Colin Petersen

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Colin Petersen (born March 24, 1946 in Kingaroy , Australia ) is an Australian actor and musician who began as a " child star " in his home country .

At the age of nine he got a role in the movie Smiley . He later appeared in films like The Scamp or A Cry for the Street . In 1965 he joined the group Steve & The Board as a drummer . He also took part in sessions for various Australian performers as well as for the Bee Gees and soon became an official member of the band. The split from the Bee Gees was announced in August 1969.

Filmography

  • 1958: A Cry from the Streets
  • 1957: The Scamp
  • 1956: Smiley
  • 1968: Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees
  • 1976: Barney
  • 2010: Bee Gees: In Our Own Time

Web links

Bee Gees
Vince Melouney (1967–1968) • Colin Petersen (1967–1969)
Geoff Bridgford (1970–1972) • Alan Kendall (from 1971) • Geoff Westley (1973–1974, 1976)
Dennis Bryon (from 1973) • Blue Weaver (from 1975)
Studio albums

The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs • Spicks and Specks • Bee Gees' 1st • Horizontal • Idea • Odessa • Cucumber Castle • 2 Years On • Trafalgar • To Whom It May Concern • Life in a Tin Can ( A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants ) • Mr. Natural • Main Course • Children of the World • Spirits Having Flown • Living Eyes • ESP • One • High Civilization • Size Isn't Everything • Still Waters • This Is Where I Came In

Live albums

Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live • One Night Only

Soundtracks

Melody • Saturday Night Fever • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • Staying Alive

Compilation albums

Rare, Precious & Beautiful • Rare, Precious & Beautiful Vol. 2 • Rare, Precious & Beautiful Vol. 3 • Best of Bee Gees • Inception / Nostalgia • Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 • Bee Gees Greatest • Greatest Volume 1 - 1967 -1974 • Bee Gees (17LP) • Tales from the Brothers Gibb • The Very Best of the Bee Gees • Their Greatest Hits: The Record • Number Ones • Love Songs • The Studio Albums 1967-1968 • The Ultimate Bee Gees • Mythology • The Triple Album Collection • The Festival Albums Collection 1965-67 • Morning Of My Life - The Best Of 1965-66 • The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 • You Should Be Dancing • 1974-1979 • Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits

personal data
SURNAME Petersen, Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actor and musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingaroy , Australia