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| birth_date = 1942 August 19 |
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| birth_place = Stirling, Scotland |
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| occupation = Retired Actor |
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| years_active = 1960-2006 |
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| notable_works = Bellbird, Prisoner Cell Block H |
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 21 September 2025
Australian actor
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Brian Hannan |
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| Born | 1942 August 19
Stirling, Scotland |
| Occupation | Retired Actor |
| Years active | 1960-2006 |
| Notable work | Bellbird, Prisoner Cell Block H |
| Partner | Susan Hannan (nee Hathaway) Renalda Whitteridge ( nee Green) |
| Children | 2 |
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Brian Hannan |
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Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960 to 1980 |
Brian Hannan is a retired Australian actor, born in Stirling, Scotland.
Born to Barry Hannan and Myna Hannan (nee Mills). When Brian was nine, his family migrated to Australia on the Ten Pound Pom deal or the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme initiated by the Australian government under the Populate or Perish policy. They arrived in Western Australia and lived in Perth. When Brian was eighteen, he moved to Melbourne to pursue his acting career.
Brian began what would be a long and successful acting career at a young age on stage in school productions . As an adult he performed in theatre productions in Western Australia before moving to Melbourne. Stage shows include The No Hopers (1961).[1][2] The Bones of My Toe (1963)[3][4] and Bread and Butter (1970).[5][6]
He appeared in filmed for TV plays such as The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me in 1965.[7][8] and Man of Destiny in 1967.[9]
Hannan appeared in stage musicals with the J. C. Williamson Theatres in the 1960s,[10] including Camelot (1963)[11] Hello, Dolly! (1965)[12][13][14] The Boys from Syracuse (1966)[15][16] The Fantasticks (1966)[17][18] and Half a Sixpence (1967).[19][20]
On screen he has played a main role on Bellbird as Roger Green,[21] and had a stint on Prisoner beginning 1981.[10] He starred in the comedy sketch series Don’t Ask Us.[22][23] He voice acted in animated films such as The Phantom Treehouse.[24]
- ^ The No-Hopers, AusStage
- ^ Bisset, Winifred (6 September 1961), “‘The No Hopers’“, The Australian Women’s Weekly
- ^ The Bishop’s Candlestick / The Bones of My Toe / The Oak Settle, AusStage
- ^ Armstrong, Madeline (31 August 1963), “Unlucky Partners”, The Bulletin
- ^ Bread and Butter, AusStage
- ^ Hutton, Geoffrey (9 July 1970), “The X-ray on man”, The Age
- ^ The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me, AusStage
- ^ Howard, John (30 July 1965), “Budding Pinter in our midst”, The Canberra Times
- ^ “Plays with themes of love and war”, The Canberra Times, 4 September 1967
- ^ a b Murphy, Jim (3 June 1981), “Brian knows his work inside out”, The Australian Women’s Weekly
- ^ Camelot, AusStage
- ^ Hello, Dolly!, AusStage
- ^ “Hello, Dolly!”, The Australian Women’s Weekly, 5 May 1965
- ^ Rolfe, Patricia (10 April 1965), “A Tasteless Confection”, The Bulletin
- ^ The Boys From Syracuse, AusStage
- ^ Costantino, Romola (7 February 1966), “Lively romp at the Royal”, The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ The Fantasticks, AusStage
- ^ Rolfe, Patricia (17 September 1966), “Not our cup of tea”, The Bulletin
- ^ Half a Sixpence, AusStage
- ^ Hewitt, Hope (16 November 1967), “Good work Mr Kipps”, The Canberra Times
- ^ Musgrove, Nan (22 May 1974), “Some surprises in store for “Bellbird”“, The Australian Women’s Weekly
- ^ Niell, Kristine (4 June 1979), “Comedy has some promise”, The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Marshall, Ian (21 November 1980), “Comedy has some promise”, The Age
- ^ Morris, Jill (8 January 1985), “Film animation not so easy”, The Age
