Syd Conabere | |
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Born | Sydney Leicester Conabere, 8 July 1918 Footscray, Victoria Australia |
Died | (aged 90) Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | Film and television 1957–2002, theatre 1938–1989 |
Spouse | Elizabeth "Betty" Howden (m. 1945) |
Children | Prudence, Sally |
Sydney Leicester Conabere (8 July 1918 – 15 July 2008) was an Australian actor. He was notable for his work in theatre, film and television drama in a career spanning more than fifty years. In 1962 Conabere won the Logie award for Best Actor, for his performance in the television play The One Day of the Year. [1] He worked prolifically as a stage actor from 1938 to 1989, particularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company [2] [3] and Melbourne Little Theatre, sharing the stage (and applause) with Irene Mitchell in, for example, Lilian Hellman's The Little Foxes. [4]
Conabere had an extensive career as a character actor from the 1950s to the 2000s, [2] regularly appearing in popular Australian television serials, including Emergency, Matlock Police and Homicide. He worked for a short period in the United Kingdom, appearing in the drama serials Z Cars and Sherlock Holmes, [5] the comedy Please Sir!, and in the crime film Man of Violence. [6]
In the 1980s Conabere reached a wider international audience, making occasional appearances in two long running Australian soap operas, in Neighbours as Dan Ramsay [7] and as Doug Palmer in Sons and Daughters. [8] [9]
Sydney Conabere died in Sydney, Australia on 15 July 2008, aged 90. [2]
Syd Conabere | |
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Born | Sydney Leicester Conabere, 8 July 1918 Footscray, Victoria Australia |
Died | (aged 90) Sydney, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | Film and television 1957–2002, theatre 1938–1989 |
Spouse | Elizabeth "Betty" Howden (m. 1945) |
Children | Prudence, Sally |
Sydney Leicester Conabere (8 July 1918 – 15 July 2008) was an Australian actor. He was notable for his work in theatre, film and television drama in a career spanning more than fifty years. In 1962 Conabere won the Logie award for Best Actor, for his performance in the television play The One Day of the Year. [1] He worked prolifically as a stage actor from 1938 to 1989, particularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company [2] [3] and Melbourne Little Theatre, sharing the stage (and applause) with Irene Mitchell in, for example, Lilian Hellman's The Little Foxes. [4]
Conabere had an extensive career as a character actor from the 1950s to the 2000s, [2] regularly appearing in popular Australian television serials, including Emergency, Matlock Police and Homicide. He worked for a short period in the United Kingdom, appearing in the drama serials Z Cars and Sherlock Holmes, [5] the comedy Please Sir!, and in the crime film Man of Violence. [6]
In the 1980s Conabere reached a wider international audience, making occasional appearances in two long running Australian soap operas, in Neighbours as Dan Ramsay [7] and as Doug Palmer in Sons and Daughters. [8] [9]
Sydney Conabere died in Sydney, Australia on 15 July 2008, aged 90. [2]