Rod Mullinar

Australian actor

Rod Mullinar

Born| 1942 (age 82-83)

Hereford, UK

Occupation| Actor
Known for| Hunter (TV series), Ryan (TV series)
Height| 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)| Liz Mullinar (approx. 2 yrs);
Penny Ramsey-Mullinar (dec. 2009)

Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television.

## Biography

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### Early life

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Mullinar born in Hereford, Hertfordshire, emigrated to Australia in 1966, at the urging of an Australian friend in London, Bill Hunter. He relocated to Sydney with his first wife Liz who was at that time also an actor but would soon become a well-known casting agent.[1]

## Career

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Mullinar appeared in theatre productions, firstly with the Australian Theatre for Young People[2] and then with the Independent Theatre troupe in mid-1968 with whom he performed in the plays Wait Until Dark, Uncle Vanya, and Tango. He also had a major role in the controversial 1970 film The Set in which he plays Tony Brown, who has an affair with the film's protagonist, Paul, played by Sean McEuan. During the making of The Set, Mullinar, who was union shop steward for the film, was punched by another actor when Mullinar demanded to see his union card. The Sydney Morning Herald identified this actor as the female impersonator 'Kandy' Johnson, who was not a union member.[3]

Mullinar took the leading role in Australian espionage drama Hunter late in the show's run in 1968, however he appeared in just eight episodes due to the cancellation of the series. He subsequently played the title role in television series Ryan (1973).

Mullinar's second wife was actress Penny Ramsey. During publicity for Ryan, Mullinar and Ramsey chose to make their relationship public - they had a young daughter at this stage but were not yet married - under threat of exposure by persons unspecified.[4]

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1969 claimed that, before migrating to Australia, Mullinar had a small role in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball as well as appearing in the British TV series Z Cars and No Hiding Place.[5] An article in the Melbourne Age in June 1972 also claimed that Mullinar was a graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and had appeared in the film Wake in Fright, the aforementioned Z Cars and Thunderball as well as Softly, Softly: Task Force (as this show began in 1969, this seems unlikely, but he may have been involved in its predecessor, Softly, Softly). It stated that Mullinar had been shortlisted for the role of Frank Banner in Division 4, which was ultimately given to Gerard Kennedy.[6]

Mullinar's other credits include: Cop Shop, Bellbird, Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Against the Wind, Breaker Morant, Prisoner, Five Mile Creek, All Saints, Stingers, Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, Reef Doctors, The Lost World, and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Production  | Role  | Type

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1969  | It Takes All Kinds | Policeman  | Feature film
1970  | The Set | Tony Brown  | Feature film
1971  | Stockade | Peter Lalor  | Feature film
1975  | Down the Wind | Reg  | Feature film
1977  | Raw Deal | Alex  | Film
1978  | The Pyjama Girl Case | Inspector Morris  | Feature film
1978  | The Geeks | Martin  | TV movie
1978  | Patrick | Ed Jacquard  | Feature film
1978  | Magee and the Lady | Tom  | TV movie
1979  | Thirst | Derek  | Feature film
1979  | Taxi | Leslie Armitage  | TV movie
1980  | Breaker Morant | Major Charles Bolton  | Feature film
1980  | Maybe This Time | Jack  | Feature film
1981  | The Coming |  |
1982  | Duet for Four | Ken Overland  | Feature film
1982  | Breakfast in Paris | Michaels Barnes  | Feature film
1983  | Now and Forever | Geoffrey Bates  | Feature film
1987  | The Surfer | Hagan  | Feature film
1987  | Echoes of Paradise | Terry  | Feature film
1987  | Walter Dixon's Wombat | Johnathon  | TV movie
1989  | Dead Calm | Russell Bellows  | Feature film
1989  | The Humpty Dumpty Man | Stewart Brax  | TV movie
2000  | Muggers | Marcus Browning  | Feature film
2000  | On the Beach | Admiral Jack Cunnington  | TV movie
2001  | Curse of the Talisman | Father Eccleston  | TV movie
2007  | Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback | Judge  | TV movie
2013  | Patrick | Morris  | Feature film
2015  | Comedy Showroom: Bleak |  | TV movie
2016  | Dogstar: Christmas in Space | Commercial announcer  | TV movie
2017  | That's Not Me | Summer Street "Len"  | Feature film

### Television

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Year  | Production  | Role  | Type

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1967  | Contrabandits |  | TV series
1968  | The Adventures |  | TV series
1968-69  | Hunter | Gil Martin / Ted Cook  | TV series
1971  | Dynasty | Bob Campbell  | TV series
1969-72  | Division 4 | 5 character roles  | TV series
1971-72  | Matlock Police | Jack Bowan / Lou Carter / Ward  | TV series
1972  | Over There | Tom Bowden  | TV series
1972  | Boney | Frank Abbott  | TV series
1967-74  | Homicide | 8 roles  | TV series
1974  | Rush | Jim Hill  | TV series
1973-74  | Ryan | Michael Ryan  | TV series
1974  | The Wanderer |  |
1975  | Quality of Mercy | Charlie  | TV series
1974-75  | Bellbird | Scott Leighton  | TV series, 365 episodes
1977  | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Prosecutor  | TV miniseries documentary
1977  | Young Ramsay | George  | TV series
1977  | Bluey | Swanson  | TV series
1978  | Run From the Morning | Spencer  | TV series
1978  | Against the Wind | John MacCarthur  | TV miniseries
1978-80  | Cop Shop | 3 roles  | TV series
1979  | Skyways | Geoff Blake  | TV series
1979-80  | Prisoner | David Austin / Wayne Travers  | TV series
1980  | Water Under the Bridge | Don Brandywine  | TV miniseries
1983  | For the Term of His Natural Life | Lt. Maurice Frere  | TV miniseries
1984  | Eureka Stockade | Frederick Vern | TV miniseries
1983-85  | Five Mile Creek | Jack Taylor  | TV series
1986  | The Flying Doctors | Darcy Adams  | TV series
1988  | Rafferty's Rules | Harry Bertie  | TV series
1989  | Inside Running |  | TV series
1989  | Mission: Impossible | Conrad Drago  | TV series
1989  | The Magistrate | Ian Walters  | TV miniseries
1992  | Boney | Selby  | TV series
1992  | The Fremantle Conspiracy |  | TV miniseries
| Cluedo | Frederick Stokes  | TV series
1994  | Newlyweds | Kirby Hacker  | TV series
1994  | Halifax f.p. | Melvin Lazar  | TV series
1997  | Simone de Beauvoir's Babies | Mick  | TV miniseries
1998  | All Saints | Professor  | TV series
2000  | Tales of the South Seas |  | TV miniseries, 1 episode: "Blackbirding"
2000  | Shortland Street | Max Dubrovsky  | TV series
2001  | Shock Jock | Basil Hannigan  | TV series
2001  | BeastMaster | Chiuma  | TV series
1999-2002  | The Lost World | 3 roles  | TV series
2002  | MDA | Dr. Nathan Tate  | TV series
2003  | Welcher & Welcher | Toby  | TV miniseries
2004  | Stories from the Golf | Richard  | TV series
2004  | Stingers | Colin Burns  | TV series
2007  | City Homicide | Olivier Braxton  | TV series
| Very Small Business | Dick Denyer  | TV series
2008-09  | Satisfaction | Jimmy Buraston  | TV series
2009  | Rush | Gavin  | TV series
| Killing Time | Judge Hart  | TV miniseries
2007-11  | Dogstar | Chester  | TV series
2012  | Lowdown | Additional voices  | TV series
2013  | Reef Doctors | Sonny Ferrall  | TV miniseries
2014  | The Flamin' Thongs | King Rerpsies  | Animated TV series
2015  | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Jock Clement  | TV series
2015  | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Wilbur Littleton  | TV series
2017  | House Husbands | William Mitchell  | TV series
2017  | Impossible Peace | Narrator  | TV series
2018-19  | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Narrator  | TV series
2019  | Utopia | Voice  | TV series
2019  | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Dyson Novak  | 1 episode
2019-20  | Bloom | Tommy Brydon  | TV series

## References

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1. ^ Liz Mullinar and Simon Hopkinson, The Liz Mullinar story Sydney, Hodder Headline 1997 p. 76, p. 79
2. ^ Liz Mullinar and Simon Hopkinson, The Liz Mullinar story Sydney, Hodder Headline 1997 p. 84
3. ^ 'Union man punched on film set' Sydney Morning Herald 15 January 1969 p. 12
4. ^ Jennifer Berry and Phillip McCarthy, 'Publicity Stunts' Melbourne Age 17 January 1974 p. 31
5. ^ 'Dramatic Actor Changes Spots', Sydney Morning Herald 'S.M.H. TV Guide' 11 August 1969 p. 1
6. ^ Anon, 'Channels order new series to supplement "ageing" local shows' Melbourne Age 'TV Radio Guide' 15 June 1972 p. 1

## External links

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* Rod Mullinar at IMDb

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