Lucky Grills
Birthday: Born in 1928-05-26 in Tasmania, Australia
Deathday: 2007-07-27
Leo Grills OAM (26 May 1928 – 27 July 2007) professionally billed as Lucky Grills, was an Australian actor and comedian. His best known acting role was in the crime drama TV series Bluey playing the title role. Grills took his professionally working name after the Italian-American gangster Lucky Luciano.
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Bluey
Character: Bluey Hills
At Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters, Sgt. "Bluey" Hills, unable to work within the existing police squads, oversees Department B. They're assigned cases other departments could not readily solve by conventional means, with Hills applying his unconventional methods to bring about their resolution. Bluey's investigations are supported by newly assigned Gary Dawson, long-time cohort Monica Rourke, and undercover officer Reg Truscott, who spends his time ostensibly working as a small-t...
Bordertown
Character: Wishart
Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia....
Rafferty's Rules
Character: Darryl Hayes
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead...
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Caddie
Character: Pawnbroker
Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her....
Money Movers
Character: Robert Conway
A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house....
The Last Crop
Character: Mr. Collins
Ann (Kerry Walker) cleans for a living. She confronts problems like a vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt from the carpet. She shares everything she has with her two moody children (Noah Taylor, Sarah Hooper) and her equally erratic neighbours. She also shares everything her rich and constantly out-of-town employers have. While Ann vacuums her clients’ penthouses, her friends enjoy the million dollar views, luxury appointments, home gyms, cocktails by the pool - the things they have always wanted, but...
The Magicians
Character: Fat Man
A magician searches for his successor to fight evil....
Starstruck
Character: Brewery Truckdriver
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin....
Molly
Character: Dogcatcher
After Dan collapses at a train station, he enlists Maxie to watch his beloved dog, Molly. Maxie develops a soft spot for her new furry companion - a dog which has a unique ability to sing in tune....
The Wicked
Character: Humphrey
Sir Alfred Terminus reigns supreme in the tiny outback town of Yarralumla. The Terminus family simply love a bit of new blood which is why they are delighted to learn that Lucy, Bronco and Nick have stumbled into town. The townsfolk couldn't be happier... their numbers are beginning to dwindle and Sir Alfred is squawking for some fresh flesh. And he's not the only one ... his wife, Agatha, is famished; his son, George, is ravenous; and his daughter, Samantha, is insatiable. When the strangers ar...
Vietnam
Character: Sen. Shane Paltridge
The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War....
Fast Talking
Character: Det. Holloway
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it....