John Frawley (actor)
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John Frawley was an Australian actor with a number of film, television and stage credits to his name. After a television career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, which included episodes of The Prisoner
and The Avengers
, Frawley appeared mainly in Australian films during the 1970s. He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances in Prisoner
and Brides of Christ.
The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television series first broadcast in the UK from 29 September 1967 to 1 February 1968. Starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan, it combined spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama.The series follows a British former...
and The Avengers
The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
, Frawley appeared mainly in Australian films during the 1970s. He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances in Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
and Brides of Christ.
Filmography
- Flynn (1996)
- Dallas Doll (1994)
- Call Me Mr. Brown (1990)
- Backstage (1988)
- The Humpty Dumpty Man (1986)
- Annie's Coming Out (1984)
- HarlequinHarlequin (film)Harlequin, known as Dark Forces in the USA, is a 1980 Australian film starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford...
(1980) - Blue FinBlue FinBlue Fin is a 1978 family movie that stars Hardy Krüger, Greg Rowe and Elspeth Ballantyne. It is based on an Australian novel written by Colin Thiele and published in 1969.-Plot:...
(1978) - The Night, the Prowler (1978)
- The Last WaveThe Last WaveThe Last Wave is a 1977 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. It is about a white Australian lawyer whose seemingly normal life is disrupted after he takes on a murder case for Aborigine defendants...
(1977) - Eliza FraserEliza FraserEliza Fraser was a Scottish woman whose ship was shipwrecked on the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 22 May 1836, and who was captured by Aborigines. Fraser Island is named after her....
(1976) - The Trespassers (1976)
- The Devil's Playground (1976)
- The Great McCarthy (1975)