Alex Scott (actor)

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Alex Scott

Born	1929 Australia

Alex Scott (born 1929) is an Australian - British television actor best known for his appearances in British ITC productions of the 1960s including The Avengers, The Saint and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1969 in the last episode The Smile Behind the Veil.

He made over 60 appearances on British TV between 1955 and the 1990s but moved back to Australia in the 1981 . Since his return to Australia he has had roles films "Next of Kin", "Sky Pirates", "Now and Forever" " Romper Stomper' and "Remembering Nigel". Alex is a founding member of The Melbourne Theatre Company and has worked in Theatre,Television and Film since his return in 1981. He played opposite Zoe Caldwell, another founding member and four-time Tony Award winning actor, in the Melbourne Theatre Company's "A Visit" in 2003 as a part of the 50th Anniversary season of the company. His last role was in "A Number", a play by Caryl Churchill and directed by Frank Howson in 2006. Rehearsals for the Pinter play "The Homecoming" will commence soon. His latest film role "Remembering Nigel" also directed by Frank Howson will be released in 2007.

Alex has had leading roles in films such as 'Farehheit 451' 'Darling' 'The Incredible Doctor Phibes' 'The Blue Max' 'Moll Flanders' and has been directed by Sir Laurence Olivier (The Shifting Heart), Francois Truffaut ( The Sword in the Web) John Sumner (Godsend) and John Schlessinger among others. Alex grew up in country Ballarat and was educated at St. Patrick's College Ballarat, Xavier College in Melbourne and Melbourne University. Alex is married to Barbara Ady Potger, cousin of Keith Potger of The Seekers Singing Group. He lives in Toorak, Victoria and has two sons Rainer and Daniel and a stepdaughter Rebecca.