Vincent Gil | |
Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1963–2015 |
Vincent Gil (1939 – 21 August 2022), also credited as Vince Gil (sometimes misspelled with double L), was an Australian film and television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Nightrider in the 1979 film Mad Max, and Stone. Gil had also starred in many Australian television shows, such as Matlock Police, Neighbours, A Country Practice and Prisoner. He also acted in theatre roles from his debut in the industry in 1963 until 2007.[1] He died on 21 August 2022, at the age of 83.[2]
Title | Year | Role | |
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The Swagman episode of Wednesday Theatre (TV movie) | 1965 | Tony | |
Carmen (TV movie) | 1968 | Escamillo | |
You Can't See 'round Corners (film version) | 1969 | Lennie Ryan | |
Stone | 1974 | Doctor Death | |
Solo | 1978 | Paul Robinson | |
Run from the Morning | 1978 | Stackwell | |
Magee and the Lady | 1978 | Miller | |
Golden Soak | 1979 | Westrop | |
Mad Max | 1979 | Nightrider | |
Snapshot | 1979 | Daryl | |
The Timeless Land | 1980 | Cunningham | |
Daily at Dawn | 1981 | ||
And/Or = One | 1982 | Peter | |
Channel Chaos | 1985 | Drunk | |
Shark's Paradise | 1986 | Murphy | |
Incident at Raven's Gate | 1988 | Skinner | |
Sebastian and the Sparrow | 1988 | Mick, the Streetworker | |
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead | 1988 | Ruben | |
1980 | Snowy Shepherd | ||
Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) | 1988 | Roff | |
Resistance | 1992 | Bull | |
Body Melt | 1993 | Pud | |
Encounters | 1993 | Farmer Evans | |
Terra Nova | 1998 | Hugh | |
Mallboy | 2001 | Mad Frank | |
The Bank | 2001 | Sheriff | |
Razor Eaters | 2003 | Lonnie Evans | |
The Long Lunch | 2003 | Elbridge Nash | |
Ki-Kids: Policias & Chefs (video) | 2008 | Viajero | |
Conspiracy Theory 365 | 2012 | Toecutter Durham | |
Three Thousand Years of Longing | 2022 | Old Merchant |
Title | Year | Role | |
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You Can't See 'Round Corners (TV series) | 1967 | Terry Howlett | |
The Battlers (TV series) | 1968 | Wayne Small | |
You Can't See 'round Corners (film version) | 1967 | Terry Howlett | |
Riptide (TV series) | 1969 | 3 roles | |
The Rovers (TV series) | 1970 | Biker/Bert | |
The Long Arm | 1970 | Bob Fitch | |
Number 96 (TV series) | 1972 | Cliff Stevens | |
Division 4 (TV series) | 1969–72 | 7 character roles | |
Ryan (TV series) | 1974 | Merve | |
Matlock Police (TV series) | 1971/74 | Bernie/Albert Tresize | |
Homicide (TV series) | 1966–76 | 12 character roles | |
Rush | 1976 | Griffiths/Brady | |
The Box (TV series) | 1976 | Trevor Kane | |
Bluey (TV series) | 1976 | Detective Lee Hacker | |
Chopper Squad (TV series) | 1977–79 | 2 roles | |
Against the Wind (miniseries) | 1978 | Quartermaster Laycock | |
Kingswood Country (TV sitcom) | 1980 | Gus McKenzie | |
Cop Shop (TV series) | 1978–81 | Various | |
Secret Valley (TV series) | 1980–82 | Moose | |
The Sullivans (TV series) | 1982 | Peter | |
Carson's Law (TV series) | 1984 | Curly Machin | |
Special Squad (TV series) | 1984 | Blindman | |
The Henderson Kids (TV series) | 1985 | Eric | |
Prisoner (aka Prisoner Cell Block H) (TV series) | 1981–86 | Various | |
Nancy Wake (miniseries) | 1987 | Jules | |
Bodysurfer (TV miniseries) | 1989 | Gus | |
G.P. (TV series) | 1991 | Snowy | |
Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries) | 1993 | ||
A Country Practice (TV series) | 1993 | Laurie Morgan | |
Body Melt | 1993 | Pud | |
Blue Heelers (TV series) | 1997 | Griff Hachstra | |
Neighbours (TV series) | 1995–2001 | Running Rivers/Vernon Wells | |
Ki-Kids: Policias & Chefs (video) | 2008 | Viajero | |
City Homicide (TV series) | 2011 | Bert Robson | |
The Doctor Blake Mysteries (TV series) | 2015 | Clarence Porter |