Maurie Fields

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

Смерть : 1995-12-18

История

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

Фильмы

Country Life
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.
Крик во тьме
Barritt
Основываясь на правдивой истории Линди Чемберлен: Во время похода в Эйерс-Рок в глубь Австралии, она утверждает, что она была свидетелем того, как Динго взяла свою дочернюю дочь Азарию из семейной палатки. Тело Азарии никогда не встречается. После расследований и двух публичных расследований ей предъявлено обвинение в убийстве. Случай привлекает много внимания, превращая его в медиа-презентацию.
The Bit Part
Peter
Career counsellor Michael Thornton decides to change his career and become an actor. He dreams of performing Shakespeare but ends up in a television ad where only his hands appear on camera. He finds a friend in actress Mary McAllister (Nicole Kidman) until she is called to Hollywood to star in a horror feature. Katrina Foster plays Michael's understanding wife Helen, who supports him while he pursues his elusive dream.
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.