Michael Beecher | |
Birth Name: | Michael Becher |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1939 |
Birth Place: | Australia |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Actor, model |
Michael Beecher (20 November 1939 - 4 March 1993) was an Australian-based model and actor. He was the son of Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher and Valerie Chisholme Baird.
Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.
His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian soap opera The Young Doctors, a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to The Young Doctors he had worked as a photographic model.
Year | Title | Role | Type | |
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1975 | Paradise | Faulkner | TV movie | |
1978 | Barnaby and Me | French Reporter | TV movie | |
1982 | Runaway Island | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Type | |
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1977 | The Outsiders | TV series | ||
1977 | Bluey | TV series | ||
1976-82 | The Young Doctors | Dr. Brian Denham | TV series | |
1986 | The Haunted School | Henry Blackburn | TV miniseries | |
1987 | The Flying Doctors | TV series | ||
1976 | Silent Number | TV series |