Gordon Piper
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| Born | June 3, 1932 Cheltenham, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | September 19, 2004 (aged 72) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Judith |
Gordon Piper (3 June 1932 – 19 September 2004) was an Australian film and television actor and theatre director. Piper was born in Cheltenham, New South Wales.
He is best known for his long-term role as Bob Hatfield in the television series A Country Practice.
Piper served as the associate director of the Arts Council of New South Wales. He was also a founding member of P.A.C.T. (Producers, Actors, Composers and Talents), one of the best known actors' studios in Sydney. Gordon and Leonard Teale produced "Fill ins" for ABC TV prior to the widespread broadcasting of music videos. His wife Judith died in 1981 and Gordon wrote and directed an episode of A Country Practice in dedication to her and her story. Gordon's daughter Kerrin-Gai and son Kim both live in Australia.
In 1999, Piper was charged with the sexual molestation of an 11-year-old girl who attended his house to help him unpack boxes following an operation to amputate his leg.[1] Piper always maintained his innocence and was subsequently acquitted of the charges.[2]
Piper suffered from diabetes which affected his circulation and eventually resulted in the amputation of both his legs. He died from a cardiac arrest in Sydney on 19 September 2004.
[edit] References
- ^ The Daily Telegraph, "Soapie star sex charge," 24 August 1999
- ^ The Australian, "Fine bloke on and off TV screen," 5 October, 2005
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