
Career
Vaughan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to a vaudeville comedian father in 1931. Moving to Sydney, New South Wales. at age 17, he was employed in a number of occupations including steam presser, tram conductor, postman, customs clerk and bassoon player. After taking theatre production classes, he landed his first stage role in 1963 when he was aged 32, and has never been out of work.[2]
He moved into television in 1967. In 1975 he won the Hoyts Prize for Best Performance by an Actor at the AFI Awards, for his role of Australian prime minister Billy Hughes[3] in Billy and Percy. This was a tied result with Jack Thompson's role in Sunday Too Far Away.[citation needed] His continuing interest in Billy Hughes led some years later to the revelation that Hughes's daughter Helen had died in childbirth in London; in 2004 he presented an ABC program on the story.[3]
His big break came in 1976, when he was chosen to play the lead role of John West in the ABC's 26-part television adaptation of Frank Hardy's novel Power Without Glory. In 1977 he won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actor for this role.[citation needed] He has since appeared in such television programs as The Dismissal (1983 miniseries; as Senator Albert Field),[citation needed] Come In Spinner (1989–90 miniseries), Water Rats, Blue Heelers, All Saints, The Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High, Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries) and headLand.[2] His feature films include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Letters from Poland (1978), We of the Never Never (1982), Phar Lap (1983), The Man Who Sued God (2001) and Australian Rules.[citation needed][2] He has also appeared in over 60 stage plays.[4][full citation needed]
Later years
Vaughan completed a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film at the age of 63 at the University of New South Wales.[2] He was mainly retired, but occasionally agreed to take part in theatre roles that interested him, such as "Brian" in The Seed.[5]
Vaughan died in October 2022, aged 91.[6][7]
Award and nominations
| Institution | Award | Year | Works/s | Results |
| AACTA Awards | Hoyts Prize for Performance by an Actor | 1975 | Billy and Percy as Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes | Won |
| Logie Awards | Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor | 1977 | Power Without Glory | Won |
| ACCTA Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1983 | Phar Lap | Nominated |
| ACCTA Awards | Best Actor in a Surporting Role | 1983 | The Winds of Jarrah | Nominated |
| Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 2007 | The Seed | Nominated[2] |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
| Hunter (TV series) | 1967 | Agent #4 |
| Spyforce (TV series) | 1971 | Sargeant Wills |
| The Comedy Game (TV series) | 1971 | |
| The Taming of the Shrew (TV movie) | 1973 | Christopher Sly |
| Boney (TV series) | 1973 | Paroo Bikeman |
| Seven Little Australians (TV miniseries) | 1973 | Pat |
| Silent Number (TV series) | 1974 | Winslow |
| Division 4 (TV series) | 1974 | Charlie Hill |
| Between Wars | 1974 | Dick turner |
| Escape from Singapore (TV movie) | 1974 | |
| Billy and Percy (TV movie) | 1974 | Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes |
| Picnic at Hanging Rock | 1975 | Ben Hussey |
| Ride a Wild Pony | 1975 | |
| They Don't Clap Losers (TV movie) | 1975 | Martin |
| Processed Process | 1975 | ? |
| Homicide | 1965-1976 | Archie Prouse/George Armstrong/Snatcher Bennett/Paul Matthews |
| Matlock Police | 1974-1976 | various roles |
| Luke's Kingdom (TV miniseries) | 1976 | Connelly |
| Power Without Glory (TV mini-series) | 1976 | John West |
| Glenview High (TV series) | 1978 | |
| Chopper Squad (TV series) | 1978 | Ferry Captain |
| Skyways | 1979 | Charlie Day |
| Just Out of Reach | 1979 | Father |
| Doctor Down Under (TV series) | 1979 | Wardsman |
| Cop Shop (TV series) | 1980 | Albie Reid |
| Departmental (TV Movie) | 1980 | |
| Alison's Birthday | 1981 | Mr. Martin |
| Bellamy (TV miniseries) | 1981 | Hill |
| Hoodwink | 1981 | Solicitor |
| A Hard God (TV movie) | 1981 | Paddy Cassidy |
| Run Rebecca, Run | 1981 | Cranky Member |
| Wilde's Domain (TV movie) | 1982 | Tom Moore |
| We of the Never Never | 1982 | Dan |
| 1915 (TV miniseries) | 1982 | Hugh McKenzie |
| A Shifting Dreaming (TV movie documentary) | 1982 | A.H. O'Kelly |
| Fluteman | 1982 | Mr. Shaw |
| The Dismissal (TV miniseries) | 1983 | Albert Field |
| The Winds of Jarrah | 1983 | Ben |
| Phar Lap (Film) | 1983 | Harry Telford |
| Cattle King (TV movie) | 1983 | |
| Constance | 1984 | Alexander Eslworth |
| The Schippan Mystery (TV movie) | 1984 | Detective Edward Priest |
| Sweet and Sour (TV series) | 1984 | Shrug Yates |
| Special Squad (TV series) | 1984 | Ben Alexander |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1982-1985 | various |
| A Fortunate Life (TV miniseries) | 1986 | Frank Phillips |
| Return to Eden (TV series) | 1986 | Dr. Bennett |
| Alice to Nowhere (TV miniseries) | 1986 | Jack "The Dogger" Harris |
| Great Expectations: The Untold Story | 1987 | Daniel |
| Willing and Abel (TV series) | 1987-1988 | "Just One" Moore |
| Mother and Son (TV series) | 1984-1988 | Dr. Holloway |
| Danger Down Under | 1988 | Ginger McDowell |
| Sisterly Love | 1988 | Bob |
| Australians (TV miniseries) | 1988 | Ced Fitzgerald/Mr. Jackson |
| Rafferty's Rules (TV series) | 1987-1988 | 2 roles |
| In Sickness and Health (TV series) | 1989 | The Priest |
| Kokoda Cresent | 1989 | Eric |
| Come in Spinner (TV miniseries) | 1990 | Blue |
| The Flying Doctors (TV series) | 1986-1990 | 3 roles |
| Howard the Mild Colonial Boy (TV series) | 1990 | Constable Cliche |
| Deadly | 1991 | Doctor Ward |
| The Phantom Horseman | 1992 | |
| You and Me and Uncle Bob | 1993 | Uncle Bob |
| Encounters | 1993 | Harris |
| Cops and Robbers | 1994 | |
| G.P. (TV series) | 1995 | Charles Restegina |
| On the Dead Side | 1995 | |
| Water Rats (TV series) | 1997 | Vic Roland |
| Heartbreak High (TV series) | 1997 | Harold |
| Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under | 1997 | Crocodile Dingle |
| Murder Call (TV series) | 1999 | Walter Hart |
| The Missing | 1999 | Father John |
| Bondi Banquet (TV series) | 1999 | Hal Trembath |
| Search for Treasure Island | 1998-2000 | Jones |
| The Magic Pudding (Film) | 2000 | Parrot (voice) |
| Tales of the South Seas (TV miniseries) | 2000 | |
| Head Start (TV miniseries) | 2001 | Cullen Ashton |
| The Man Who Sued God | 2001 | Co-planntiff |
| Australian Rules | 2002 | Darcy |
| Blue Heelers (TV series) | 2002 | Roy Haiseman |
| Grass Roots (TV series) | 2003 | Lex fisher |
| Salem's Lot (TV miniseries) | 2004 | Ed "Weasel" Craig |
| headLand (TV series) | 2005-2006 | Curly |
| Nightmares and Dreamscapes | 2006 | Dr. Kazallan |
| All Saints (TV series) | 1998-2006 | |
| H2O: Just Add Water (TV series) | 2008 | Max Hamilton |
| Cops L.A.C. (TV series) | 2010 | Tim |
| Crownies (TV series) | 2013 | Alfred McMahon |
| Rake (TV series) | 2010-2014 | 2 roles |
References
- ^ "Vaughan, Martin". The Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e North Shore Times, 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b ABC Television, Billy Hughes's Family Secret
- ^ Martin Vaughan
- ^ The Seed.
- ^ Knox, David (12 November 2022). "Vale: Martin Vaughan". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Martin Vaughan". Television.AU. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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