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Frederick Parslow(1932-2017)

  • Actor
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A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
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The Last Wave (1977)
Frederick Parslow was born on 14 August 1932. He was an actor, known for The Last Wave (1977), Mission Top Secret (1993) and Bluey (1976). He died on 26 January 2017 in Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BornAugust 14, 1932
DiedJanuary 26, 2017(84)
BornAugust 14, 1932
DiedJanuary 26, 2017(84)
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Known for

Richard Chamberlain in The Last Wave (1977)
The Last Wave
6.9
  • Rev. Burton
  • 1977
Mission Top Secret (1993)
Mission Top Secret
8.1
TV Series
  • Sir Joshua Cranberry
John Diedrich, Lucky Grills, and Gerda Nicolson in Bluey (1976)
Bluey
7.6
TV Series
  • Chief Superintendant
  • Chief Superintendent
Neighbours (1985)
Neighbours
5.7
TV Series
  • Clarrie McLachlan

Credits

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Actor

  • Search for Treasure Island (1998)
    Search for Treasure Island
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Smith
    • 1998–2000
  • Mission Top Secret (1993)
    Mission Top Secret
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sir Joshua Cranberry
    • 1993–1995
  • Col'n Carpenter (1990)
    Col'n Carpenter
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Malcolm Gilbert
    • 1991
  • John Bach, Rebecca Gilling, Oliver Tobias, and Peta Toppano in The Paper Man (1990)
    The Paper Man
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Sir William Argyle
    • 1990
  • Neighbours (1985)
    Neighbours
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Clarrie McLachlan
    • 1990
  • Space Knights (1989)
    Space Knights
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Merlin Stardust (as Fred Parslow)
    • 1989
  • The Humpty Dumpty Man (1989)
    The Humpty Dumpty Man
    5.8
    • Symes
    • 1989
  • Jeff Fahey and Tushka Bergen in Wrangler (1989)
    Wrangler
    5.8
    • James Richards
    • 1989
  • Julie Christie and Hugo Weaving in Dadah Is Death (1988)
    Dadah Is Death
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Frank Galbally
    • 1988
  • Pesticides In The Field
    Short
    • Instructor
    • 1983
  • Gaynor Martin in Skyways (1979)
    Skyways
    7.0
    TV Series
    • David Rankin
    • 1979
  • Ray Barrett in Burn the Butterflies (1979)
    Burn the Butterflies
    TV Movie
    • Senator Brairley Anderson
    • 1979
  • Cop Shop (1977)
    Cop Shop
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Robert Hunter
    • 1979
  • Against the Wind (1978)
    Against the Wind
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Captain Charles Wiltshire
    • 1978
  • Lorraine Bayly, Paul Cronin, Susan Hannaford, Andrew McFarlane, Richard Morgan, and Steven Tandy in The Sullivans (1976)
    The Sullivans
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mister Jarvis
    • 1976–1977

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Fred Parslow
  • Born
    • August 14, 1932
  • Died
    • January 26, 2017
    • Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1987 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the performing arts.

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