New Zealand-born Australian actor
Peter Gwynne
Born 22 September 1929 Died 17 November 2011 (aged 82)[ 1] Nationality New Zealander Australian Occupation Actor Spouse Cecily Polson Children Amanda Gwynne[ 1]
Peter Gwynne (22 September 1929 – 17 November 2011) was a New Zealand -born Australian television actor who was also known for voice-over work.
Career
Born in New Zealand, Gwynne was a well-recognised character actor, appearing in many of the significant television productions of the 1970s onwards, including Cop Shop , Boney , Division 4 , Homicide , Matlock Police , Flying Doctors , Return to Eden , A Country Practice and many more.
He is best remembered internationally as Bill McMaster, Stephanie Harper's General Manager at Harper Mining in both the 1983 mini-series and the 1986 series of Return to Eden .
Personal life
Peter Gwynne was married to actress Cecily Polson . Peter's mother (Dorothy Wall) was born in Springwood, New South Wales and moved to NZ after she married Dr. Frank Gwynne from Christchurch [citation needed ] . Peter last resided at Lane Cove in Sydney, New South Wales. He died on 17 November 2011, aged 82.
Filmography
Films
Television
Year
Film
Role
Type
1970
Delta
Len Reeves
TV series, 2 episodes
1970-71
Dynasty
Frank Benson
TV series, 2 episodes
1970-73
Division 4
Mal White / Doug Cooper / Detective Sergeant ‘Frenchy’ Renaud / Hayden Beck
TV series, 4 episodes
1970-74
Homicide
Geoff Adams / Detective Sergeant Ken Davidson / Detective Sergeant Norm Turner / Roger Hamilton / Peter Walters / Joe
TV series, 8 episodes
1971
Dead Men Running
Miniseries, 2 episodes
1971
The Thursday Creek Mob
TV series, 3 episodes
1971
Not Only But Also: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore in Australia
Various characters
Miniseries, 2 episodes
1972
The Far Country
Jack Dorman
TV series, 6 episodes
1972
Boney
Tim Thursley
TV series, 1 episode
1972
Behind the Legend
TV series
1973
Ryan
Raymond Fitch
TV series, 1 episode
1973
Tournai Elephant Boy
Rick Madison
TV series, 1 episode
1973
The Evil Touch
John Quentin / Roger Carlye
TV series, 2 episodes
1973
Seven Little Australians
Mr Hassal
TV series, 4 episodes
1974
This Love Affair
Ian Roarke
TV series
1974
Castaway
Sergeant Holt
TV series, 13 episodes
1974
Behind the Legend
TV series, 1 episode
1974
Out of Love
Miniseries, 1 episode
1975-76
Matlock Police
Detective Sergeant Jack Maloney
TV series
1976
The Emigrants
Les Nicholls
TV series, 1 episode
1976-77
Moynihan
Minister
TV series, 11 episodes
1978
Against the Wind
Francis Mulvane
Miniseries
1983
Return to Eden
Bill McMaster
Miniseries
1984
Mother and Son
Uncle Tom
TV series Episode: The Funeral [ 2]
1984
Bodyline
Oxlade
Miniseries, 2 episodes
1986
Return to Eden
Bill McMaster
TV series
1991
Track Record: The Story of Australia’s Railways
[ 2]
1992
G.P.
Sid Graham
TV series Episode: A Very Suburban Coup
1994-95
Over the Hill
Pat the Poet
TV series
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