Maurie Fields

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Maurie Fields
Born	4 August 1925
Died	18 December 1995(1995-12-18) (aged 70)
Occupation	Comedian, Television actor
Spouse(s)	Val Jellay (1960–95)
Children	Marty Fields

Maurie Fields (4 August 1925–18 December 1995) was an Australian actor, vaudeville performer and stand-up comedian. He became a well-known face on television thanks to his dramatic roles in Bellbird, The Box, Prisoner (playing the part of "crooked" screw, Len Murphy) and The Flying Doctors. He was also a regular in situation comedy series Bobby Dazzler (1977) and did regular comedy segments on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Personal life

Fields was married to the actress Val Jellay, who was also his screen wife in The Flying Doctors. They played publicans Vic and Nancy Buckley. He was the father of comedian Marty Fields.

Hall of Fame

Fields was inducted into the Logie Awards Hall of Fame in 1996. The award was accepted by his widow.

Hey Hey its Saturday

During the first Hey Hey It's Saturday reunion show, Fields was rotocaptured into the set so that he was able to do the "Great Aussie Joke" with his son Marty.

Selected filmography

Country Town (1971)
Cactus (1986)

External links

Maurie Fields at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Fields, Maurie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	4 August 1925
Place of birth
Date of death	18 December 1995
Place of death

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