Sean Scully (actor)
Sean Scully | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 September 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1960-2010 |
| Spouse(s) | [1] |
Sean Scully (born 28 September 1947) is an Australian actor, active in film and television, most especially serials.
Early life[]
The son of actress and radio host Margaret Christensen,[2] Scully was born in Sydney, New South Wales.
Career[]
Scully began his acting career at the age of 12 in the 1960 Children's Film Foundation film Hunted in Holland, which won the Diploma of Honour at the Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed] Following that, he was signed by Walt Disney and starred in a number of Technicolor family feature films for the studio, including The Prince and the Pauper[2] (filmed 1961, released 1962), in which he played both title characters, alongside Guy Williams as Miles Hendon, and also played opposite Patrick McGoohan in Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963).
Scully also starred in the 1962 Walt Disney movie Almost Angels. He played Peter, a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir whose voice is near to breaking. He is extremely jealous of Toni Fiala, played by Vincent Winter, who is the new boy with a wonderful clear treble voice. Ultimately, however, the two boys become friends. The film was retitled Born To Sing in the UK.
In his mid-teens, Scully found acting jobs unavailable, and he worked in a wood yard.[3]
On Broadway, Scully appeared in The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963).[4] He also acted on stage and on radio in Australia.[2]
Personal life[]
He was married to actress Wendy Hughes from 1971 to 1973. Even after their divorce, he remained a close friend of Ms. Hughes until her death from cancer in 2014.
Filmography[]
His feature credits include:
- Hunted in Holland (1960)
- The Prince and The Pauper (1962)
- Almost Angels (1962)
- Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
- A City's Child (1972)
- Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
- Eliza Fraser (1976)
- Departure (1986)
- Heaven Tonight (1990)
- The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2017)
He has appeared on television soap operas, having been a regular cast member on:
- Bellbird (as Ron Wilson)
- Sons and Daughters (as Jim O'Brien)
- Prisoner (as Dan Moulton).
- Sara Dane (as Louis de Bourget)
Other TV credits include:
Theatre[]
Scully's sole Broadway theatre credit to date is The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963).
References[]
- ^ "Wendy Hughes: Mainstay of a resurgent Australian film industry". 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sean Scully is star material". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 7 October 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "For coffee Melbourne is better". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 23 August 1970. p. 125. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sean Scully". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
External links[]
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male musical theatre actors
- Australian male soap opera actors
- Australian male television actors
- Male actors from Sydney
- 20th-century Australian male actors
- 21st-century Australian male actors