Wynn Roberts (actor)

Wynn Roberts is an Australian actor who appeared in more than 70 film and television productions between the late 1950s and 2001. His television credits include Homicide, Prisoner, Special Squad, Neighbours, The Flying Doctors, Police Rescue, A Country Practice and Wildside. He is also known for his role as Sergeant Bumpher in the 1975 film classic Picnic at Hanging Rock.[1][2] He was also a leading stage actor.[3]

He worked for a number of years in radio.[4]

A 1965 article called him arguably the best actor in Melbourne.[5]

Select Credits

• The Farm (2001)
• Sun on the Stubble (1996)
• Snowy (1993)
• The True Story of Spit MacPhee (1988)
• The Last Resort (1988)
• The Petrov Affair (1987)
• Sword of Honour (1986)
• Whose Baby (1986)
• The Dunera Boys (1985)
• Waterfront (1984)
• Fighting Back (1982)
• Prisoner: Cell Block H (1980-81)
• Weekend of Shadows (1978)
• Born to Run (1977) AKA Ride a Wild Pony
• Listen to the Lion (1977)[6]
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
• Essington (1974)
• Flashpoint (1972)
• The Survivor (1972)
• Cobwebs in Concrete (1968)
• Sergeant Musgrave's Dance (1967)
• Ticket to Nowhere (1966)
• Should the Woman Pay (1966)
• The Tape Recorder (1966)
• Moby Dick - Rehearsed (1965)
• Romanoff and Juliet (1966)
• Moby Dick - Rehearsed (1965)[7]
• Macbeth (1965) as MacBeth[8]
• A Time to Speak (1965)
• A Man for All Seasons (1964)
• The Physicists (1964)
• Everyman (1964)
• Corruption in the Palace of Justice (1964)
• Consider Your Verdict (1962-64)
• Light me a Lucifer (1962)
• Murder in the Cathedral (1962)
• Manhaul (1962)
• The Hobby Horse (1962)
• Shadow of Heroes (1962)
• The Lady from the Sea (1961)
• Burst of Summer (1961)
• Hedda Gabler (1961)
• Macbeth (1960)
• Uncle Martino (1960)
• Heart Attack (1960)
• Treason (1959)
• Last Call (1959)
• Killer in Close-Up (1958)
• Symphonie Pastorale (1958)

References

1. "Wyn Roberts". BFI.
2. "Wyn Roberts". www.aveleyman.com.
3. "Prisoner scores a double treat". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 24 September 1980. p. 21 (Your TV Magazine). Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
4. "On the Grapevine". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 17 November 1956. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
5. "No dents in Rogues? armour". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
6. "FILMNOTES". Filmnews. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
7. "What to stay home for..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 May 1965. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.
8. "'Macbeth' on camera". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 8 September 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 25 May 2020 – via Trove.

External links

• Wynn Roberts at IMDb
• Wynn Roberts at Ausstage