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Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926)

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Alastair Duncan
Born1926
Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Died3 August 2005 (aged 79)[1]
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years activelate 1940s-2002

Alastair Duncan, (1926 - 3 August 2005)[1] also credited as Alistair Duncan, was an English-born actor, playwright, producer and director. He was best known for his work as an actor in radio, but also in theatre and television in series and TV movies, both in his native England, Australia and the United States.[1]

Biography

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Duncan was accepted in to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16, before joining the British army, which saw him posted to various international locations,whilst with the army he served with the entertainment unit He worked for the BBC reportory company after being demobilised.

He had a long career in performance, particularly in Australia. He appeared in numerous theatre roles starting in 1951.[2] He played Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to largely but not exclusively school student audiences at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1951/1952. He performed in Broadway, New York in the play Under Milk Wood.[3]

Duncan was chairman of Australian Theatre for Young People when its first committee was formed in 1963[4] He became the director of the Marian Street Theatre later in his career.[1]

He starred in the Australian Broadcasting Commission radio series Dr Paul as a voice actor.[5] Later in his career, Duncan appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Role Type
1959 Lady in Danger Andy Meade TV movie
1959 A Tongue in Silver TV movie
1961 La Boheme TV movie
1961 The Big Client Dave Mason TV movie
1962 Land of Smiles Sou-Chong TV movie
1962 Funnel Web Paul Charlton TV movie
1964 A Season in Hell Paul Verlaine TV movie
1964 The Four-Poster Michael TV movie
1964 I Have Been Here Before Dr Gortler TV movie
1969 Voyage Out Eddy TV movie
1971 Demonstrator Ted Pacard
1972 The Survivor TV movie
1972 The Money Game TV movie
1972 Robinson Crusoe Voice Animated TV movie
1972 The Prince and the Pauper Voice Animated TV movie
1972 Yeoman and the Guard TV movie
1972 Travels of Marco Polo Voice Animated TV movie
1972 The Virgin Fellas Hoffnung (voice) Animated TV movie
1973 Around the World in Eighty Days Phileas Fogg (voice) Animated TV movie
1973 Kidnapped Voice Animated TV movie
1973 The Swiss Family Robinson Voice Animated TV movie
1973 The Black Arrow Voice Animated TV movie
1973 The Gentlemen of Titipu Voice Animated TV movie
1975 The Mysterious Land Voice Animated TV movie
1975 Ivanhoe Voice Animated TV movie
1976 The Africans Narrator TV movie
1977 A Journey to the Center of the Earth Voice TV movie
1977 Moby-Dick Voice Animated TV movie
1978 From the Earth to the Moon Voice Animated TV movie
1979 The First Christmas Voice TV short film
1982 Heatwave American Speaker Feature film
1983 On the Run Mr. Jabert Feature film
1984 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Jim (voice) Animated TV movie
1984 Fast Talking School Inspector Feature film
1984 A Test of Love Hopgood
1985 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Voice Animated TV movie
1988 Classic Adventure Stories: Robinson Crusoe Film
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes Voice Animated TV movie
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Voice Animated TV movie
1996 Camelot Voice Animated TV movie

Television

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Title Year Role Type
1953 El Alamein Uncredited
1960 Stormy Petrel Various TV miniseries
1962 The Patriots Captain Robinson TV miniseries
1963 Time Out Interviewer TV series
1964 A Season in Hell Paul Verlaine TV miniseries
1963-64 Tribunal Interviewer TV series
1968 Hunter Tamas Spivak/Marriott TV series
1968 Contrabandits 3 roles TV series
1969 I've Married A Bachelor Joe Garibaldi TV series
1969 Riptide Harry TV series
1969 Division 4 Jack Parsons TV series
1970 The Link Men TV series
1967-71 Homicide Various - 4 roles TV series
1972 Number 96 Vernon Saville TV series
1972 Elephant Boy Jaffne TV series
1976 Shannon's Mob TV series
1981 Holiday Island Tom Ballantyne TV series
1981-83 Cop Shop 2 roles TV series
1982-83 A Country Practice Mr. Bourke TV series
1987 Vietnam Ambassador Anderson TV miniseries
1988 Rafferty's Rules Rex Jacobi TV series
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Doctor TV miniseries
1988 True Believers Sir William Owen TV miniseries
1991 Ring of Scorpio Mr. Watts TV miniseries
1992 Six Pack Meir TV series
1995 Echo Point Magistrate TV series
1993-98 Australia's Most Wanted Narrator TV series
1998 A Difficult Woman Honour De Grasse TV miniseries
1990 / 2002 Home and Away Antonio Lucini / Judge Williamson TV series

Theatre

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As actor

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Title Year Role Type
1951-52 A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck Theatre Royal, Adelaide
1957 Under Milk Wood Mog Edwards, The Guide Book, Lord Cut-Glass, Utah Watkins Broadway
1962 Beyond the Fringe Phillip Street Theatre
1964 Season In Hell Paul Verlaine ABC Television Studios
1965 Two Plays (in rehearsal) Independent Theatre
1965 The Representative University of NSW Old Tote Theatre
1965 The Fire on the Snow (in rehearsal) Independent Theatre
1966 The Deadly Game Independent Theatre
1966 A Far Country Independent Theatre
1966 Luv Phillip Street Theatre
1974 The Chinese Prime Minister Actor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1975 Irma La Douce Marian Street Theatre
1975 The Cool Duenna Actor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1976 The Formation Dancers Actor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1976 Cole Actor (also director) Marian Street Theatre
1980 The Breadwinner Charles Marian Street Theatre

As writer / director

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Title Year Role Type
1965 The Servant of Two Masters Director Hurstville Civic Centre, Mosman Town Hall, Parramatta Town Hall & Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall
1968 The Runaway Steamboat Director Australia Hall, Adelaide
1968 The Dragon's Holiday Director / playwright Phillip Street Theatre & Westfield Hornsby
1968 The Emperor's Nightingale Adaptor / director Phillip Street Theatre
1969 The Barber and the Donkey Playwright Westfield Hornsby
1969 Treasure Island Director University of NSW Parade Theatre
1969 Dick Whittington Director / music & lyrics University of NSW Parade Theatre
1970 The Prince and The Firebird Director University of NSW Parade Theatre
1971 Remarkable Handcart Director University of NSW Parade Theatre
1971 The Mystery of Stanley Barlingbone Playwright University of NSW Parade Theatre
1972 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor Director / playwright University of NSW Parade Theatre
1972 Blop Goes the Weazel Director University of NSW Parade Theatre
1973 The Dragon's Holiday Playwright Bailey Hall, Chatswood
1973 The Emperor's Nightingale Adaptor Bailey Hall, Chatswood
1973 The Dragon, The Donkey and The Nightingale Adaptor / director / playwright Bailey Hall, Chatswood
1973 Blithe Spirit Director Playhouse Canberra
1974 Cowardy Custard Director Playhouse Canberra & Marian Street Theatre
1974 Don't Listen Ladies! Director Marian Street Theatre
1974 Home and Beauty Director Marian Street Theatre & Playhouse Canberra
1974 The Chinese Prime Minister Director (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1975 Semi-Detached Director Marian Street Theatre
1975 The Cool Duenna Director (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1975 The Sunshine Boys Director Marian Street Theatre
1975 On Monday Next Director Marian Street Theatre
1976 I Do! I Do! Director Marian Street Theatre
1976 The Formation Dancers Director (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1976 Dry Run Director Marian Street Theatre
1976 Cole Director (also actor) Marian Street Theatre
1976 Getting On Director Marian Street Theatre
1977 Something's Afoot Director Marian Street Theatre
1977 The Happy Hunter Director Marian Street Theatre
1977 Away Match Director Marian Street Theatre
1977 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 Edith Piaf Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 Journey's End Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 What Every Woman Knows Director Marian Street Theatre
1978 A Lad 'n' His Lamp Director Marian Street Theatre
1979 Ten Times Table Director Marian Street Theatre
1979 Fanny Director Marian Street Theatre
1979 The Druid's Rest DIrector Marian Street Theatre
1979 Seesaw Dialect Coach Marian Street Theatre
1980 Rum for your Money Director Marian Street Theatre
1980 Shock! Director Marian Street Theatre ]
1980 Family Circles Director Marian Street Theatre
1980 Kiss Me, Kate Director Marian Street Theatre

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Radio

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Title Year Role Type
1952 Jemmy Green in Australia Jemmy ABC Radio Sydney
1979 Amphitryon 38 Mercury ABC Radio Sydney
1979 The Fire on the Snow Narrator ABC Radio Sydney
1979 A Wicked Pack of Cards Sheik Kamal ABC Radio Sydney
1979 What Price Glory? Captain Flagg ABC Radio Sydney

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Alastair Duncan".
  3. ^ "Alistair Duncan "Under Milk Wood" (Oct 15, 1957 – Nov 16, 1957)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr Paul (Episode 4626) – Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ "AusStage".
  8. ^ "AusStage".
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