Gordon Glenwright
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Gordon Glenwright | |
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| Born | Gordon Charles Glenwright 17 March 1918[1] |
| Died | 25 May 1985 (aged 67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1948–1984 |
Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918[1]– 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright.
Early life
[edit]Glenwright's father worked as a mechanic in the Civil Constructional Corps in the northern Queensland town of Charters Towers. His mother was a jockey.[2]
Glenwright attended school in the Charters Towers suburb of Richmond Hill. He left school to join the Australian Army Cadets in Wahroonga, enlisting on 21 July 1942.[2]
He served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1] He was discharged from the Army on 22 January 1946.[2]
Career
[edit]Glenwright was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman" in regards to his approach to acting work.[3]
He started his theatre career in the late 1940s,[4] and started moving into television roles in the mid-1950s, primarily appearing in serials and telemovies.
Glenwright's theatre credits include The Removalists, The Rivals, The Homecoming, King Lear, Carnival!, Man of La Mancha and The Day After the Fair. While acting for the New England Travelling Playhouse, Glenwright was also tour manager for their schools tour of New South Wales.[5]
He appeared in numerous television series including Bellbird, Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police. He played the regular role of Hubbard in Class of '74 from 1974 to 1975. He had a recurring role as Arthur Partridge in Number 96 from 1975 to 1976. He also appeared as Detective Inspector Harry King in King’s Men from 1975 to 1980. He then starred as Sergeant Vic Brown on Carson's Law from 1983 to 1984.
His film credits include Eureka Stockade (1949), The Shiralee (1957), Inn of the Damned (1975) and The Dove (1974) – the latter alongside Gregory Peck.[5]
Glenwright also appeared in documentaries and short films, as well as having extensive radio experience, both on the ABC and in commercial radio. Additionally, he had his own televised puppet show, and sang with the Italian Opera Company.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Three in One | Alex | Anthology film (segment: The City) |
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Pete | Feature film |
| 1957 | One for the Road | Short film | |
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Sid | Feature film |
| 1967 | Journey Out of Darkness | Bartender | Feature film |
| 1974 | The Dove | Darwin Harbour Master | Feature film |
| 1975 | Inn of the Damned | Squire Grimstead | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Trial of Madeleine Smith | TV play | |
| 1959 | The Seagull | Soriun | TV play |
| Hamlet | The Gravedigger | TV play | |
| They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful | TV play | ||
| Misery Me | Carlo Bambas | TV play | |
| 1959; 1960 | Whiplash | Petey Hibberd / Carthy | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | Stormy Petrel | Robert Campbell | 1 episode |
| The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day | Charlie Gibson | TV play[6] | |
| The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (The General Motors Hour) | Dr Lloyd Angell | TV play | |
| 1961 | The Sergeant from Burralee | Captain Alcot | TV play |
| Traveller Without Luggage | Butler | TV film | |
| 1962 | Manhaul | Dinny McQuade | TV play |
| Telestory | Narrator | Episode: "They're a Weird Mob" | |
| 1963 | Consider Your Verdict | Herbert Pomeroy | 1 episode |
| Ballad for One Gun | Superintendent Hare | TV play | |
| The Hungry Ones | Captain Thomas Gilbert | 2 episodes | |
| Tribunal | William Kidd | 1 episode | |
| The Tempest | Stephano | TV play | |
| 1964 | I Have Been Here Before | Sam Shipley | TV play |
| The Adventurers | Speedboat Driver | 3 episodes | |
| The One That Got Away | Anthony Leach | TV play | |
| The Stranger | Lord Mayor | 1 episode | |
| 1964–1974 | Homicide | Peter Mason / Arnold Stone / Dr Miller / John Healy | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | My Brother Jack | Bostock | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Be Our Guest | Grandpa | |
| Nice Widow at Quinto | The Conductor | TV play | |
| 1967 | You Can't See 'Round Corners | 1 episode | |
| Hunter | Oscar | 3 episodes | |
| Contrabandits | 1 episode | ||
| 1968 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Coombes | 1 episode |
| The Battlers | Bongo Byrne | 5 episodes | |
| 1969 | Riptide | Plenderfeith | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Mrs. Finnegan | Dobson | 1 episode |
| 1970–1974 | Division 4 | Eric Anderson / Norman Adams / Paul McBride | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Behind the Legend | Season 1, episode 7: "C. Y. O'Connor" | |
| 1973 | Boney | Sgt Carter | 1 episode |
| Spyforce | Brigadier Barton | 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Things That Go Bump in the Night | Charlie | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| Escape from Singapore | TV documentary film | ||
| 1974–1975 | Class of '74 | Hubbard | 382 episodes |
| 1974; 1976 | Matlock Police | Sean Ashe / Johnstone | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots | TV special | |
| 1975–1976 | Number 96 | Arthur Partridge | 10 episodes |
| 1975–1980 | King's Men | Detective Inspector Harry King | 14 episodes |
| 1977 | Pig in a Poke | 1 episode | |
| Say You Want Me | TV film | ||
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | Mr Benson | 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Young Doctors | Jack Collis | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Harry Brent | |
| 1983–1984 | Carson's Law | Sgt Vic Brown | 135 episodes |
Stage
[edit]Radio
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Explorers | ||
| 1955 | Friday the 13th | Erik | |
| Dangerous Assignment | Hugo Pt 2 (Singapore) | Episodes: "Sandakan, Borneo", "Singapore", "Tibet" with Grace Gibson Productions[9] | |
| The Clock | George | Episodes: "Ghost Story", "Only Death is Timeless", "Deadlier than the Male"[10] | |
| 1956 | T-Men | Tax Agent Jack Ketch | Episodes: "The Case of the Loving Blonde", "The Case of the Bleeding Gold", "The Case of the Subfor Approach" |
| 1957 | Captain Carvallo | Private Gross | NC-CN & 4QR[11] |
| 1960 | The Quiet Stranger | Old John | [12] |
| 1961 | Passage of the Tangmar | Captain Goddard | |
| 1979 | The Drowned Phoenician Sailor | Shop Stewart | ABC Radio Sydney[4] |
Death
[edit]Glenwright died on 25 May 1985, aged 67 in Sydney, New South Wales.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Gordon Glenwright (2 May 1996) Oral History Part 1". Amplify. 2 May 1996.
- ^ "'Tradesman-like' actor plays down glamour". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 646. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 April 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 3 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "Gordon Glenwright theatre credits". AusStage.
- ^ a b c "The Day After the Fair". Theatregold.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (19 October 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays – The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day". Filmink.
- ^ "Hilarious Comedy In Hew Theatre Royal Play". The Mercury, Hobart. 22 January 1951.
- ^ "Suddenly at Home". Theatregold.
- ^ "Gordon Glenwright".
- ^ "The Clock".
- ^ "Vol. 19 No. 7 (16 February 1957)".
- ^ "Aus 110 - the Quiet Stranger".