- Leonard Teale
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name = Leonard Teale
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birthname = Leonard George Teale
birthdate = birth date|1922|9|26|df=yes
location = flagicon|AustraliaBrisbane ,Queensland ,Australia
deathdate = death date and age|1994|5|14|1922|9|26|df=yes
deathplace =Sydney ,New South Wales ,Australia
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notable role = Senior Detective / Detective Sergeant David "Mac" Mackay in "Homicide"Leonard George Teale (born
26 September 1922 inBrisbane ,Queensland ,Australia — died14 May ,1994 inSydney ,New South Wales , Australia), was a well-known Australian actor of radio, television and films.Radio roles included the voice of 'Superman' in the 1950's, along with the lead role in "Tarzan", regular appearances in radio variety programs such as the "Bonnington's Bunkhouse Show", and voiceovers in countless commercials. He also appeared in the feature film "Smiley".
In the early 1950s, with
Raymond Hanson , Roland Robinson and others, he helped form the short-lived Australian Cultural Defence Movement which aimed at protecting Australian art from the perceived inroads being made by other cultures, particularly American. The movement eventually faltered under the weight of anti-communist criticism. [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140435b.htm ADB: Raymond Hanson] ]Major television roles included a regular comedic role in the "Mobil-Limb Show", host roles in variety programs "Singalong" and "Folkmoot", and acting roles in locally-produced drama series including "Whiplash", "
The Hungry Ones ", "Adventure Unlimited", and "Consider Your Verdict ".He is best remembered, however, for his long-running role as Senior Detective (later Detective Sergeant) David "Mac" Mackay in "Homicide" from 1965 to 1973. "Homicide" was Australia's first-ever television police drama; it became enormously popular, and Teale became a major national celebrity. Other leading television roles included Captain Woolcott in "
Seven Little Australians " (1973), and as head master Charles Ogilvy in school-basedsoap opera "Class of '74 " (1974-75).Leonard Teale also played in a British-produced movie about the founding of a surf-life saving club called "Bungala Boys".
He also narrated for
Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recordings, including theBanjo Paterson poem "The Man from Snowy River.References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853581/ Leonard Teale] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]
* [http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/homicide.htm "Homicide"] - TV Eye - Classic Australian Television
* [http://www.crawfords.com.au/libary/drama/homicide.shtml "Homicide"] - Crawford Productions
* [http://www.ar.com.au/~jriddler/homi.html "Homicide" episode guide] - includes photo of Leonard Teale, as well as information about the television series
* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/20/1095651239068.html?from=storyrhs Law Suits] - "Sydney Morning Herald" article about "Homicide" (includes a photo of the cast)
* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/cteq/04/32/homicide.html "Homicide" episode 'Flashpoint'] - Senses of Cinema* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FWWW.SLV.VIC.GOV.AU%252FHWTPORTS%252F0%252F0%252F3%252FDOC%252FHP003185.SHTML Photo of Leonard Teale and his fiancee, Liz Harris] - Picture Australia
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-http%253A%252F%252Fwww.slv.vic.gov.au%252Fhwtports%252F0%252F0%252F4%252Fdoc%252Fhp004201.shtml Photo of Leonard Teale] - Picture Australia* [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~fangora/class.html Information about "Class of '74"]
* [http://www.brightlightmultimedia.com/BAL-7LAsPhotos.htm Photos from "Seven Little Australians"]
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A354091%20|%20Number%3A356381%20|%20Number%3A352858%20|%20Number%3A354178%20|%20Number%3A355122351295%20|%20Number%3A353450;querytype=;resCount=10 Leonard Teale at the National Film and Sound Archive]
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