Acting
David Atkins
Born December 11, 1955 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (age 70)
David Atkins (born 12 December 1955) is an Australian dancer, choreographer, music-theatre director and producer. Atkins began his performance career aged 12 with a role in the musical Mame. As an adult performer, as well as performing in shows such as A Chorus Line and The Pirates of Penzance, he created and performed in his own works Dancin' Man and Dynamite.
Known For
JOY · 2024JOY
★ 6.92024
MovieDrama
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
High Tide · 1987High Tide
★ 6.51987
MovieDrama
A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a caravan park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death.
The Pirate Movie · 1982The Pirate Movie
★ 5.31982
MovieRomanceAdventure
Left behind by her friends on a boat trip, contemporary teen Mabel takes pursuit but is knocked unconscious on an island, where she has a dream involving pirates, sisters, a modern major-general, romance, and adventure.
The Girl From Moonooloo · 1983The Girl From Moonooloo
1983
MovieDramaTV Movie
Set in the 1940s, the story of a post office clerk and part-time pianist (Jacki Weaver) who inadvertently becomes the star of a national radio serial. Featuring 12 Australian songs from that period.
The Dunera Boys · 1985The Dunera Boys
★ 7.31985
MovieDramaWar
At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.
Starstruck · 1982Starstruck
★ 5.41982
MovieComedyDrama
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular · 2003The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
★ 10.02003
MovieComedyDrama
Jim Ryan and Kate Conroy love each other, but John Conroy stands in the way of their happiness until Jim Ryan recaptures a prized colt.
Squizzy Taylor · 1982Squizzy Taylor
★ 5.51982
MovieCrimeDrama
This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll Dolly and works for bookie Henry Stokes before branching out on his own while being hounded by the police and courted by the press the whole time.
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