Maurie Fields

Nascimento : 1926-08-04, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Morte : 1995-12-18

História

Maurice "Maurie" Fields (4 August 1926 - 18 December 1995) was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian.

Filmes

Vida no Campo
Fred Livingstone
Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.
Um Grito no Escuro
Barritt
Michael e Lindy estão de férias com os filhos em um acampamento na Austrália. Subitamente, a recém-nascida desaparece do local onde dormia, dando início a uma investigação que ganha a atenção de todo o país. Com o passar do tempo, uma série de especulações aponta Lindy como possível culpada.
The Bit Part
Peter
Confrontado por um aluno, o advogado Michael Thornton se dá conta de que não é feliz e decide mudar de carreira. Ele abandona o rígido e tedioso mundo do Direito e passa a investir na profissão de ator. Sua ambição é Shakespeare, mas tudo que ele consegue é uma ponta na televisão. Incentivado pela esposa, Helen, e pela atriz Mary McAllister ele continua acreditando.
Death of a Soldier
Det. Sgt. Martin
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.
The Dunera Boys
Cpl Carter
At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.
Lonely Hearts
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker
Alvin Rides Again
Garage Proprietor
Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.
Country Town
John Quinney
In this movie version of "Bellbird" (1967) a reporter, Philip Henderson stirs up the town further when they are already suffering with a drought.