Wynn Roberts (actor)
Wynn Roberts (born 1923/1924 – 24 August 2021)[1] credited also as Wyn Roberts and Wynne Roberts, was an Australian radio, stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 film and television productions between the early 1950s and 2001. He appeared in numerous TV plays and also featured in TV miniseries over a career spanning 50 years.
Wynn Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923/1924 |
| Died | 24 August 2021 (aged 97) Tanja, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Wyn Roberts, Wynne Roberts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947-2001 |
His television credits include Homicide, Prisoner, Special Squad, Neighbours, The Flying Doctors, Police Rescue, A Country Practice and Wildside. He is also known for his role as Sergeant Bumpher in the 1975 film classic Picnic at Hanging Rock.[2][3] He was also a leading stage actor, starting from the late 1940s.[4]
He worked for a number of years in radio.[5]
A 1965 article called him "one of the best and most versatile actors left in Australia - probably the best in Melbourne".[6]
He died on 24 August 2021 in Tanja, New South Wales, aged 97.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The True Story of Spit MacPhee | ||
| 1982 | Fighting Back | Feature film | |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Sergeant Caxton | Film |
| 1977 | Listen to the Lion | Hunter | Short film |
| 1975 | Born to Run | Feature film | |
| 1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Sergeant Bumpher | Feature film |
| 1974 | Essington | Feature film | |
| 1972 | Flashpoint | Foxy | Feature film |
| 1972 | The Survivor | Feature film | |
| 1968 | Cobwebs in Concrete | Dan Fenner | TV play |
| 1966 | Ticket to Nowhere | TV play | |
| 1966 | Should the Woman Pay | Gerald Henderson | TV play |
| 1966 | The Tape Recorder | Voice of Novelist | TV play |
| 1966 | Romanoff and Juliet | Romanoff | TV play |
| 1965 | Moby Dick - Rehearsed[7] | Ahab | TV play |
| 1965 | Macbeth[8] | Macbeth | TV play |
| 1965 | A Time to Speak | Gilly (the Doctor) | TV film |
| 1964 | A Man for All Seasons | Sir Thomas More | TV play |
| 1964 | The Physicists | Mobius | TV play |
| 1964 | Everyman | Death | TV play |
| 1964 | Corruption in the Palace of Justice | Counsellor Enzi | TV Film |
| 1962 | Light me a Lucifer | Bill | TV film |
| 1962 | Murder in the Cathedral | TV ilm | |
| 1962 | Manhaul | Charles Forrester | TV film |
| 1962 | The Hobby Horse | Billy | TV play |
| 1962 | Shadow of Heroes | Laszlo Rajk | TV play |
| 1961 | The Lady from the Sea | The Stranger | TV film |
| 1961 | Burst of Summer | Clinton Hunter | TV play |
| 1961 | Hedda Gabler | Eilert Lovborg | TV play |
| 1960 | Macbeth | Banquo | Film |
| 1960 | Uncle Martino | Trulla | TV play |
| 1960 | Heart Attack | Dr Rutherford | TV play |
| 1959 | Treason | TV play | |
| 1959 | Last Call | TV play | |
| 1958 | Killer in Close-Up | TV play | |
| 1958 | Symphonie Pastorale | Pastor Etieene | TV play |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildside | TV series | ||
| Neighbours | TV series | ||
| Police Rescue | TV series | ||
| The Flying Doctors | TV series | ||
| A Country Practice | TV series | ||
| Special Squad | TV series | ||
| Homicide | TV series | ||
| 2001 | The Farm | Miniseries | |
| 1996 | Sun on the Stubble | TV series | |
| 1993 | Snowy | TV series | |
| 1988 | The Last Resort | TV series | |
| 1987 | The Petrov Affair | Miniseries | |
| 1986 | Sword of Honour | Miniseries | |
| 1986 | Whose Baby | Miniseries | |
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Miniseries | |
| 1984 | Waterfront | Miniseries | |
| 1980-81 | Prisoner: Cell Block H | TV series | |
| 1967 | Sergeant Musgrave's Dance | Sergeant Musgrave | TV series |
| 1962-64 | Consider Your Verdict | TV series |
References
- "Obituary: Wynn Roberts".
- "Wyn Roberts". BFI.
- "Wyn Roberts". www.aveleyman.com.
- "Prisoner scores a double treat". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 24 September 1980. p. 21 (Your TV Magazine). Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- "On the Grapevine". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 17 November 1956. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- "No dents in Rogues? armour". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
- "'Macbeth' on camera". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 8 September 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.