- Peter Bensley
Peter Bensley (born 1954 in
Warialda ,New South Wales ,Australia ) was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1970s.He appeared in such
soap opera s as "The Restless Years ", "The Young Doctors " in which he played Dr Mike Newman from 1980 until the show finished in 1982, "Prisoner" in which he played one of the 3 male prisoners Matt Delaney for 34 episodes, "Neighbours " and "Home and Away ".In 1983 he played the title role of Stanley in the film "
Stanley; Every Home Should Have One ".In 1992, Peter Bensley appeared as Dr. John Austin in the Australian mini-series "
The New Adventures of Black Beauty ".In 1995, Peter Bensley appeared in the
Australia n /New Zealand co-production "Mirror, Mirror", as "Andrew Tiegan", the father of "Jo Tiegan".Peter Bensley also appeared in the long-running television series "Water Rats" about the
Sydney Harbour Water Police Squad, in which he had the major role of Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker. Bensley was a member of the cast of "Water Rats" for the entire series (1996-2001).His first fiction book "On a Wing and a Prayer" was published in 2006.
He and his partner have 3 children, and currently live in Sydney's northern beaches.
External links
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* [http://www.theyoungdoctors.com/cast/drmikenewman.htm Peter Bensley] - "The Young Doctors"
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/wr/profiles/bensley.html Peter Bensley] - "Water Rats"
* [http://www.mnet.co.za/shows/cast.asp?id=36 Peter Bensley] - "Water Rats"
* [http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Bensley,%20Peter] - "author page at Random House publishers"
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