Frank Gallacher

Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-born Australian actor.

Frank Gallacher
Born(1943-04-07)7 April 1943
Glasgow, Scotland
Died23 February 2009(2009-02-23) (aged 65)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityBritish
Australian
OccupationActor
Years active1967–2009

Gallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Australia. Gallacher declined to join them, preferring to remain in London, but emigrated to Brisbane a year later where he worked as a schoolteacher. He spent three years in Papua New Guinea teaching English. On his return to Brisbane, he joined an amateur theatre company, which eventually gained him admission to the Queensland Theatre Company.[1]

In 1977, Gallacher was in Melbourne, performing in David Williamson's play The Club, and he remained with the Melbourne Theatre Company from then on. In 2005, he played Lear in the MTC production of King Lear.[1]

He was well known in the 1970s for his television roles in Shannon's Mob and The Lost Islands. His film roles included Proof (1991), Dark City (1998), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002), Peter Pan (2003), One Perfect Day (2004) and December Boys (2007).[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1982HeatwaveDick Molnar
1983Goodbye ParadiseKeith
1989The Humpty Dumpty ManGerry Shadlow
1991ProofVet
1991DeadlyMick Thornton
1993Hammers Over the AnvilMr. Thomas the Preacher
1993Kill or Be KilledGary
1994Dallas DollStephen Sommers
1996Mr. ReliableDon Ferguson
1997Amy em busca de si mesmaDr Urquhart
1998Dark CityStromboli
2000MuggersDet. Sgt. Kernahan
2002Black and WhiteJustice Reed
2002Till Human Voices Wake UsMaurie Lewis
2003Peter PanAlsation Fogarty (Pirate Crew)
2004One Perfect DayMalcolm
2007December BoysFather Scully
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References
  1. "All hail the king". The Age. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Lentz III, Harris M. (2010). Obituaries in the performing arts, 2009 : film, television, radio, theatre, dance, music, cartoons and pop culture. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0786441747.



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