Richard Morgan (actor)

Richard Morgan (born August 12, 1958 in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia, † December 23, 2006 in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia) was an Australian actor .

Life

Morgan began his acting career in 1975 with guest roles on Australian television series . Between 1976 and 1983 he played one of the main roles in the series The Sullivans , which dealt with the life of an Australian family during the Second World War . After the series was discontinued, he made a recurring guest role on the soap opera Sons and Daughters . He also had roles in films such as Phar Lap - Legend of a Nation by Simon Wincer and Farewell to the King by John Milius .

In 1990 he left show business and did not return to work as an actor until almost ten years later. After a few guest roles, he got a recurring role in the crime series Stingers in 1999 . When he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2005 , he withdrew from the public eye and finally succumbed to the disease in late 2006.

Filmography (selection)

• 1975: Melbourne Homicide ( Homicide , TV series)
• 1976: The Land Policeman ( Solo One , TV series)
• 1976–1983: The Sullivans ( The Sullivans , soap opera)
• 1983: Phar Lap - Legend of a Nation ( Phar Lap )
• 1984–1985: Sons and Daughters (soap opera)
• 1987: Outback Vampires
• 1989: Farewell to the King
• 1990: Skirts
• 1999: Home and Away (soap opera)
• 1999–2004: Stingers (TV series)
• 2000: Neighbors (soap opera)
• 2000: Something in the Air (TV series)

Web links

• Richard Morgan in the Internet Movie Database (English)