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English-born actor who worked in Australia (1915–1986)

Michael Duffield
Born20 January 1915
Reading, Berkshire, England
Died16 June 1986 (aged 71)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1939–1986

Michael Duffield (20 January 1915 – 16 June 1986) was an English-born character actor who worked in Australia for many decades.

Career

Duffield's first acting role was in the 1939 television play French Without Tears, playing the part of Lieutenant Commander Rogers. He appeared in over 50 onscreen roles, including further televised live plays.

He was also a prominent theatre actor, his stage career beginning in 1950, in numerous productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company. He won awards in 1962 for his performance on stage in The Caretaker and also was notable for playing Winston Churchill in the production The Soldiers.

He was nominated for the 1979 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Methuselah in The Last of the Knucklemen, a role he reprised from the original stage production.

Death

Duffield died in June 1986, aged 71 and was survived by a wife and three children.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1955 Dial 999 Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1957 Bullet from the Past Fingerprint Expert Short film
1957 Rock You Sinners Paul Selway
1969 Two Thousand Weeks Will's father
1971 Stork Judge
1977 The Last Wave Andrew Potter
1979 The Last of the Knucklemen Methuselah
1986 Departure Presley Swift

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1939 French Without Tears Lieutenant Commander Rogers TV play
1956 The Gordon Honour Guide Season 2, episode 1: "The Prisoner's Candlestick"
1957 Bonehead George Pilot episode
1958 Emergency Ward 10 George Henderson Season 1, episode 46
1956–1958 ITV Television Playhouse Phillip Cook / Cody / Chief Petty Officer Thompson 3 episodes
1959 Probation Officer Maxwell Season 1, episode 4
1961 Night of the Ding-Dong Colonel Beauchamp TV play
1961 Quiet Night Doctor Clayton TV play
1961 Two-Headed Eagle Felix Von Willenstein TV play
1962 Fury in Petticoats Reverend William Dill TV play
1962 Suspect Dr Rendle TV play
1962 Fly by Night Mr Dexter TV play
1962 The Music Upstairs TV play
1963 The White Carnation John Greenwood the ghost TV play
1963 Barnstable Reverend Wandsworth Tester TV play
1963 The Prisoner The Prisoner TV play
1964 On Approval Richard TV play
1964 Barley Charlie Inspector Season 1, episode 4: "The Inspector Calls"
1964 Corruption in the Palace of Justice Chief Judge Cross TV play
1964 Luther Staupitz TV play
1964 A Provincial Lady Alexi Stupendev TV play
1964 Otherwise Engaged Henry Williamson TV play
1965 Macbeth Seyton TV play
1965 Photo Finish The Father TV play
1965 Campaign for One TV play
1968 Shadow on the Wall Sam Ho TV play
1968 Salome Capradocian TV play
1968 Cobwebs in Concrete Sir Miles Parker TV play
1969 The Cheerful Cuckold Professor Garraway TV play (episode of Australian Plays)
1972 I’m Damned if I Know TV play
1974 This Love Affair Birdey Wilson Anthology series
1974 Out of Love Anthology miniseries
1971–1975 Matlock Police 6 roles 6 episodes
1975 Cash and Company PJ Clarke Miniseries, episode 8: "A P.J. Clarke Original"
1971–1975 Division 4 9 roles 9 episodes
1969 –1976 Homicide 12 roles 12 episodes
1976 Power Without Glory Jock McNeil / Magistrate 2 episodes
1977 Bluey Harry Silverman Episode 28: "The Hydra"
1978 Chopper Squad Captain Season 1, episode 10: "J Is for Julie"
1978 Catspaw Barton
1979 Skyways Sir Joseph Miles / Sir Godfrey Fox Season 1, 9 episodes
1980 Lucinda Brayford Arthur Brayford Miniseries, episode 1: "The shoulder-knots of livery"
1979–1980 Prisoner Charles Baldwin Seasons 1–2, 7 episodes
1981 And Here Comes Bucknuckle Colonel Aubrey Mannix Miniseries, 6 episodes
1978–1981 Cop Shop Albie Hinch / Digby / Dr. Penhurst 4 episodes
1978–1981 The Sullivans Arthur Johnson / Judge 9 episodes
1982 Deadline Air Vice Marshall TV movie
1982 Sara Dane Governor Bligh Miniseries, episode 7
1982 Women of the Sun Muller Miniseries, episode 2: "Maydina, the Shadow"
1984 Special Squad Fulcher Episode 41: "Mad Mountain Momma"
1983–1984 Carson's Law Harry Armstrong / Judge / Doctor 6 episodes
1985 Robbery Under Arms Mr Falkland TV movie
1986 The Anniversary Wilbur TV movie

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1940 The Distaff Side Toby Chegwidden Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
1940 The Ship George Norwood Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
1941 The Ringer John Lenley Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
1941 Eight Bells Collister (2nd Mate) Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
1941 The Brontes of Haworth Parsonage Branwell Bronte Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
1944 Happy Few Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds, Cambridge Theatre, London
1944 This Was a Woman Terry Theatre Royal, Bath, Coliseum Theatre, Harrow, Theatre Royal, Brighton, Prince's Theatre, Bradford, Hull New Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, Preston, Pavilion Theatre, Torquay, Morecambe Winter Gardens, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff
1944 See How They Run The Intruder Comedy Theatre, London, Q Theatre, London
1950 The Girl Who Couldn't Quite Palace Theatre, Sydney
1950 Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1950 The Light of Heart National Theatre, Melbourne
1951 National Theatre Festival of the Arts 1951: Season Five Princess Theatre, Melbourne
1951 Deadlock Dr Henderson Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Hobart
1951 Worm's Eye View Crystal Theatre, Broken Hill with Ronald Fortt Productions
1953 For Better for Worse Theatre Royal Sydney with J. C. Williamson's
1954 Angelina Pantaloon Walter Grundy Slazzard Q Theatre, London
1954 Time on Their Hands Bill Jones Q Theatre, London
1954 The Green Bay Tree Q Theatre, London
1955 The Thursday Habit Dr Lang Q Theatre, London
1956 The End Begins Sergeant Marks Q Theatre, London
1957 It's the Geography That Counts Parker Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, King's Theatre, Glasgow, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, St James's Theatre, London
1960 Visit to a Small Planet Kreton University of Melbourne with AET Trust
1961 The Dumb Waiter / The Room Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne
1961 The Importance of Being Earnest John Worthing University of Melbourne with AET Trust
1961 The Caretaker Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne
1962 The Shifting Heart Poppa Bianchi Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1962 You Never Can Tell The Waiter University of Melbourne with AET Trust
1962 The Season at Sarsaparilla Clive Pogson University of Melbourne with AET Trust
1963 Richard II University of Melbourne with AET Trust
1963 The Man Who Came to Dinner Mr Stanley Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1963 Goodnight Mrs. Puffin Henry Fordyee Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's
1963 The Brides of March Ken Scudamore St Martins Theatre, Melbourne
1964 Hamlet Fransisco, Player, Fortinbras University of Melbourne, Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1964 Photo Finish Sam at Sixty University of Melbourne
1965 Poor Bitos Bitos / Robespierre St Martins Theatre, Melbourne
1965 Entertaining Mr Sloane Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1965 But for Whom Charlie St Martins Theatre, Melbourne
1965 Simple Spymen Percy Pringle St Martins Theatre, Melbourne
1966 The Representative Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1966 War and Peace Napoleon Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1966 The Young Wife Papadopilos Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's
1966 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1966 Private Yuk Objects Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney with AET Trust
1967 The Devil’s Advocate Monsignor Blaise Meredith St Martins Theatre, Melbourne
1967 A Flea in Her Ear Dr Finache Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with AET Trust
1967 The Servant of Two Masters Doctor Lombardi Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1967 Incident at Vichy Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1967 Moby Dick - Rehearsed Old Pro / Pegleg / Carpenter Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1967 The Heiress Dr Austin Sloper Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1967 Rhinoceros The Logician Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1967 Death of a Salesman Charley Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with AET Trust
1968 The Magistrate Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Mildura Arts Centre, Broken Hill, King's Theatre, Mount Gambier, Adelaide Teachers College Theatre with MTC & AET Trust
1968 The Man in the Glass Booth Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1968 The Crucible Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Tasmania with MTC & AET Trust
1968 Three Sisters Chebutykin Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1969 The Country Wife Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC & AET Trust
1969 The Soldiers Winston Churchill Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC & AET Trust
1969 Six Characters in Search of an Author Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1969 The Unknown Soldier and His Wife Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1970 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Georgi Abashvili Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1970 Day of Glory Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1970; 1971 All's Well That Ends Well Duke of Florence Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Octagon Theatre, Perth with MTC & AET Trust
1970 Son of Man Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1971 The Recruiting Officer Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1971 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1972; 1973 The Cherry Orchard Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Perth, Canberra Theatre with MTC & AET Trust
1972 Tonight At 8.30: Shadow Play / Red Peppers / Family Album Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1972 Danton’s Death Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1972 Macquarie Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1972 The Tavern Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1973 An Ideal Husband Vicomte de Nanjac Playhouse, Perth with MTC
1973 Mother Courage Princess Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1973 Paying the Piper Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1973 Design for Living St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & AET Trust
1973; 1974 The Last of the Knucklemen Methuselah Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra with MTC & AET Trust
1974 Ice Age Prince Alfred College Hall, Adelaide with Theatre 62
1975 The Double Dealer Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1975 The Lady from the Sea St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1975 The Freeway Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1975 Thark St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC
1976 What the Butler Saw Dr Rance Monash University, Melbourne with The Alexander Theatre Company
1978 Oh / Let Me In Surgeon / Fred Playbox Theatre, Melbourne with Hoopla Theatre Foundation
1979 The Virgin: Miracles for Christmas Playbox Theatre, Melbourne with Hoopla Theatre Foundation
1982 Sea Drift Jason Richards Playbox Theatre, Melbourne
1983 A Pair of Claws Presley Swift Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
1953 His Excellency 2BL-NC-CN & 4QR-1 radio play
1962 The General Motors Hour Dr Rendle Episode: "Suspect"
1978 Kind Hearts and Coronets Rev Lord Henry ABC Radio Melbourne
1979 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Dean of Chichester ABC Radio Melbourne
1979 Cymbeline Philario ABC Radio Melbourne

References

  1. ^ "Veteran Actor Dies". The Age. 17 June 1986. p. 4.
  2. [Biographical cuttings on Michael Duffield, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals], 1900, retrieved 19 October 2020
  3. Simons, Margaret (25 July 1983). "Taking characters very much to heart". The Age. p. 14.
  4. Kuipers, Richard. "The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. Connolly, Keith (September–October 1979). "Film Reviews". Cinema Papers.
  6. "TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 548. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Famous Play Tonight". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 524. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1963. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "The Distaff Side". Theatricalia.
  9. "The Ship". Theatricalia.
  10. "The Ringer". Theatricalia.
  11. "Eight Bells". Theatricalia.
  12. "The Brontes of Haworth Parsonage". Theatricalia.
  13. "Happy Few". Theatricalia.
  14. "This Was a Woman". Theatricalia.
  15. "See How They Run". Theatricalia.
  16. "Angelina Pantaloon". Theatricalia.
  17. "Time on Their Hands". Theatricalia.
  18. "The Thursday Habit". Theatricalia.
  19. "The End Begins". Theatricalia.
  20. "It's the Geography That Counts". Theatricalia.
  21. "The Brides of March". Denzil Howson Archive.
  22. "The Devil's Advocate". Theatregold.
  23. "The Devil's Advocate". Theatregold.
  24. "ABC Weekly". NLA. 28 February 1953.
  25. "Michael Duffield". AusStage.

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