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Noel Ferrier AM (20 December 1930 in Melbourne – 16 October 1997 in Sydney) was an Australian television personality, stage and film actor, raconteur and theatrical producer. Ferrier had an extensive Australian theatre career which spanned over fifty years.  A member of the first Australian professional repertory company, the Union Theatre Repertory Company, he created the role of ‘Roo’ in the original production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at the Union Theatre of the University of Melbourne. He appeared in numerous films and television productions. A contemporary of Barry Humphries, in 1956 he was the “interviewer” of the first onstage appearance of a certain Mrs. Norm Everidge, later known universally as Dame Edna.  

To ease the workload on Graham Kennedy, he was invited by GTV9 to host a Friday night version of In Melbourne Tonight from 1963 to 1965. This was stylistically different to that of Kennedy’s IMT, – “dyed in the wool IMT viewers switched off in their droves”  – Noel Ferrier’s In Melbourne Tonight (as it was known) garnered a separate and loyal audience, resulting in a Logie for Most Popular Program in Victoria in 1964.  . Following this success, the network decided to relay the show in Sydney on TCN9, but in the early hours of the following morning after live telecasts of World Championship Wrestling .

After his period on IMT finished in 1965, he started a morning radio show in Melbourne on 3UZ with Mary Hardy called “The Noel and Mary Show”, which contained a riotously funny serial known as “The House on the Hill” featuring Sir & Lady Ernest Snatchbull, “set in a mythical Government House and loosely based on the vice-regal column in The Age… the real Governor of Victoria of the time was a (reputedly) devoted fan… whereas his wife was said to have abhorred it.”  

He developed a reputation as a reliable television character actor; appearances occurred in Riptide (1969), Skippy (1970), as well as a numerous characters in the Crawfords stable of productions, including Homicide (1969), Division 4 (1970, 1971 & 1975), and Matlock Police (1973,1974 & 1975). In 1971 he won the award for Best Australian Comedy with Noel Ferrier’s ‘Australia A-Z.  He was a regular panelist in Graham Kennedy’s popular game show Blankety Blanks.  His movie credits include Alvin Purple, Eliza Fraser, Turkey Shoot and The Year of Living Dangerously. His final movie role was in Paradise Road. Description above from the Wikipedia article Noel Ferrier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Noel Ferrier

Noel Ferrier Biography / Wiki

NameNoel Ferrier
Also Know
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of Birth1930-12-20
Age(as in 2022)66
Deathday1997-10-16

Noel Ferrier Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
The Three MusketeersCardinal Richelieu1986-07-01The three best of the disbanded Musketeers – Athos, Porthos, and Aramis – join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D’Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal …
Avengers of the Reef1973-10-20This Australian children’s film is about scientist Bill Stewart goes to Fiji with his son Tim to investigate the appearance of the Crown of Thorns sta…
The Adventures of Eliza FraserCaptain James Fraser1976-12-16An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they’re shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia….
Alvin Rides AgainThe Hatchet1974-12-16Alvin Purple, a man who can’t hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster….
Scobie MaloneMr. Sin1975-10-03Sydney homicide detective Sergeant Scobie Malone (Jack Thompson) and his offsider (Shane Porteous) investigate the murder of Helga (Judy Morris), whos…
No Room to RunRalph Fleming1977-05-18Concert promoter Nick Loomis is sent to Sydney by his ex father-in-law and boss Garth Kingswood, and asked to deliver a briefcase to a foreigner. When…
Turkey ShootSecretary Mallory1982-03-25In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the cam…
DeathcheatersCulpepper1976-12-16Two best friends, Vietnam War veterans-turned-stuntmen, are sent as spies to the Philippines on a top secret mission for the Australian government….
Little Jungle Boy1970-08-28He was born with the animals. He was taught by the animals. He lives with the animals. He talks to the animals. A living Nature Child. Touched by the …
The Year of Living DangerouslyWally O’Sullivan1982-12-17Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There—on the eve of an attempted coup—he befriends a Chines…
Great Expectations: The Untold StoryJaggers1987-02-07A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor….
Computer GhostsChief Executive1988-06-24A security company conjures up fake computer-generated “ghosts” so they can buy abandoned property at below-market value at auctions. However, a myste…
Private CollectionChief Inspector1973-04-12A wealthy art collector and his wife have their property broken into in this strange, awkward comedy. Little does the thief realize, but the most priz…
The Munsters’ Scary Little ChristmasDoor Knocker1996-12-17The made for television movie Munster’s Scary Little Christmas, created three decades after the demise of the original series, concerns son Eddie miss…
All at SeaMr. Blighmer1977-07-08A saucy comedy treat from the vaults that stars cast members from “Blankety Blanks”, “The Celebrity Game” and “No 96” as a group of misfits attempting…
The Return of Captain InvincibleAir Force General1983-01-01In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis and was hailed as a hero. But when he was accused of treason, he retired to Austral…
Alvin PurpleJudge1973-12-20Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help b…
VietnamSir Robert Menzies1987-02-23The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War….

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