Frank Wilson
Biography
Frank Wilson was an Australian actor, musical comedy singer, director and television host whose career took in film, stage and television. Born in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote, he began acting in 1947 at the Tivoli in Melbourne. His best-known film work included Breaker Morant (1980), Money Movers (1978), Black Robe (1991) and Crackerjack (2002), while on stage he appeared in Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees and as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 2. He directed How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. On television he was the host of the talent show New Faces from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, winning a Logie Award for Best Compere in 1972, and he appeared in programs such as Changi, SeaChange, Blue Heelers and A Country Practice. David Williamson wrote the stage role of Frank in Travelling North with Wilson in mind. Wilson died in 2005.
81years old at death
- Born Northcote
- Died
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Frank Edward Wilson
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 24 years1978 to 2002
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A role that slipped away
David Williamson admired Wilson's Jock Riley in The Club, so he created the Frank part in Travelling North for him. Wilson played Frank on stage, but the film version went to Leo McKern.
Frank Wilson movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Bruce Beresford directed three of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Bruce Beresford
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Official profiles and reference pages.