Tommy Dysart
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Tommy Dysart | |
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Born | Thomas Gibson Dysart 24 December 1935 Victoria, Australia |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) |
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Years active | 1959[1]–2022 |
Thomas Gibson Dysart (24 December 1935 – 7 June 2022) was a Scottish-born Australian actor, known for his appearances on television dramas and comedies and in character roles in films and miniseries.
Early career
Dysart graduated from NIDA[2] in 1959, and started his career as a vocalist and performed in theatre.[1]
Film and TV roles
High-profile early roles included appearances in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Phoenix Five, and several roles in the Crawford Productions police drama series Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police and Cop Shop.
Dysart appeared briefly in the series
After this, Dysart continued in guest-starring television roles in drama series and situation comedies, and appeared in many feature films. His films included
Commercial advertisements
In the 1990s he appeared in a well-remembered television commercial advertisement for the
In the early 2000s he continued his Goggomobil persona advertising
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | Moby Dick - Rehearsed | TV movie | |
1965 | The Big Killing | Sergeant Bassett | TV movie |
1969 | It Takes All Kinds | Seaman | Feature film |
1972 | The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui | TV movie | |
1982 | The Man from Snowy River | Mountain Man | Feature film |
1982 | Next of Kin | Harry | Feature film |
1982 | The Clinic | Patient | Feature film |
1985 | Bliss | De Vere | Feature film |
1985 | I Live with Me Dad | Griffin | Feature film |
1986 | Sky Pirates | Bartender | Feature film |
1986 | The Big Hurt | Schwartz | Feature film |
1987 | Ground Zero | British Veteran | Feature film |
1988 | Backstage | Head Waiter - Reception | Feature film |
1988 | Georgia | Bystander | Feature film |
1990 | What the Moon Saw | Skip | Feature film |
1992 | Garbo | Bagpipes | Feature film |
1992 | Come Rain or Shine | Feature film (starred with son Kole Dysart) | |
1993 | Flynn (aka My Forgotten Man) | Macintosh | Feature film |
1993 | Body Melt | Sergeant | Feature film |
1994 | Metal Skin | Mr Graham | Feature film |
1995 | The Final Stage | Stinky Radford | Feature film |
1995 | Mushrooms | Wilson | Feature film |
1996 | River Street | Sergeant | Feature film |
1999 | Strange Fits of Passion | Taxi Driver | Feature film |
2000 | Wee Jimmy | Grandad | Short film |
2001 | Four Jacks | Lance | Feature film |
2002 | The Real Thing | Husband | Feature film |
2005 | The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello | Captain Otto H. Griswald (voice) | Animated short film |
2009 | Remembering Nigel | Tommy Dysart | Short film (starred with son Kole Dysart) |
2009 | Crazy in the Night | Jock | Short film |
2011 | Hands.Hands | Old Man | Short film |
2018 | A Thin Life | The Man | Feature film |
2019 | D'art | Self | Documentary film |
2021 | Frankly - A Life in the Circus | Self | Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Consider Your Verdict | Jack McLean | TV series, 1 episode |
1965 | The Stranger | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1968 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Andrews | TV series, 1 episode |
1969 | Division 4 | George Baker | TV series, 1 episode |
1970 | The Rovers | Butcher | TV series, 1 episode |
1970 | Phoenix Five | Gunfighter | TV series, 1 episode |
1971, 1973 | Matlock Police | Ted Woods / Abdul | TV series, 2 episodes |
1974 | Silent Number | Sand | TV series, 1 episode |
1975 | Behind the Legend | TV series, 1 episode | |
1964-75 | Homicide | George Hogan, Jeffrey Hodges, Anthony Scott, Angus Lawrence, Chris Doyle, Van Driver, Osman Rados, Neil Campbell, Nicolo Rogowski | TV series, 9 episodes |
1975 | Ben Hall | Haigh | TV series, 1 episode |
1975 | Luke's Kingdom | Lug | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1978 | The Truckies | TV series, 1 episode | |
1978 | Against the Wind | Settler / Travers / Drunken Rebel | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1979 | Skyways | Paddy McDonald | TV series, 1 episode |
1979 | The Sullivans | Fergus McCullough | TV series, 1 episode |
1980 | Young Ramsay | Paddy Rourke | TV series, 1 episode |
1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Hamish | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1980 | The Last Outlaw | Superintendent | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
1981 | Are You Being Served? | Kilted Customer | TV series, 1 episode |
1977-81 | Cop Shop | Dimonicus, Don Morgan, John Ford, Lawrence Peck | TV series, 7 episodes |
1980-82 | Prisoner | Jock Stewart |
TV series, 12 episodes |
1982 | Come Midnight Monday | Angus McPhee | TV series, 5 episodes |
1982 | Women of the Sun | Joe | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1983 | Carson's Law | Captain Robinson | TV series, 1 episode |
1983 | Infinity Limited | Henry | TV series, episode 15: The Big Lift |
1984 | Five Mile Creek | Trantor | TV series, 1 episode |
1984 | Special Squad | Scottie / Bingo Caller | TV series, 2 episodes |
1984 | Eureka Stockade | Tom Kennedy | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1985 | The Fast Lane | Neville | TV series, 1 episode |
1985 | Trapp, Wrinkle and Box | Various | TV series |
1985 | Zoo Family | McGregor | TV series, 1 episode |
1986 | Alice to Nowhere | Fighting Scotsman | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1986, 1987 | The Flyimg Doctors | Inspector Kevin Day / Simpson | TV series, 2 episodes |
1990 | Friday on My Mind | ||
1991 | Boys from the Bush | Nick | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | All Together Now |
Barkeeper | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Chances | Trevor Russell | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Kelly | Sgt Terry Blake | TV series, 2 episode |
1992 | Round the Twist | Bus Driver | TV series, 1 episode |
1992, 1993 | The Late Show | Goggomobile Man | TV series, 2 episodes |
1994 | Wedlocked | Marvin / Hot Dog Man | TV series, 4 episodes |
1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Mr Couch | TV series, 1 episode |
1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Athol Amoroso | TV series, 1 episode |
The Games |
Taxu Driver | TV series, 1 episode | |
1998 | State Coroner | Robeet Ash | TV series, 1 episode |
2000 | Blue Heelers | Jimmy Fong | TV series, season 7, 1 episode |
2001 | Neighbours | Fergus MacLeod | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | Pizza | 50s Pizza Couple | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | Something in the Air | Roy Suede | TV series, 2 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975-77 | The Rocky Horror Show | Narrator | Regent Palace Theatre, 458 performances |
Personal life
Dysart enjoyed a long personal and professional relationship with director and writer Frank Howson. They worked together on the films Backstage, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, What the Moon Saw, Flynn, Crime Time, The Final Stage, Lucky Country, and the award-winning short film Remembering Nigel, which also featured Dysart's wife and son Kole.
Dysart was married to actress Joan Brockenshire. On 18 February 2022, Dysart suffered a stroke and was taken to the
References
- ^ a b "Tommy Dysart".
- ^ "Cast of thousands cheers for NIDA's 50th birthday". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Sheer dartistry a-Goggo". www.theaustralian.com.au. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Review: 'D'art'". 25 June 2020.
- user-generated source]
- ^ "Vale Tommy Dysart 1935–2022". Shannons Club. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
- Tommy Dysart at IMDb
- Tommy Dysart discography at Discogs