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Michael Laurence(1935-2015)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Michael Laurence was born on 24 November 1935 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for The Lost Islands (1976), The People Next Door (1973) and The Godfathers (1971). He died on 23 March 2015 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
BornNovember 24, 1935
DiedMarch 23, 2015(79)
BornNovember 24, 1935
DiedMarch 23, 2015(79)
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Known for

The Lost Islands (1976)
The Lost Islands
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
The People Next Door (1973)
The People Next Door
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
The Godfathers (1971)
The Godfathers
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Return to Eden (1983)
Return to Eden
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Territorians (1996)
    The Territorians
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • created by
    • 1996
  • Which Way Home (1991)
    Which Way Home
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Rachel Ward, Art Malik, and Michael Woods in Shadow of the Cobra (1989)
    Shadow of the Cobra
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • The Last Frontier (1986)
    The Last Frontier
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • from an original story by
    • 1986
  • Rebecca Gilling in Return to Eden (1986)
    Return to Eden
    7.1
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1986
  • Return to Eden (1983)
    Return to Eden
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • written and devised by
    • 1983
  • People Like Us
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Carrots
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Judy McBurney, Tim Page, and Gwen Plumb in The Young Doctors (1976)
    The Young Doctors
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976–1978
  • The Lost Islands (1976)
    The Lost Islands
    7.9
    TV Series
    • creator
    • written by
    • story
    • 1976
  • Number 96 (1972)
    Number 96
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1975
  • The Love Epidemic (1975)
    The Love Epidemic
    4.6
    • comedy material
    • 1975
  • The People Next Door (1973)
    The People Next Door
    TV Series
    • creator
    • writer
    • 1973
  • The Godfathers (1971)
    The Godfathers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971–1972
  • Crisis
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972

Actor

  • The Love Epidemic (1975)
    The Love Epidemic
    4.6
    • Various Characters
    • 1975
  • The People Next Door (1973)
    The People Next Door
    TV Series
    • Pete Fairhall
    • 1973
  • The Spoiler
    TV Series
    • Roland Miller
    • 1972
  • The Godfathers (1971)
    The Godfathers
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Peter Fairhall
    • Pete Fairhall
    • 1971–1972
  • The Phallic Forest
    Short
    • Oliver
    • 1970
  • The Long Arm (1970)
    The Long Arm
    TV Series
    • Roy Mason
    • 1970
  • Squeeze a Flower (1970)
    Squeeze a Flower
    5.7
    • Brother James
    • 1970
  • Color Me Dead (1969)
    Color Me Dead
    5.5
    • George Reynolds
    • 1969
  • Homicide (1964)
    Homicide
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Eric Wilson
    • 1966
  • Jan Shier in The Rose and Crown (1963)
    The Rose and Crown
    TV Movie
    • Percy Randle
    • 1963

Producer

  • Return to Eden (1983)
    Return to Eden
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 1983
  • People Like Us
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Carrots
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Lost Islands (1976)
    The Lost Islands
    7.9
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1976
  • The True Blue Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 24, 1935
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • March 23, 2015
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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    Wrote an autobiography entitled "Skeletons are Dancing".

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