Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Born: October 14, 1912
Died: March 23, 1988
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Reg Lye (1912-1988) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.

Movies for Reg Lye...

Title: The Boy in the Bush
Character: Amos
Released: February 9, 1984
Type: TV
n the 1880s, Jack Grant, a young Englishman, has been sent by his parents to make a new life in the pioneering colony of Western Australia. When he arrives, he is met at the dock by Mr. George, who introduces him to his mother's relatives. Jack's life is to be full of adventures, including taming horses and fighting kangaroos. Jack also competes for the love of two cousins.
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Molly
Title: Molly
Character: Old Dan
Released: December 27, 1983
Type: Movie
After Dan collapses at a train station, he enlists Maxie to watch his beloved dog, Molly. Maxie develops a soft spot for her new furry companion - a dog which has a unique ability to sing in tune.
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Title: For the Term of His Natural Life
Character: Blind Mooney
Released: May 23, 1983
Type: TV
In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.
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Freedom
Title: Freedom
Character: Old Farmer
Released: April 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Ron, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible, employable assets, yet rails at his status in life -- blaming everyone for the fact that his dreams are not coming true.
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The Killing of Angel Street
Title: The Killing of Angel Street
Character: Riley
Released: October 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight to save the historic Sydney waterfront houses on Angel Street. After her father's mysterious death, she joins forces with local residents and a union leader against corrupt forces. Based on the real life mysterious disappearance of Juanita Nielsen.
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Tarka the Otter
Title: Tarka the Otter
Character: Dairy Farmer
Released: November 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
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Unidentified Flying Oddball
Title: Unidentified Flying Oddball
Released: July 19, 1979
Type: Movie
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
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A Man Called Intrepid
Title: A Man Called Intrepid
Character: Newsvendor
Released: May 7, 1979
Type: Movie
During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage network.
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Title: Return of the Saint
Character: Lou
Released: September 10, 1978
Type: TV
Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.
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Title: Out
Character: Jacob
Released: July 24, 1978
Type: TV
Frank Ross returns from an eight-year prison sentence for a robbery that was thwarted because somebody 'grassed' the gang. Nobody knows who put the finger on him, but Ross is determined to find out and seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Little by little, Ross pieces together the trail that leads to a dramatic conclusion.
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Wombling Free
Title: Wombling Free
Character: Assistant Surveyor
Released: December 31, 1977
Type: Movie
The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.
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Sunday Too Far Away
Title: Sunday Too Far Away
Character: Old Garth
Released: June 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.
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Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Title: Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Released: May 10, 1975
Type: Movie
After two of her roommates disappear while out for a job interview, a woman answers a want ad for the same job.
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Dracula
Title: Dracula
Character: Zookeeper
Released: June 13, 1974
Type: Movie
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
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Spell of Evil
Title: Spell of Evil
Character: Caretaker
Released: June 16, 1973
Type: Movie
A businessman hires a marriage bureau when his wife dies from a sudden illness and is delighted to find himself paired up with the beautiful Clara. Despite seeming like the perfect wife, Clara is in fact a witch and has nothing but evil intentions for her new husband.
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Title: The Amazing Mr. Blunden
Character: Sexton
Released: December 7, 1972
Type: Movie
Mysterious old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in their squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the housekeepers to a derelict country mansion in the charge of the solicitors. One day the children meet the spirits of two other children who died in the mansion nearly a hundred years prior. The children prepare a magic potion that allows them to travel backwards in time to the era of the ghost children. Will the children be able to help their new friends and what will happen to them if they do?
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Title: Crown Court
Character: Jack Smith
Released: October 11, 1972
Type: TV
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
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Title: The Adventures of Black Beauty
Released: September 17, 1972
Type: TV
Black Beauty is a pure black, thoroughbred horse in late 19th Century rural England who is adopted into the household of James Gordon, a local doctor and widower, and befriended by his daughter Vicky, son Kevin, and their friends Albert and Robbie.
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Burke & Hare
Title: Burke & Hare
Character: Old Joe
Released: February 3, 1972
Type: Movie
Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
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Man Charged
Title: Man Charged
Character: Charles Gutteridge
Released: October 12, 1971
Type: Movie
A procedural routine murder investigation written by a former Detective Inspector
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Title: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Mortuary Superintendent
Released: September 20, 1971
Type: TV
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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10 Rillington Place
Title: 10 Rillington Place
Character: Tramp
Released: February 10, 1971
Type: Movie
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
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The Games
Title: The Games
Character: Gilmour
Released: August 7, 1970
Type: Movie
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ambitions. Once every four years they come together... for the Olympic Games.
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Performance
Title: Performance
Character: Workman (uncredited)
Released: August 3, 1970
Type: Movie
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
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The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Title: The Hunting of Lionel Crane
Character: Lorry Driver
Released: January 21, 1970
Type: Movie
An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.
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Title: Manhunt
Character: Georges
Released: January 2, 1970
Type: TV
Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend Television in 1969 and broadcast nationwide.
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Title: The Champions
Character: Curtis
Released: September 25, 1968
Type: TV
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968.
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Title: The Expert
Character: Mr Atkins
Released: July 5, 1968
Type: TV
The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.
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The Lost Continent
Title: The Lost Continent
Character: The Helmsman
Released: June 19, 1968
Type: Movie
An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.
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Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Title: Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Character: Griffin the Chef
Released: January 27, 1968
Type: Movie
On Earth in 2018, the Doctor and his companions are enmeshed in a deadly web of intrigue thanks to his uncanny resemblance to the scientist/politician Salamander. He is hailed as the "shopkeeper of the world" for his efforts to relieve global famine, but why do his rivals keep disappearing? How can he predict so many natural disasters? The Doctor must expose Salamander's schemes before he takes over the world.
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The Gorge
Title: The Gorge
Character: Jack
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A reluctant teenager accompanies his family on a day out to a local beauty spot.
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Danger Route
Title: Danger Route
Character: Balin
Released: October 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, he discovers a mole has infiltrated British intelligence.
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Fathom
Title: Fathom
Character: Mr. Trivers
Released: August 25, 1967
Type: Movie
While touring abroad in Europe, beautiful American skydiver Fathom Harvill gets wrapped up in international intrigue when Scottish spy Douglas Campbell recruits her to help him on a secret mission. Before long, Fathom realizes that no one around her, including the mysterious Peter Merriweather, can easily be trusted, leading to various adventures that involve bull fighting, beaches and, of course, romance.
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A Challenge for Robin Hood
Title: A Challenge for Robin Hood
Character: Much
Released: July 1, 1967
Type: Movie
After being falsely accused of murder, Sir Robin of Loxley takes refuge in the untamed wilderness of Sherwood Forest where he stumbles across a group of outlaws. Although initially suspicious of the aristocrat's motives, the men are soon won over by his integrity and prowess and Robin transforms them into a formidable fighting force, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. As word of his fame and valour spreads, a legend is born.
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Another Day, Another Dollar
Title: Another Day, Another Dollar
Character: Toby
Released: March 8, 1967
Type: Movie
A new steward on a large passenger liner finds himself subject to "charges" levied by the senior bar steward.
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Title: King of the River
Released: July 6, 1966
Type: TV
King of the River is a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1966 and 1967. The series centred around the King family and their efforts to maintain their sail-driven barge transport business.
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The Wrong Box
Title: The Wrong Box
Character: 3rd Undertaker
Released: June 19, 1966
Type: Movie
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
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King Rat
Title: King Rat
Character: Tinker Bell
Released: October 27, 1965
Type: Movie
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.
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Title: Gideon's Way
Character: Doctor Hill
Released: March 18, 1965
Type: TV
Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.
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The Wrong Arm of the Law
Title: The Wrong Arm of the Law
Character: Reg Denton
Released: March 17, 1963
Type: Movie
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset's the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.
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The Madhouse on Castle Street
Title: The Madhouse on Castle Street
Character: Walter Tompkins
Released: January 13, 1963
Type: Movie
A man mysteriously locks himself in a room in a boarding house leaving only a note saying he has decided to "retire from the world". His worried sister and the other boarders then try to discover why. This TV play is missing believed wiped from the BBC archives.
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The Amorous Prawn
Title: The Amorous Prawn
Character: Uncle Joe
Released: November 26, 1962
Type: Movie
While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Captain Bill Williams
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Pop Kinsall
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: The Saint
Character: George
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: Z-Cars
Released: January 2, 1962
Type: TV
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
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The Ambitious One
Title: The Ambitious One
Character: Matthews
Released: October 14, 1959
Type: Movie
This Yves Allegret film is set in French Polynesia and stars Edmond O'Brien, Richard Basehart, Andrea Parisy, Nicole Berger and Reg Lye. Basehart is the black sheep of a wealthy family of mining financiers based in France. He dumps the family life style and heads to Tahiti to make it on his own. His wife, Andrea Parisy, is less than amused with Basehart's choice.
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Dust in the Sun
Title: Dust in the Sun
Character: Dirks
Released: October 3, 1958
Type: Movie
A Northern Territory policeman, is given the job of taking an Aboriginal prisoner Emu Foot, to Alice Springs to be tried for a tribal killing. Bayard is wounded during a revenge attack by tribesmen, and Emu Foot helps him get to a remote cattle station. But there Bayard gets involved in a domestic crisis involving Julie Kirkbride, the neurotic, bored wife of the station owner, and is tempted by the head stockman's daughter Chris Palady.
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The Stowaway
Title: The Stowaway
Character: Buddington
Released: March 21, 1958
Type: Movie
A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.
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Walk Into Paradise
Title: Walk Into Paradise
Released: September 8, 1957
Type: Movie
Steve McAllister, an Australian official for The New Guinea Administration, gets orders to investigate an oil discovery by Ned 'Shark-Eye' Kelly in the interior. He selects his native policeman, Sergeant-Major Towalaka, to accompany him on his "walk into hell" and then finds that a French lady doctor, Louise Dumurcet, is to go with them part of the journey. They find the malaria-stricken Jeff Clayton in a deserted village and he joins the trek. They are captured by jungle-natives but are released after Dr. Dumurcet cures the fever-stricken children of the chief.
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The Shiralee
Title: The Shiralee
Character: Desmond
Released: July 11, 1957
Type: Movie
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
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Three in One
Title: Three in One
Character: The Swaggie
Released: January 2, 1957
Type: Movie
This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.
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Smiley
Title: Smiley
Character: Pa Greevins
Released: June 28, 1956
Type: Movie
Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away from home. Much to the exasperation of his overworked wife, Ma Greevins, Bill is also very fond of the drink. Smiley is determined to buy himself a push bike and so he takes on odd jobs in an effort to save up enough money. But Smiley always seems to get caught up in some sort of misadventure. Smiley is a classic Australian film that will delight audiences of all ages.
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King of the Coral Sea
Title: King of the Coral Sea
Character: Grundy
Released: August 12, 1954
Type: Movie
A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who romances King's daughter Rusty. Yusep kidnaps Rusty but Merriman and King rescue her.