Fred Parslow

Frederick Henry Parslow AM (14 August 1932 – 26 January 2017) was an Australian actor, who appeared in film, television and theatre.

For the Victoria Cross recipient, see Frederick Daniel Parslow.

Fred Parslow

AM
Born(1932-08-14)14 August 1932
Died26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 84)
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1953-2000
EmployerMelbourne Theatre Company
Spouse
Joan Harris
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(m. 1961; died 2016)​

Acting career

Parslow was notable in several film and TV roles, with parts in internationally successful TV soap opera's The Sullivans and Neighbours and was active in theatre, having served as a member of the Melbourne Theatre Company for nearly thirty years, joining the company when it was founded in 1953, known then the Union Theatre Repertory Company, and making his first performance with in a touring production of Twelfth Night[1]

Whilst a dominant figure on the Melbourne theatre scene, Parslow was generally reluctant to take on television roles. He made television appearances in the 1960s, in comedy and variety sketches with theatre colleagues on The Ray Taylor Show and In Melbourne Tonight. Minor roles included Crawford Productions staples Bluey, Skyways, and Cop Shop.[2]

Parslow's also featured in several TV miniseries and TV films with roles in Against the Wind and The Humpty Dumpty Man

Parslow's cameo film roles included Alvin Purple (1973) as Alvin's father, and Peter Weir's 1977 film The Last Wave as Reverend Burton.[3]

Honours and personal life

Parslow was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987, for service to the performing arts.[4]

In 1961, Parslow married actress Joan Harris, who also acted at the Melbourne Theatre Company, she predeceased him by five months in September 2016 [5]

Filmography

References
  1. "Vale Fred Parslow". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. "Every man has his price". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 33. Australia. 3 February 1982. p. 91. Retrieved 5 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff; Bertrand, Ina, eds. (1999). The Oxford Companion to Australian film. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195537971.
  4. "PARSLOW, Frederick Henry". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. Gurr, Michael. "Actress inspired and provoked generations of talent". The Age.


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