Trevor Kent
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Trevor Kent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1940 Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 4 November 1989 (aged 49) Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Television and theatre actor |
Trevor Kent (24 April 1940 – 4 November 1989) was an Australian actor, director, playwright, and singer.
Early life and education
[edit]Trevor Kent was born on 24 April 1940.[1]
Kent initially worked as a primary-school teacher, teaching for three years in Nambour and Buderim in Queensland while acting in amateur theatre groups.
He moved to Sydney to train as an actor with the Independent Drama School in the early 1960s, supporting himself during this time with teaching. [citation needed]
Career
[edit]After training, he worked as an actor, director, playwright, and singer.[1]
In Sydney, he understudied the role of Rolfe in the Tivoli Theatre's production of The Sound of Music, and acted in Becket and Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad with the Independent.[2]
After two years in Sydney, he emigrated to the UK and spent ten years there.[2] In the UK, Kent worked with director Bil Keating and later with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
On returning to Sydney in 1974, Kent played Frank'N'Furter in a stage production of The Rocky Horror Show.[citation needed]
Several appearances on Australian television followed, including roles in Rush, The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Carson's Law. He moved to Melbourne in 1984, and in 1984–1985, appeared in television soap opera Prisoner as the villainous Frank Burke for several months.
Death
[edit]Kent, who was gay, learned he was HIV positive in the mid-1980s and at that time volunteered as a carer for people living with HIV and AIDS. He was public about his HIV status and directed two theatre productions for Out Theatre Company that addressed HIV and AIDS. One of these, Unnatural Acts, toured pubs, theatres, and colleges in Melbourne and Sydney.[citation needed]
Kent continued to work with the theatre group until a few weeks before his death in 1989 as a result of HIV. His final acting appearance was a scene with Meryl Streep in the film A Cry in the Dark (1988).[citation needed]
He died on 4 November 1989.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Straight Enough | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) | Bomb Scare Policeman | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Theatre Date | Giles Cadwallader | TV series, 1 episode: "The Man Most Likely to ..." |
| 1971 | Scene | Shop assistant | TV series documentary, 1 episode: "Mates" |
| BBC Play of the Month | Yakov, servant | TV series, 1 episode: "Platonov" | |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Allister McConnell | TV series, 1 episode |
| Rush | Vinnie | TV series, 1 episode: "McKellar R.I.P." | |
| 1978 | Case for the Defence | The Rabbi | TV series, 1 episode: "The Man Who Died Twice" |
| 1981 | Sporting Chance | Eddie | TV series, 1 episode: "Eating Dirt" |
| 1981–83 | Cop Shop | Frank Gilmore | TV series, 3 episodes: "Episode #1.281", "Episode #1.282" and "Episode #1.500" |
| 1982 | Der schwarze Bumerang | Richard Duffy | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1983 / 1984 | Carson's Law | George Royston / Simpkins | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Doggy Barker | TV series, 1 episode: "Easy Street" |
| 1984–85 | Prisoner | Frank Burke | TV series, 33 episodes |
| 1985 | Colour in the Creek | Brother Paul | TV series, 2 episodes: "Return to Coorumbong Creek" & "Gold Fever" |
Theatre
[edit]His plays and performances on stage include:[1][3]
As actor
[edit]As writer / director
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue / company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Unnatural Acts | Director | Universal Theatre, Melbourne with Out Theatre Company |
| 1990 | No Thrills No Spills | Playwright | Footscray Community Arts Centre |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Trevor Kent". AusStage.
- ^ a b Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz, Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 123
- ^ "Search | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust".
External links
[edit]- Trevor Kent at IMDb
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male musical theatre actors
- Australian male soap opera actors
- 1940 births
- 1989 deaths
- Australian gay actors
- AIDS-related deaths in Australia
- Infectious disease deaths in Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 20th-century Australian male singers
- 20th-century Australian LGBTQ people