| Gordon Glenwright | |
| Birth Name: | Gordon Charles Glenwright |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Birth Date: | 1918 3, df=yes |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years Active: | 1948-1984 |
Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright.
Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]
He was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman".[2]
Glenwright started his career in theatre in the late 1940s, and started moving into television roles from the mid-1950s, primarily appearing in serials and telemovies.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Shiralee | Feature film | ||
| 1957 | Three in One | Alex | Anthology film (segment: The City) | |
| 1958 | The Trial of Madeleine Smith | TV play | ||
| 1959 | Hamlet | The Gravedigger | TV play | |
| 1959 | The Seagull | Sorin | TV play | |
| 1959 | Misery Me | Carlo Bambas | TV play | |
| 1959 | They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful | TV play | ||
| 1960 | The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day | Charlie Gibson | TV play[4] | |
| 1960 | The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (The General Motors Hour) | Dr Lloyd Angell | TV play | |
| 1961 | The Sergeant from Burralee | Captain Alcot | TV play | |
| 1961 | Traveller Without Luggage | Butler | TV film | |
| 1962 | Manhaul | Dinny McQuade | TV play | |
| 1963 | Ballad for One Gun | TV play | ||
| 1963 | The Tempest | Stephano | TV play | |
| 1964 | I Have Been Here Before | TV play | ||
| 1964 | The One That Got Away | Feature film | ||
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Feature film | ||
| 1974 | Escape from Singapore | TV film | ||
| 1974 | The Dove | Darwin Harbour Master | Feature film | |
| 1977 | Say You Want Me | TV film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1@59-60 | Whiplash | TV series | ||
| 1962 | Telestory | Narrator | TV series (episode: They're a Weird Mob) | |
| 1982-84 | Carson's Law | Sgt Vic Brown | TV series | |
| 1963-64 | Tribunal | TV series | ||
| 1964 | The Stranger | Lord Mayor | TV series | |
| 1968 | The Battlers | Bongo Byrne | TV series | |
| 1974 | Things That Go Bump in the Night | Charlie | TV miniseries | |
| 1974 | Class of '74 | Hubbard | TV series | |
| 1975 | The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots | TV series | ||
| 1976 | King's Men | Detective Inspector Harry King | TV series | |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Harry Brent | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Explorers | |||
| 1955 | Friday the 13th | Erik | ||
| 1954 | Dangerous Assignment | Episodes: "Sandakan, Borneo", "Singapore", "Tibet"[6] | ||
| 1955 | The Clock | George | Episodes: "Ghost Story", "Only Death is Timeless", "Deadlier than the Male"[7] | |
| 1956 | T-Men | Tax Agent Jack Ketch | Episodes: "The Case of the Loving Blonde", "The Case of the Bleeding Gold", "The Case of the Subfor Approach" | |
| 1957 | Captain Carvallo | Private Gross | [8] | |
| 1960 | The Quiet Stranger | Old John | [9] | |
| 1961 | Passage of the Tangmar | Captain Goddard |
Glenwright passed away 25 May 1985, aged 67 in Sydney, New South Wales.