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New Zealand-born Australian actor
Peter Gwynne (22 September 1929 – 17 November 2011) was a New Zealand-born Australian television actor who was also known for voice-over work.
Career
Born in New Zealand, Gwynne was a well-recognised character actor, appearing in many of the significant television productions of the 1970s onwards, including Cop Shop, Boney, Division 4, Homicide, Matlock Police, The Flying Doctors, Return to Eden, A Country Practice and many more.
He is best remembered internationally as Bill McMaster, Stephanie Harper’s General Manager at Harper Mining in both the 1983 mini-series and the 1986 series of Return to Eden.
Personal life
Gwynne was married to actress Cecily Polson. Peter’s mother (Dorothy Wall) was born in Springwood, New South Wales and moved to New Zealand after she married Frank Gwynne from Christchurch[citation needed]. Gwynne last resided at Lane Cove in Sydney, New South Wales. He died on 17 November 2011, aged 82.
Filmography
Films
Television
2000
| Year | Film | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Delta | Len Reeves | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1970-71 | Dynasty | Frank Benson | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1970-73 | Division 4 | Mal White / Doug Cooper / Detective Sergeant ‘Frenchy’ Renaud / Hayden Beck | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1970-74 | Homicide | Geoff Adams / Detective Sergeant Ken Davidson / Detective Sergeant Norm Turner / Roger Hamilton / Peter Walters / Joe | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1971 | Dead Men Running | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1971 | The Thursday Creek Mob | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1971 | Not Only But Also: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore in Australia | Various characters | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1972 | The Far Country | Jack Dorman | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1972 | Boney | Tim Thursley | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Behind the Legend | TV series | |
| 1973 | Ryan | Raymond Fitch | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Tournai Elephant Boy | Rick Madison | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch | John Quentin / Roger Carlye | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Seven Little Australians | Mr Hassal | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | Ian Roarke | TV series |
| 1974 | Castaway | Sergeant Holt | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1974 | Behind the Legend | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1974 | Out of Love | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1975-76 | Matlock Police | Detective Sergeant Jack Maloney | TV series |
| 1976 | The Emigrants | Les Nicholls | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976-77 | Moynihan | Minister | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | Francis Mulvane | Miniseries |
| 1982 | The Sullivans | Ed Mclaren | TV Series 4 Episodes |
| 1983 | Return to Eden | Bill McMaster | Miniseries |
| 1984 | Mother and Son | Uncle Tom | TV series Episode: The Funeral[2] |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Oxlade | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Return to Eden | Bill McMaster | TV series |
| 1991 | Track Record: The Story of Australia’s Railways | [2] | |
| 1992 | G.P. | Sid Graham | TV series Episode: A Very Suburban Coup |
| 1994-95 | Over the Hill | Pat the Poet | TV series |
| 1998 | All Saints | Russell Geddes | TV series 2 Episodes Heart to Heart Family Feud |
| 2000 | Blue Heelers | Ken Barton | TV Series 1 episode welcome back |
| Home and Away | Mr Geraldton | TV series 1 Episode episode 2857 |
