Simon Chilvers

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Simon Chilvers
Born (1939-04-05) 5 April 1939 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Notable workDunera Boys, True Believers, Rafferty Rules, Buddies

Simon Chilvers (born 5 April 1939) is an English-born, Australia-based television actor. [1]

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He won the 1986 AFI Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Mini Series for his role in The Dunera Boys . [2] He was nominated for the same award in 1988 for True Believers [3] and for the 1983 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Buddies . [4]

Chilvers had a main role in the TV series Rafferty's Rules . [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1965 Daphne Laureola TV movie
1972 The Man Who Shot the Albatross Feature film
1974 The End Product Dr CardiosTV movie
1974 The Cherry Orchard TV movie
1977 High Rolling Sideshow BossFeature film
1983 Buddles AlfredFeature film
1983 A Descent for Gossips Mr. FindlayTV movie
1984 Annie's Coming Out MetcalfFeature film
1984 The Young Wife Peter BarwineTV movie
1985 The Naked Country Inspector PooleFeature film
1986 Sky Pirates Rev. MitchellFeature film
1986RobberyChief Super. Bill SullivanTV movie
1986 The Big Hurt AlgersonFeature film
1986 Windrider HowardFeature film
1989Home BrewPat DaleyTV movie
1992 Garbo DetectiveFeature film
1992 The Time Game George JohnsonFeature film
1995 Mushrooms InstopFeature film
2004JessicaJudgeTV movie
2005 Hell Has Harbour Views George HancockTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1983 And the Big Men Fly Harry HeadTV miniseries
1965 The Magic Boomerang
1973-74 Ryan Henderson / Fat man / JoeTV series
1972-75 Division 4 Joseph Cooper / Charlie Gibson / Brent NicholsTV series
1977 Homicide 3 rolesTV series
1976-81 Cop Shop VariousTV series
1983 Prisoner Det. Sgt. Terry FarmerTV series
1983 Five Mile Creek Lord RiversTV series
1983 The Young Doctors Steven KarpTV series
1984 A Country Practice Cameron McPhersonTV series
1984 Waterfront CrossTV miniseries
1984 The Last Reunion Earle PageTV miniseries
1984 The Cowra Breakout Major. HordenTV miniseries
1984 Special Squad MaguireTV series
1984 Eureka Stockade Bishop GooldTV miniseries
1985 The Dunera Boys Col. BerryTV miniseries
1987 The Petrov Affair H.V. EvattTV miniseries
1987 Willing and Abel PisaniTV series
1987 Ground Zero Commission PresidentFilm
1987 The Shiralee ThaddeusTV miniseries
1988 True Believers H.V. EvattTV miniseries
1987-91 Rafferty's Rules Jullian FlickerTV series
1991 Ratbag Hero BaldyTV miniseries
1992 Cluedo Harold FelonTV series
1993 Minder Bill McCabeTV series
1994 The Damnation of Harvey McHugh DouglassTV miniseries
1995 Janus Magistrate. ShearerTV series
1997 Fallen Angels Bernie LevinsonTV series
1999 Big Sky RexTV series
2001 The Farm Phil ReynoldsTV miniseries
2001 Always Greener Charlie ParkerTV series
2003 Changi Father KeoghTV miniseries
2001 Corridors of Power LesterTV series
1999-2007 All Saints 3 rolesTV series
2009Rogue NationChild Judge
2019 Rake AlbertTV series

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References

  1. Evans, Bob (28 June 1986), "Who is this Simon Chilvers, anyway?", Sydney Morning Herald. Good Weekend
  2. "The AFI Awards: Who won", The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November 1986
  3. "AACTA Awards. Winners & Nominees". AACTA.org. Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "AACTA Awards. Winners & Nominees". AACTA.org. Australian Film Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. "Rafferty's new rules", The Sun Herald, 12 June 1988