Peter Bensley (born 6th February, 1954 in Warialda,
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
,
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) was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1980s.
One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the
Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
drama series
Class Of '74. He also appeared in
ABC TelevisionABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcaster, the ABC provides two main channels within Australia as well a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas.- History :...
children's show,
Waterloo Street with long hair.
Bensley then went on to appear in such
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,...
s as
The Restless YearsThe Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and produced for Network Ten from late 1977 until 1981 when it was cancelled due to declining ratings. The series had a...
,
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
in which he played Dr Mike Newman from 1980 until the show finished in 1982,
PrisonerPrisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
in which he played one of the 3 male prisoners Matt Delaney for 34 episodes,
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
and
Home and AwayHome and Away is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. It premiered in January 1988 and is the second longest-running drama on Australian television, winning more than 30 Logie Awards.The show initially focused on the...
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Dr. John Austin in The New Adventures of Black Beauty
Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker in
Water RatsWater Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
Andrew Tiegan in
Mirror, MirrorMirror, Mirror, is an Australian television programme for teens, preteens, and children. The Australia and New Zealand co-production is presented as a single complete story given in a serial form, made up of 20 episodes, with cliffhangers between each episode.The song used in the opening credits...
Dr Mike Newman in
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
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Peter Bensley (born 6th February, 1954 in Warialda,
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
) was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1980s.
One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the
Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
drama series
Class Of '74. He also appeared in
ABC TelevisionABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcaster, the ABC provides two main channels within Australia as well a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas.- History :...
children's show,
Waterloo Street with long hair.
Bensley then went on to appear in such
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,...
s as
The Restless YearsThe Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and produced for Network Ten from late 1977 until 1981 when it was cancelled due to declining ratings. The series had a...
,
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
in which he played Dr Mike Newman from 1980 until the show finished in 1982,
PrisonerPrisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
in which he played one of the 3 male prisoners Matt Delaney for 34 episodes,
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
and
Home and AwayHome and Away is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. It premiered in January 1988 and is the second longest-running drama on Australian television, winning more than 30 Logie Awards.The show initially focused on the...
. In 2009 he will be back on Neighbours for a 2 episode guest role as Dean Naughton (due to screen in Australia in May).
In the 1980s Bensley appeared as a nude centrefold in magazine Cleo wearing only strategically placed scuba gear and also featured in a cheeky advertisement for Palmolive Gold, in which he is seen in bed with fellow
The Young Doctors actress
Judy McBurneyJudy McBurney is an Australian actress famous for several television soap opera roles.In 1974 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96 but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to...
, and semi naked in a shower.
In 1983 he played the title role of Stanley in the film "
Stanley; Every Home Should Have One".
In 1992, Bensley appeared as Dr. John Austin in the Australian mini-series
The New Adventures of Black Beauty.
In 1995, Bensley appeared in the
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n /
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
co-production
Mirror, MirrorMirror, Mirror, is an Australian television programme for teens, preteens, and children. The Australia and New Zealand co-production is presented as a single complete story given in a serial form, made up of 20 episodes, with cliffhangers between each episode.The song used in the opening credits...
, as "
Andrew Tiegan", the father of "
Jo Tiegan".
Bensley also appeared in the long-running television series
Water RatsWater Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
about the Sydney Harbour
Water PoliceA police service is a public force empowered to enforce the law and provide security through the legitimized use of force.The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of...
Squad, in which he had the major role of Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker. Bensley was a member of the cast of
Water Rats for the entire series (1996-2001).
His first fiction book "On a Wing and a Prayer" was published in 2006.
Bensley and his partner have 3 children, and currently live on
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"...
's northern beaches.
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