Leonard Teale
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| Leonard Teale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leonard George Teale 26 September 1922  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 14 May 1994 (aged 71) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Leonard George Teale (born 26 September 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — died 14 May 1994 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), was a well-known Australian actor of radio, television and films.
Radio roles included the voice of 'Superman' in the 1950's, along with the lead role in Tarzan, regular appearances in radio variety programs such as the Bonnington's Bunkhouse Show, and voiceovers in countless commercials. He also appeared in the feature film Smiley.
In the early 1950s, with Raymond Hanson, Roland Robinson and others, he helped form the short-lived Australian Cultural Defence Movement which aimed at protecting Australian art from the perceived inroads being made by other cultures, particularly American. The movement eventually faltered under the weight of anti-communist criticism.[1]
Major television roles included a regular comedic role in the Mobil-Limb Show, host roles in variety programs Singalong and Folkmoot, and acting roles in locally-produced drama series including Whiplash, The Hungry Ones, Adventure Unlimited, and Consider Your Verdict.
He is best remembered, however, for his long-running role as Senior Detective (later Detective Sergeant) David "Mac" Mackay in Homicide from 1965 to 1973. Homicide was Australia's first-ever television police drama; it became enormously popular, and Teale became a major national celebrity. Other leading television roles included Captain Woolcott in Seven Little Australians (1973), and as head master Charles Ogilvy in school-based soap opera Class of '74 (1974-75).
Leonard Teale also played in a British-produced movie about the founding of a surf-life saving club called Bungala Boys.
He also narrated for Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recordings, including the Banjo Paterson poem The Man from Snowy River.
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- "Homicide" - TV Eye - Classic Australian Television
- "Homicide" - Crawford Productions
- "Homicide" episode guide - includes photo of Leonard Teale, as well as information about the television series
- Law Suits - "Sydney Morning Herald" article about "Homicide" (includes a photo of the cast)
- "Homicide" episode 'Flashpoint' - Senses of Cinema
- Photo of Leonard Teale and his fiancee, Liz Harris - Picture Australia
- Photo of Leonard Teale - Picture Australia
- Information about "Class of '74"
- Photos from "Seven Little Australians"
- Leonard Teale at the National Film and Sound Archive
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