Tony Martin (Australian actor)

Anthony Martin (born 1 January 1953) is an Australian actor.

Tony Martin
Born
Anthony Martin

(1953-01-01) January 1, 1953 (age 71)
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Spouses
  • Lucy Martin (divorced)
(m. 2003)
ChildrenJustin Martin

Career

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Martin is best known by Australian audiences for his portrayal of Detective Bill McCoy in the ABC's television series Wildside,[1] and to older audiences as Rev Bob Brown in the TV series E Street. He played Bill Southgate in Heartbreak High.

He has also gained much acclaim as his portrayal of notorious underworld figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith in the Australian miniseries Blue Murder.[2] He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1000 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in The Interview.[3]

Personal life

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He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003.[4] They later appeared alongside one another in HBO Asia's presentation of Serangoon Road. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Type
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Les Feature film
1985 Archer Stockrider TV movie
1986 Twelfth Night Police Officer Feature film
1988 The First Kangaroos Dan Frawley TV movie
Evil Angels Lincoln Kingston Feature film
1996 Parklands Cliff Feature film
1998 The Interview Detective Sergeant John Steele Feature film
2000 Blindman’s Bluff Jean Short film
The Shot Short film
At the Edge of the World The Husband Short film
Ariadne Don Lazic Short film
2001 The Big House Williams Short film
2003 Inspector Gadget 2 Dr Claw Feature film
The Forest Ben TV movie
2006 Bye Bye Tim Warwick Short film
Candy Jim Wyatt Feature film
2009 Closed for Winter John Mills Feature film
2010 Cropped Bax Short film
2011 Scumbus Luke Feature film
Blood Brothers Tony Gilham TV movie
2014 Healing Egan Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1965 The Mike Douglas Show Co-host TV series, 5 episodes
1978 Chopper Squad Tony TV series, 1 episode
1980 Spring & Fall Car Owner TV series, 1 episode
1982 1915 Ned Reid Miniseries, 3 episodes
1985 Palace of Dreams Clarry Miniseries, 2 episodes
Colour in the Creek Tom Miniseries, 1 episode
Zoo Family Manuel TV series, 1 episode
1987-88 Captain James Cook Wilkinson Miniseries, 2 episodes
1989–93 E Street Reverend Bob Brown TV series, 381 episodes
1993 G.P. Garry Preston TV series, 1 episode
1994–95 Heartbreak High Bill Southgate TV series, 52 episodes
1995 Blue Murder Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith Miniseries, 2 episodes
1997–99 Wildside Bill McCoy TV series, 60 episodes
2000 The Games Jack O’Shea, Barman (cameo) TV series, 1 episode
2003 Bad Cop, Bad Cop Gary Moon Miniseries, 1 episode
2004 Jessica Joe Bergman Miniseries
2005 The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Martin Miniseries, 3 episodes
2009 False Witness Bill Murray Miniseries
2013 Serangoon Road Macca, Australian journalist TV series, 8 episodes
2016 Girt By Fear The Jolly Swagman TV series, 1 episode
2017 Blue Murder: Killer Cop Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith Miniseries, 2 episodes
2020 Operation Buffalo Attorney-General Richard Wilcox, MP Miniseries, 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "The real McCoy". TV Week. 30 May 1998.
  2. ^ Marlborough, Patrick (26 July 2022). "Blue Murder: nothing has exposed Australia's mean streak better than this sleazy drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The Interview - Review - Photos - Ozmovies". www.ozmovies.com.au.
  4. ^ "Rachael Blake". Who Magazine. No. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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