Wynn Roberts (actor)

Wynn Roberts (born 1923/1924 – 24 August 2021)[1] credited also as Wyn Roberts and Wynne Roberts, was an Australian radio, stage and screen actor who appeared in more than 70 film and television productions between the early 1950s and 2001. He appeared in numerous TV plays and also featured in TV miniseries over a career spanning 50 years.

Wynn Roberts
Born1923/1924
Died24 August 2021 (aged 97)
Tanja, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesWyn Roberts, Wynne Roberts
OccupationActor
Years active1947-2001

His television credits include Homicide, Prisoner, Special Squad, Neighbours, The Flying Doctors, Police Rescue, A Country Practice and Wildside. He is also known for his role as Sergeant Bumpher in the 1975 film classic Picnic at Hanging Rock.[2][3] He was also a leading stage actor, starting from the late 1940s.[4]

He worked for a number of years in radio.[5]

A 1965 article called him "one of the best and most versatile actors left in Australia - probably the best in Melbourne".[6]

He died on 24 August 2021 in Tanja, New South Wales, aged 97.[1]

Filmography (selected credits)
Production Year
The Farm2001
Sun on the Stubble1996
Snowy1993
The True Story of Spit MacPhee1988
The Last Resort1988
The Petrov Affair1987
Sword of Honour1986
Whose Baby1986
The Dunera Boys1985
Waterfront1984
Fighting Back1982
Prisoner: Cell Block H1980-81
Weekend of Shadows1978
Born to Run1977
Listen to the Lion1977[7]
Picnic at Hanging Rock1975
Essington1974
Flashpoint1972
The Survivor1972
Cobwebs in Concrete1968
Sergeant Musgrave's Dance1967
Ticket to Nowhere1966
Should the Woman Pay1966
The Tape Recorder1966
Moby Dick - Rehearsed1965
Romanoff and Juliet1966
Moby Dick - Rehearsed1965[8]
Macbeth1965 as MacBeth[9]
A Time to Speak1965
A Man for All Seasons1964
The Physicists1964
Everyman1964
Corruption in the Palace of Justice1964
Consider Your Verdict1962-64
Light me a Lucifer1962
Murder in the Cathedral1962
Manhaul1962
The Hobby Horse1962
Shadow of Heroes1962
Consider Your Verdict1961-64
The Lady from the Sea1961
Burst of Summer1961
Hedda Gabler1961
Macbeth1960
Uncle Martino1960
Heart Attack1960
Treason1959
Last Call1959
Killer in Close-Up1958
Symphonie Pastorale1958

References
  1. "Obituary: Wynn Roberts".
  2. "Wyn Roberts". BFI.
  3. "Wyn Roberts". www.aveleyman.com.
  4. "Prisoner scores a double treat". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 24 September 1980. p. 21 (Your TV Magazine). Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "On the Grapevine". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 17 November 1956. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "No dents in Rogues? armour". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "FILMNOTES". Filmnews. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "'Macbeth' on camera". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 8 September 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
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