Paul Karo
Paul Karo (born c. 1935) is a New Zealand-born Australian former actor of Moroccan Jewish descent, best known for his role in telefilms and TV series including as Lee Whiteman in the 1970s television soap opera The Box. In 1967 he received the Best Actor for 1966 award (the "Erik") from Melbourne theatre critics for his role in A Lily for Little India.[1] In 1976 he won the Best Australian Actor category at the Logie Awards.[2]
Paul Karo | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1935 (age 87–88) New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–1999 |
Other TV credits include: Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Prisoner, The Sullivans, Special Squad, Phoenix and SeaChange. An early television role was in Quiet Night in 1961.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
| Tragedy in a Temporary Town (TV movie) | 1959 | Raphael Infante |
| OutPost (TV movie) | 1959 | Flight Sgt. Steve McCudden |
| Uncle Martino (TV movie) | 1960 | Silvio |
| Quiet Night (TV movie) | 1961 | Russell Keane |
| Boy Round the Corner (TV movie) | 1962 | Gerry Lacey |
| Consider Your Verdict (TV series) | 1962 | Hugh Bartel |
| A Piece of Ribbon (TV movie) | 1963 | |
| And the Big Men Fly (TV movie) | 1963 | Wally Sloss |
| Duet: The Face at the Club House Door and How Do You Spell Matrimony (TV movie) | 1965 | |
| The Magic Boomerang (TV series) | 1965 | 2 roles: Johnson - Oswald III - Whitey the Postman |
| Plain Jane (TV movie) | 1966 | |
| Adventures of the Seaspray (TV series) | 1966 | Criminal |
| The Long Arm (TV series) | 1970 | Gregory Watson |
| Demonstrator | 1971 | Charles East |
| Division 4 | 1969-1972 | 3 character roles: Bert Sweeney - Harry Sullivan - Jimmy Hansen |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1971-1973 | 3 character roles: Brendon Parker Smith - David Shannessy - Kevin Harrison |
| Homicide (TV series) | 3 character roles: Alan Maddern - Carl Warren Lee - Club Customer | |
| The Box (film version) | 1975 | Lee Whiteman |
| The Box (TV series) | 1974-1975 (193 episodes) | Lee Whiteman |
| The Lion's Share (TV movie) | 1978 | |
| Case for the Defence (TV legal drama series) | 1978 | Doctor Brian Marks |
| The Sullivans (TV series) | 1978 | Reverent Roland |
| Skyways (TV series) | 1979 | Brett Miles |
| Cop Shop (TV series) | 1980-1981 | 3 character roles: Percy Bradford - Graham Jordon - Norman Lyons |
| Prisoner (also known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block Hand Caged Woman) | 1981-1984 | Detective Inspector Rouse |
| Special Squad (TV series) | 1984 | Scaffer - Skinny |
| Carson's Law (TV series) | 1983-1984 | 3 character roles: Allan - Giles D.Albert - Charles McMillan |
| Golden Pennies (TV series) | 1985 | Marcel |
| A Thousand Skies (TV miniseries) | 1985 | English Director |
| ANZACS (TV miniseries) | 1985 | Doctor |
| Death of a Soldier | 1986 | Opposition MP |
| My Brother Tom (TV miniseries) | 1986 | Chemist |
| Sword of Honour (TV miniseries) | 1986 | Godfrey |
| Nancy Wake (TV miniseries) | 1987 | Commissioner |
| A Cry in the Dark | 1988 | Lecturer |
| Phoenix (TV series) | 1993 | Ted McKinnon |
| Paperback Romance | 1994 | Defence Lawyer |
| Janus (TV series) | 1995 | Mr. Hoy |
| Blue Heelers | 1994 | Dr. Fielding |
| Good Guys, Bad Guys (TV series) | 1997 | Joe Tyson |
| SeaChange (TV series) | 1998 | Dr. Ashcombe |
| M.U.G.E.N | 1999 | Video Game |
References
- 'Actors Named', Melbourne Age 21 March 1967 p. 6
- Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: 1974-1977 Logie Awards". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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