Английская Википедия:Alister Smart
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Copy edit Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox person Alister Smart (born 1935),[1][2] also credited as Alastair Smart,[3] is a retired TV presenter, actor, television director and screenwriter from Australia. A staple of the small screen, he appeared in telefilms and soap opera/serials with numerous credits from the late 1950s until the mid-1990s
Smart is best known for his long tenure as a presenter on TV children's series Play School from 1966 and 1993. He is also known for his appearances with fellow members of Play School, including Don Spencer[1] on tie-in records released for ABC Music, as well as in audiobooks.[1][4][5] As a presenter on the latter, he had one of the longest stints on television in Australia, co-hosting alongside Spencer, Lorraine Bayly, Benita Collings, Noni Hazlehurst, John Waters, Philip Quast and Anne Haddy.[4]
As a television director, he has worked on numerous programs. Most notably, he directed 88 episodes of the soap opera Sons and Daughters, and briefly, four episodes of police procedural series Blue Heelers.
Career
Actor
Smart started his career in local theatre in 1957, and continued working in stage drama throughout his life. His theatre roles include Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Henry V and a tour of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [6]
He began his television career in England in the early 1960s, appearing in televised plays. He performed in anthology series including ITV Play of the Week and Comedy Playhouse, as well as serials like Emergency Ward 10. In the latter part of the 60s, he returned to Australia,[1] where he appeared in guest roles in soap operas and made-for-television movies, including You Can't See 'round Corners, Homicide. Division 4, The Sullivans and Cop Shop. Although not a staple of the regular Number 96 television series, Smart had a prominent role as journalist Duncan Hunter in the film version.[7]
Television director
Smart pursued a directing career in both movies and TV series from the early 1970s until he retired in 1994. His directorial work includes Scattergood: Friend of All, Sons and Daughters, Richmond Hill, Prisoner and Blue Heelers.[8][9][10]
Television presenter
Smart is recognized as a former presenter on the long-running children's TV program Play School, the Australian version of which was adapted from the original British version of the same title. Smart's first appearance was in the first episode in 1966, and he remained in that role for 27 years until retiring in 1993. He hosted alongside other original cast including Diane Dorgan (1966), Donald Mcdonald, Kerry Francis, Anne Haddy (1966-1969) and Lorraine Bayly (1966-1978).[5]
Personal life
Smart grew up in Nowra, New South Wales. He currently resides in East Gippsland, Victoria.Шаблон:Citation needed
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The Right Thing | Jose Gomez | TV movie |
| 1964 | Ring Out, Wild Bells | John Lambert | TV movie |
| 1965 | Arabesque for Atoms | TV movie | |
| 1966 | Twelfth Night | Curio | TV movie |
| 1969 | It Take's All Kinds | Ray | Feature film |
| 1974 | Number 96 | Duncan Hunter | Film adaptation |
| 1977 | Harness Fever | Sergeant Meeker | TV movie |
| 1977 | Roses Bloom Twice | TV movie | |
| 1978 | Plunge Into Darkness | TV movie | |
| 1980 | People Like Us | Detective Rogers | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Girl Who Came Late (aka Daydream Believer) | Ron | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Theatre 70 | Building Worker | TV series |
| 1961 | Three Live Wires | TV series | |
| 1961 | ITV Play of the Week | Checker | TV series |
| 1961 | The Seven Faces of Jim | Kenneth Kendall, Digger, Newspaper reporter |
TV series |
| 1962 | Comedy Playhouse | TV series | |
| 1962 | Drama 61-67 | Dr. Jefferson | TV series |
| 1962 | Six More Faces of Jim | TV series | |
| 1963 | Emergency Ward 10 | Mr. Riley | TV series |
| 1965-71 | Homicide | Doctor Perini, John Whelan, Geoff Woods, Alan Watson, George Allen, Lucio Leurini, John Meadows |
TV series |
| 1966-93 | Play School | Presenter | TV series[11] |
| 1967 | You Can't See 'round Corners | TV series | |
| 1967 | Contrabandits | Greer, Cox |
TV series |
| 1968-69 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Alf, Sergeant |
TV series |
| 1969 | Riptide | Adam Brockenhurst, Les Duggan, Ted |
TV series |
| 1969-1975 | Division 4 | Dennis, Downey Kenney Kent, Alf Clarke, Stan Hassett, Don Jenkins, Taylor |
TV series |
| 1970 | The Rovers | Gary | TV series |
| 1970 | Delta | Paul Falstone-Green | TV series |
| 1970 | Dynasty | Ambassador | TV series |
| 1971 | Spyforce | Carlos | TV series |
| 1972 | Barrier Reef | Lynch | TV series |
| 1971; 73 | Matlock Police | Ricco, Barney White |
TV series |
| 1973 | Ryan | Colin Brown | TV series |
| 1973 | Serpent in the Rainbow | Adam Quigg | TV miniseries |
| 1974 | Behind the Legend | Frank Gardiner | TV series |
| 1974 | Silence Number | Dr. Fisher | TV series |
| 1975 | Ben Hall | Jack Taylor | TV series |
| 1975 | Wollongong the Brave | TV series | |
| 1976 | The Emigrants | Migrant reception officer | TV series |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Paul Hayward | TV series |
| 1976 | Number 96 | Frank Hobson | TV series |
| 1976 | The Outsiders | Li Norton | TV series |
| 1977 | Moynihan | TV series | |
| 1977 | Young Ramsay | Ken Murray | TV series |
| 1977-79 | Glenview High | Kazim | TV series |
| 1978-1980 | Cop Shop | Phillip Cooper, Sharkey |
TV series |
| 1979 | The Magical World of Disney | Sergeant Meeker | TV series |
| 1979 | Skyways | Hal Bailey | TV series |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | David Mockridge | TV series |
| 1985 | Special Squad | TV series | |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Robson | TV series |
Director
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Time Game | Director | TV movie |
| 1993 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Director | TV movie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Spoiler (TV series) | Director | TV series, 1 episode -"The Price" |
| 1972 | The Godfathers | Director | TV series, 5 episodes -"There's a Tortoise in My Bath" "The Lift" "Too Many Cakes" "The Prize" -Double Trouble |
| 1974 | One Man in the Company | Director | TV series, 1 episode "Two in One" (also served as producer on 5 eps.) |
| 1974 | Scattergood: Friend of All | Director | TV series |
| 1977 | Cop Shop | Director | TV series. 6 episodes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Director | TV series |
| 1982 | A Country Practice | Director | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1983 | Waterloo Station | Director | TV series |
| 1986 | Prisoner | Director | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1982-87 | Sons and Daughters | Director | TV series, 88 episodes |
| 1989 | Richmond Hill | Director | TV series |
| 1989-90 | Rafferty's Rules | Director | TV series, 4 episodes -Out of Line" -"One for Us" -"Free of Passion" -"In Custody" |
| 1989-90 | E Street | Director | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Neighbours | Director | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers | Director | TV series, 4 episodes "Waiting for Apples" -"Family Lies" -Good Cop, Bad Cop -"Crazy Like a Fox" |
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ GILES, NIGEL "Number 96: Australia's Most Notorious Address"
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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