Stewart Ginn (c. 1922 – 20 September 1971) was an Australian radio, stage and television actor, best known as the character Nancarrow in the 1960s television comedy My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?.[1]
Stewart Ginn | |
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Born | Stewart Ginn c. 1922 |
Died | 20 September 1971 | (aged 48–49)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Radio edit
Stewart Ginn first became known in radio, where he played the main role in The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan (1954),[2] among other roles.
Stage edit
He then became a stage actor, his credits including:
- Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted (1953), with Zoe Caldwell[3]
- His Excellency (1954), with Barry Humphries;[4] he won the Erik Kuttner Award for his performance
- The Heiress (1954), with Zoe Caldwell[5]
- Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday (1954), with Zoe Caldwell and Ray Lawler[6]
- Shakespeare's Henry V, at the 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts, with John Bell, Dennis Olsen, Anna Volska and Max Meldrum[7]
- John Mortimer's Lunch Hour (1965)
- Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten (1966), with Ron Haddrick[8]
- Arthur Miller's The Price (1970).[9]
Television edit
In 1959 he appeared in the television play They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful. Between 1966 and 1968 he appeared as Peregrine Nancarrow in the television comedy My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?, alongside Gordon Chater, John Meillon and Judi Farr. In 1968 he won a Penguin Award as Best Supporting Actor for Nancarrow.[10] That year he reprised Nancarrow in the spin-off series Rita and Wally.
He also appeared in television programs such as Homicide, Matlock Police, The Long Arm, Division 4, Spyforce and Birds in the Bush, and in the 1971 feature film Demonstrator.[11]
Death edit
He died suddenly in September 1971, aged 49. He was in Melbourne, where he was filming an episode of Division 4.[10]
Legacy edit
Hector Crawford praised his performance in the Matlock Police episode "The Word is Progress" as "one of the finest pieces of drama acting to come out of the Crawfords company".[12]
References edit
- ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 115–117.
- ^ 2AD website
- ^ Ausstage
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- ^ a b The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1971
- ^ Stewart Ginn at IMDb
- ^ The Age, 23 September 1971