John Frawley (18 August 1929 – 3 March 1999, in Melbourne, Australia) was an Australian actor with a number of stage television and film credits to his name.
Career
Frawley started his professional career in 1948 in a film roleand worked in theatre from 1955, including a lengthy tour of Twelfth Night, later he acted in King Lear and after a television career in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, which included episodes of The Prisoner and The Avengers, Frawley appeared mainly in Australian films during the 1970s. He returned to television in the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances in Prisoner (a.k.a. Prisoner: Cell Block H) and Brides of Christ.
Selected filmography
Film
Flynn (1996) as Headmaster
Dallas Doll (1994) Backstage (1988) Call Me Mr. Brown (1986) The Humpty Dumpty Man (1986) Annie's Coming Out (1984) as Harding Harlequin (1980) The Timeless Land (1980) as Governor King Blue Fin (1978) The Night, the Prowler (1978) The Last Wave (1977) as Policeman Eliza Fraser (1976) as Brown The Trespassers (1976) The Devil's Playground (1976) as Brother Celian The Great Macarthy (1975) as Webster
Television
Brides of Christ (1991) The Prisoner The Avengers Marion (1974) Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H) Behind the Legend (1973) as Thomas Blamey
References
Books: William K Halliwell, The Filmgoer's Guide to Australian Films, Angus & Robertson Publishers (1985)