Richard Morgan
Birthday: Born in 1958-08-12 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Deathday: 2006-12-23
Richard Morgan (12 August 1958 – 23 December 2006) was an Australian actor. He was most famous for playing the long-running role of Terry Sullivan in the Australian television series The Sullivans. After the series ended, other motion picture roles followed, including the hit Phar Lap (1983), and Innocent Prey and Silver City (both 1984). He also appeared in the television film The Wicked in 1987. In 2005, Morgan was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND / ALS) and died from the illness eighteen months later.
TV Credits
Blue Heelers
Character:
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops....
The Sullivans
Character: Terry Sullivan
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand....
Stingers
Character: Reg Masters
Stingers brings to light the life and work of an undercover police unit located in Melbourne. This dangerous work requires complete dedication, one slip can cost an operative their life....
Movie Credits
Farewell to the King
Character: Strech Lewis
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people....
Phar Lap
Character: 'Cashy' Martin
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation....
Dracula
Character: Coach Driver's Companion (uncredited)
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost....
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters
Character: Narrator
This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter....