Ken Wayne
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Ken Wayne was an Australian actor. He made his film debut in Sons of Matthew
(1949) and appeared in a number of movies including Dust in the Sun
(1958), but was also well known for his work in radio, particularly for playing private eye Larry Kent in the series I Hate Crime. He worked for 13 years in London but came back to Australia in 1972.
Sons of Matthew
Sons of Matthew is a 1949 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia and the studio sequences in Sydney...
(1949) and appeared in a number of movies including Dust in the Sun
Dust in the Sun
Dust in the Sun is a 1958 Australian mystery film adapted from a novel by Jon Cleary and produced by the team of Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty.-Synopsis:...
(1958), but was also well known for his work in radio, particularly for playing private eye Larry Kent in the series I Hate Crime. He worked for 13 years in London but came back to Australia in 1972.
Selected filmography
- Sons of MatthewSons of MatthewSons of Matthew is a 1949 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film was shot in 1947 on location in Queensland, Australia and the studio sequences in Sydney...
(1949) - Dust in the SunDust in the SunDust in the Sun is a 1958 Australian mystery film adapted from a novel by Jon Cleary and produced by the team of Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty.-Synopsis:...
(1958) - On the BeachOn the BeachOn the Beach is a post-apocalyptic, end-of-the-world novel written by British-Australian author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. It was published in 1957....
(1959) - The Guns of NavaroneThe Guns of NavaroneThe Guns of Navarone can refer to:*The Guns of Navarone - 1957 novel set during World War II by writer Alistair MacLean*The Guns of Navarone - a 1961 film starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn, based on the novel...
(1961) - The Dirty DozenThe Dirty DozenThe Dirty Dozen is a 1967 film directed by Robert Aldrich and released by MGM. It was filmed in England and features an ensemble cast, including Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, and Robert Webber. The film is based on E. M...
(1967) - Nobody Runs ForeverNobody Runs ForeverNobody Runs Forever also called The High Commissioner is a 1968 film directed by Ralph Thomas based on Jon Cleary's 1966 novel The High Commissioner. It stars Rod Taylor as Australian policeman Scobie Malone and Christopher Plummer as the Australian High Commissioner in England caught up in...
(1968) - The Mackintosh ManThe Mackintosh ManThe Mackintosh Man is a 1973 British cold war spy thriller film directed by John Huston and starring Paul Newman, James Mason, Dominique Sanda and Ian Bannen. It was produced by John Foreman and William Hill as associate producer from a screenplay by Walter Hill and William Fairchild based on the...
(1973)
External links
- Ken Wayne at National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...
- Ken Wayne at IMDB
- Cuttings on Ken Wayne at National Library of AustraliaNational Library of AustraliaThe National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
- Australian theatre credits at AusstageAusstageAusStage is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of theatre in Australia up to today...