Patrick Ward (born 4 January 1950 in
SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
) is an Australian actor noted for several performances on Australian
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
.
His roles included a support role in the film version of
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Number 96Number 96 was a revolutionary Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
in 1974. He subsequently played a guest role in
Class of '74, and was a regular in serial
The UnisexersThe Unisexers is an Australian television series made by Cash Harmon Television for the Nine Network in 1975.The series was produced by the same company that had made the smash hit soap opera Number 96...
(1975) which was a serial produced by
Cash Harmon TelevisionCash Harmon Television was a television production company based in Australia, operating in the 1970s. Their most famous product was top-rated evening soap opera Number 96....
, the makers of
Number 96.
The Unisexers was cancelled after just 16 episodes, due to low ratings.
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Patrick Ward (born 4 January 1950 in
SydneySydney is the largest city in Australia, and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney has a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million and an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometres. Its inhabitants are called Sydneysiders, and Sydney is often called "the Harbour City"...
) is an Australian actor noted for several performances on Australian
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
.
His roles included a support role in the film version of
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
Number 96Number 96 was a revolutionary Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
in 1974. He subsequently played a guest role in
Class of '74, and was a regular in serial
The UnisexersThe Unisexers is an Australian television series made by Cash Harmon Television for the Nine Network in 1975.The series was produced by the same company that had made the smash hit soap opera Number 96...
(1975) which was a serial produced by
Cash Harmon TelevisionCash Harmon Television was a television production company based in Australia, operating in the 1970s. Their most famous product was top-rated evening soap opera Number 96....
, the makers of
Number 96.
The Unisexers was cancelled after just 16 episodes, due to low ratings. Ward played a role in the television version of
Number 96 in 1976.
In 1980 he was a regular cast member of soap opera
ArcadeArcade is an Australian television soap opera shown in 1980 that became one of the biggest flops in the history of Australian television. It aired on Network Ten with the first episode shown on January 20 1980....
which was launched by several members of the creative team who had been behind
Number 96, and this show was another ratings failure cancelled after just six weeks on air. (He played Craig, who worked at the sports shop) He also acted in other television series such as
Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
and
ChancesChances was an Australian evening soap opera, produced from 1991 to 1992. It told the story of the average middle-class Taylor family whose lives are transformed by winning $3 million in the lottery...
, and has made guest appearances in programs such as
Matlock PoliceMatlock Police was an Australian Police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
,
The Love BoatThe Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1977 until May 24, 1986. The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain, who encourages his customers to find romance...
, and
A Country PracticeA Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian television drama series. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. It also ran from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes...
.
Film roles have included appearances in
StoneStone is a 1974 Australian film, produced and directed by Sandy Harbutt. It was a low budget movie, written by Sandy Harbutt and Michael Robinson....
(1974) and
The Chain Reaction (1980). During the 1980s he acted in several popular television miniseries. Ward subsequently played a regular role in
situation comedyA situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms...
My Two WivesMy Two Wives was an Australian situation comedy series produced by Gary Reilly Productions in 1992.The situation of My Two Wives involved a divorced man who moves into an apartment with his new wife and her daughter, only to learn that his ex-wife resides in the apartment directly below.The cast...
(1992).
More recent roles include appearances in
All SaintsAll Saints is a Logie Award-winning Australian medical drama which airs on the Seven Network Tuesdays at 9:30pm. The programme debuted on 24 February 1998 and has been one of Australia's highest-rating dramas...
in 2001,
Bad Cop, Bad CopBad Cop, Bad Cop is a 2002 Australian television series producedby the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Southern Star, directed by David Caesar-Cast:* Michael Caton – Det. Red Lilywhite* Dan Wyllie – Det. Cons...
in 2003, and in
FarscapeFarscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Nine Network then for later seasons Sci-Fi Channel. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
.