Gary Down

Gary Down

Born: October 6, 1942
Died: July 23, 2023
in Auckland, New Zealand
Gary Down (6 October 1942 - 23 July 2023) was a New Zealander-Australian actor and director who worked in a long career on stage, film and television.

Down worked with the Southern Comedy Players and then the Union Theatre Repertory Company in Melbourne. In 1968 he went to England and appeared in Irma La Douce at the Theatre Royal Windsor in that year. Although Gary had an extensive career as a theatre actor and director, he also made a number of guest apperances on TV. These included roles in Homicide, Matlock Police, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us and Neighbours.

Movies for Gary Down...

Title: Police Rescue
Character: Jeff
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: TV
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
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Title: Rafferty's Rules
Character: Tilley
Released: February 12, 1987
Type: TV
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
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Alvin Purple
Title: Alvin Purple
Character: Roger Hattam
Released: December 20, 1973
Type: Movie
Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.