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Ray Meagher

Actor

Ray Meagher

Born July 4, 1944 in Roma, Queensland, Australia23 films

Raymond Francis Meagher OAM (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for his role in Home and Away in 2010 and currently played the role of Alf for over 35 years.

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Breaker Morant posterFirst watchBreaker Morant19807.1as Sar. Maj. DrummondDuring the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who…View film

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith poster6.7The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith1978My Brilliant Career poster6.2My Brilliant Career1979

Filmography

23 films as actor
  1. 2019Being GavinDoug
  2. 2008Summer Bay Slaughter
  3. 1989Luigi’s LadiesLance
  4. 1987Dark AgeRex Garret
  5. 1987VietnamColonel Reid
  6. 1986Short ChangedMarshall
  7. 1986The Blue LightningHale
  8. 1985Bootleg
  9. 1985On the LooseRussell Leech
  10. 1984The Fire in the StoneDosh
  11. 1984Mail Order BrideKevin
  12. 1983On the RunJoe Thompson
  13. 1982Mystery at Castle HouseStakovich
  14. 1981Hoodwink
  15. 1980A Piece of CakeDuty Sargeant
  16. 1980Breaker MorantSar. Maj. Drummond
  17. 1980Mystery IslandPoliceman
  18. 1979The Journalist
  19. 1979My Brilliant CareerMailman (uncredited)
  20. 1979The Odd Angry ShotRange Corporal
  21. 1978Money MoversGuard
  22. 1978The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithDud Edmonds
  23. 1976Do I Have to Kill My Child?Des