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Archie Roach(1956-2022)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Learn more at https://washmysoulfilm.com/ This beautiful film is, in every way, a memorable experience. David Stratton, The Australian
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Wash My Soul in the River's Flow (2021)
Archie Roach was born on 8 January 1956 in Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and composer, known for The Merger (2018), Home and Away (1988) and Wentworth (2013). He was married to Ruby Hunter. He died on 30 July 2022 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
BornJanuary 8, 1956
DiedJuly 30, 2022(66)
BornJanuary 8, 1956
DiedJuly 30, 2022(66)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Damian Callinan, Penny Cook, John Howard, Stephen Hunter, Adam Drummond, Angus McLaren, Stephen Holt, Kate Mulvany, Fayssal Bazzi, Josh McConville, Gavin Baskerville, Danny McGinlay, Nick Cody, Zenia Starr, Harry Tseng, Mark Grentell, Sahil Saluja, Ben Knight, Aaron Gocs, Michelle Brasier, Rafferty Grierson, Michael Morley, Dane Simpson, and Francis Kamara in The Merger (2018)
The Merger
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Home and Away (1988)
Home and Away
5.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
Wentworth
8.6
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
SeaChange (1998)
SeaChange
8.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Actor

  • Archie Roach Feat. Paul Kelly: Rally Round the Drum
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 2019
  • Archie Roach: Get Back to the Land
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 2016
  • Archie Roach: It's Not Too Late
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 2016
  • Archie Roach: Song to Sing
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 2012
  • Archie Roach: Alien Invasion
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 2002
  • Archie Roach: A Child Was Born Here
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 1997
  • Archie Roach: From Paradise
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 1993
  • Archie Roach: Walking into Doors
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 1993
  • Archie Roach: Down City Streets
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 1991
  • Archie Roach: Took the Children Away
    Music Video
    • Archie Roach
    • 1990

Music Department

  • Dusty Feet Mob: This Story's True
    Video
    • original song: Took The Children Away
    • singer: Took The Children Away
    • 2019
  • Shane Bourne, Nadine Garner, Noni Hazlehurst, and Aaron Pedersen in City Homicide (2006)
    City Homicide
    7.6
    TV Series
    • song performer
    • 2009
  • The Tracker (2002)
    The Tracker
    7.3
    • singer
    • 2002

Composer

  • Archie Roach Feat. Paul Kelly: Rally Round the Drum
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Liyarn Ngarn
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Special Treatment: Locking Up the Children (1991)
    Special Treatment: Locking Up the Children
    • Composer
    • 1991

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Wash My Soul in the River's Flow - Official Trailer
Trailer 1:08
Wash My Soul in the River's Flow - Official Trailer

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 8, 1956
    • Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • July 30, 2022
    • Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Ruby Hunter? - February 17, 2010 (her death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Has two sons Amos and Eban Roach, and foster children Kriss, Arthur and Terrence.

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