Ralph Cotterill (March 26, 1932 - May 7, 2023) was a British born Australian actor. Born in Yorkshire, Cotterill arrived in Australia in 1973 while touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He went on to have a long career in Australia, both on stage and screen.[1]
Ralph Cotterill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1932 |
| Died | May 7, 2023 (aged 91) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Essington | TV movie | |
| 1976 | Deathcheaters | Uncivil servant | Feature film |
| 1977 | Journey Among Women | Corporal Porteous | Feature film |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Gray | Feature film |
| 1981 | Alison's Birthday | Brian Healey | Feature film |
| 1981 | The Survivor | Slater | Feature film |
| 1982 | Prisoners | Holmby | Feature film |
| 1984 | Where the Green Ants Dream | Fletcher | Feature film |
| 1984 | Starship (aka 2084 or Lorca and the Outlaws) | Captain Jewitt | Feature film |
| 1985 | Burke and Wills | Charley Gray | Feature film |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise | Dr Baxter | TV movie |
| 1987 | Howling III | Professor Sharpe | Feature film |
| 1987 | The Lighthorsemen | General Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein | Feature film |
| 1989 | Sons of Steel | Karzoff | Feature film |
| 1993 | Bad Boy Bubby | Pop | Feature film |
| 1995 | The Beat Manifesto | Darcy | Short film |
| 2005 | The Proposition | Dr Bantrey | Feature film |
| 2007 | December Boys | Shellback | Feature film |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | Gatsby's father | Feature film (scenes cut) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Behind the Legend | Hal Gye | TV anthology series |
| 1977 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Prison Officer Lange | Documentary series |
| 1981 | Punishment | Russell Davis | TV series |
| Five Mile Creek | Dr Gluck | TV series | |
| 1988 | All the Way | Mr Bower | TV series |
| 1992 | Ultraman: Towards the Future | Captain Arthur Grant | TV series |
| 2006 | The Timeless Land | Finn | TV miniseries |
References
edit- ^ Mack, Andrew (7 June 2023), "Character actor in roles ranging from King Lear to A Country Practice", The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
edit- Ralph Cotterill at IMDb
- Ralph Cotterill at AusStage
- Biographical cuttings on Ralph Cotterill, theatrical actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
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