Michael Duffield

Michael Duffield (1915-1986) was an English-born actor who worked in Australia for many decades.^[1]^[2] He was nominated for the 1979 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Last of the Knucklemen,^[3] a role he was reprising from the original stage production.^[4] He won awards in 1962 for his performance on stage in The Caretaker. He was survived by a wife and three children.^[5]

Select filmography[]

Night of the Ding-Dong (1961)
Quiet Night (1961)
Two-Headed Eagle (1961)
Fury in Petticoats (1962)
Suspect (1962)
Fly by Night (1962)
The Music Upstairs (1962)
The White Carnation (1963)^[6]
The Prisoner (1963)^[7]
On Approval (1964)
Corruption in the Palace of Justice (1964)
Luther (1964)
A Provincial Lady (1964)
Otherwise Engaged (1964)
Macbeth (1965)
Photo Finish (1965)
Campaign for One (1965)
Cobwebs in Concrete (1968)
Two Thousand Weeks (1969)
The Cheerful Cuckold (1969)
The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)

References[]

^ [Biographical cuttings on Michael Duffield, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals], 1900, retrieved 19 October 2020
^ Simons, Margaret (25 July 1983). "Taking characters very much to heart". The Age. p. 14.
^ Kuipers, Richard. "The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ Connolly, Keith (September–October 1979). "Film Reviews". Cinema Papers.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
^ "Veteran Actor Dies". The Age. 17 June 1986. p. 4.
^ "TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 548. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Famous Play Tonight". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 524. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1963. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[]

Michael Duffield at IMDb
Michael Duffield at Ausstage

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[1] [Biographical cuttings on Michael Duffield, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals], 1900, retrieved 19 October 2020

[2] Simons, Margaret (25 July 1983). "Taking characters very much to heart". The Age. p. 14.

[3] Kuipers, Richard. "The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[4] Connolly, Keith (September–October 1979). "Film Reviews". Cinema Papers.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

[5] "Veteran Actor Dies". The Age. 17 June 1986. p. 4.

[6] "TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 548. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Famous Play Tonight". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 524. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1963. p. 33. Retrieved 19 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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