Maurie Fields

Maurice Fields (born Maurice Sheil, 4 August 1926 – 18 December 1995)[1] was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian.

Maurie Fields
Born
Maurice Sheil

4 August 1926
Manly, New South Wales.
Died18 December 1995(1995-12-18) (aged 69)
Melbourne, Australia.
Other namesMaurice Fields
Occupations
  • Vaudevillian performer
  • actor
  • comedian
Years active1967-1995
Spouse(s)Dorothy Field, Val Jellay (1960–95)
Children4 including Marty Fields

Career

Fields became a well-known face on television first thanks to his comic sketches on live programs like Sunnyside Up and later dramatic roles as the conniving John Quinney in ABC TV's Bellbird. He also featured in many soap operas on commercial television, including Cop Shop, The Box, Prisoner (a small part playing crooked screw Leonard "Len" Murphy, and he had previously played two smaller parts in the show) and publican Vic Buckley in The Flying Doctors. He was also a regular as Fred Farrell in situation comedy series Bobby Dazzler (1977) and did regular comedy segments on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

He was also the editor of the jokes pages of the Australasian Post magazine for many years, a role continued by his son Marty after Maurie's passing. He appeared in retro-capture with his son Marty, in the Hey Hey reunions.

Selected filmography

Television

Personal life and Logie Honor

Fields was the son of an accountant and married twice. His first wife was Dorothy, and they had three children: Lorraine, Eileen and Alan. He then married the comedian and actress Val Jellay, who also portrayed his screen wife in The Flying Doctors. They played publicans Vic and Nancy Buckley. He was the father of comedian Marty Fields.

He died on 18 December 1995, from a heart attack, and became the first actor to be posthumously inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. That honor was accepted at the awards ceremony in his name by his widow and long-time acting partner, Val Jellay.[2]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[3]
The Great Aussie Joke
(with Shane Bourne)
  • Released: 1988
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Hammard (HAM 186)
-
Cheers!
  • Released: December 1990
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Virgin (AZMF 001)
81
At His Best
  • Released: 1990
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Virgin (VOZCD 2057)

Charting singles

List of charting singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[3]
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" 1990 149 Cheers

References

  1. "Prisoner Cell Block H Escapees - Maurie Fields". www.thateden.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2002.
  2. McColl Jones, Mike (1999), And Now Here’s..., Aerospace Publications, Canberra, pp. 102 & 103.
  3. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 3 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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