Peter Cummins

Acting

Peter Cummins

Born June 2, 1931 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (age 95)

Peter Cummins (born 2 June 1931) is an Australian retired character actor of stage and screen and chorister who was especially prominent in the 1970s and appeared in some of the most famous Australian films of the period.

Known For

The Man From Snowy River IIThe Man From Snowy River II · 1988
The Man From Snowy River II
★ 6.81988
MovieAdventureWestern
After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.
The Good WifeThe Good Wife · 1987
The Good Wife
★ 5.21987
MovieDramaRomance
In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.
Sky PiratesSky Pirates · 1986
Sky Pirates
★ 5.11986
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Air force Lieutenant Harris starts for a flight to Boa Boa, on board Reverend Mitchell with a box containing a part of a top-secret extraterrestrial key. They get lost in a supernatural storm and find themselves after an emergency landing in kind of a Bermuda triangle, 5,000 miles off their course. Home again, no one believes Harris' story, and his crew suspiciously denies it too. Harris is thrown in jail, but manages to escape. Together with Mitchell's daughter he seeks the lost part of the key and its secret.
Mad Dog MorganMad Dog Morgan · 1976
Mad Dog Morgan
★ 5.91976
MovieActionCrime
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
Slate, Wyn & MeSlate, Wyn & Me · 1987
Slate, Wyn & Me
★ 5.01987
MovieCrimeDrama
Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.
Rikky and PeteRikky and Pete · 1988
Rikky and Pete
★ 4.41988
MovieActionComedy
Rikky and her brother Pete struggle to keep their lives from spinning out of control in small town Australia.
The RemovalistsThe Removalists · 1975
The Removalists
★ 5.01975
MovieDrama
An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to escape her belligerent husband.
Alvin PurpleAlvin Purple · 1973
Alvin Purple
★ 5.41973
MovieComedy
Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.

Filmography

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The Flying DoctorsThe Flying Doctors · 1986
The Flying Doctors
★ 6.61986
SeriesDrama
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.

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PhoenixPhoenix · 1992
Phoenix
★ 7.31992
SeriesCrimeDrama
Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.

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