Lewis Fiander
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Fiander was born in Melbourne and educated at Trinity Grammar School, Kew, the son of Mona Jane (née King) and Walter Lewis Fiander. Moving to the UK from his native Australia, initially to appear in the play "The One Day of the Year", he appeared in such films as Dr. Phibes Rises AgainDr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again! is a sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes. It was directed by Robert Fuest, and stars Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes.-Plot:...
, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is a 1971 British film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the short story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their second adaptation of the story after their 1960 film The...
and Not Now Comrade. His first major role on television was Darcy in the BBC serialisation of Pride and Prejudice (1967).
In 1970, he originated the role of John Adams in the London stage production of 1776, a role he reprised in Australia. Other stage appearances in West End musicals included the roles of Lord Melbourne and Disraeli in I and Albert, Coward in Noel and Gertie and Puccini in Cafe Puccini. During the 1970s, he was cast as Professor Tryst in the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
episode "Nightmare of Eden
Nightmare of Eden
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" and after discussion with his friend Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is a British actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981.-Early life:...
chose to give the character a hybrid accent as would befit an alien in the future. In 1974, he appeared as Casimir Dudevant
Casimir Dudevant
François Casimir, Baron Dudevant was a French nobleman, and the illegitimate son of Baron Jean-François Dudevant and his mistress Augustine Soulé....
playing opposite Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Harris
Rosemary Ann Harris is an English actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Throughout her career she has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and has won a Golden Globe, an Emmy, a Tony Award, an Obie, and five Drama Desk Awards.-Early life:Harris was born in...
in the BBC series Notorious Woman
Notorious Woman
Notorious Woman was a 1974 BBC television serial based on the life of French author George Sand. It starred Rosemary Harris in the title role. The seven episodes were written by Harry W...
and performed the role of Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion...
on a cast-album of the musical Thomas and The King
Thomas and The King
Thomas and The King is a stage musical with music by John Williams, lyrics by James Harbert, and a book by Edward Anhalt.Based on the story of Thomas Becket and Henry II of England, and set in 12th century England....
. In 1976 he starred in Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
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's Who Can Kill a Child?
Who Can Kill a Child?
Who Can Kill a Child? is a 1976 Spanish horror film directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. It is about an English couple who find an island inhabited by maniacal children.-Plot:...
. He returned to Australia in the early 1980s and continued his acting career.
In 2004 he contributed the voice for airship engineer Kemp in Anthony Lucas's Oscar nominated animation, "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello."