Richard Morgan was an Australian actor. He was most famous for playing the long-running role of Terry Sullivan in
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,...
The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
.
Morgan started his acting career appearing in guest roles in
Crawford ProductionsCrawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Sir Hector Crawford, and now owned by the WIN Corporation.The company, which began with radio shows, generally had a reputation for higher quality productions than its nearest rival, the Reg Grundy Organisation.During...
series
HomicideHomicide was an Australian police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1977....
(in 1975) and
Solo OneSolo One is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network and screened in 1976. There were 13 half hour episodes....
(1976). After roles in the feature films
The Devil's PlaygroundThe Devil's Playground is a 1976 semi-autobigraphical film by Australian director Fred Schepisi. It recounts his experiences growing up and going to school in a Catholic seminary...
and
Break of Day (both 1976), Morgan was an original cast member of
The Sullivans, produced by Crawford Productions.
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Richard Morgan was an Australian actor. He was most famous for playing the long-running role of Terry Sullivan in
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,...
The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
.
Morgan started his acting career appearing in guest roles in
Crawford ProductionsCrawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Sir Hector Crawford, and now owned by the WIN Corporation.The company, which began with radio shows, generally had a reputation for higher quality productions than its nearest rival, the Reg Grundy Organisation.During...
series
HomicideHomicide was an Australian police procedural television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network between 1964 and 1977....
(in 1975) and
Solo OneSolo One is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network and screened in 1976. There were 13 half hour episodes....
(1976). After roles in the feature films
The Devil's PlaygroundThe Devil's Playground is a 1976 semi-autobigraphical film by Australian director Fred Schepisi. It recounts his experiences growing up and going to school in a Catholic seminary...
and
Break of Day (both 1976), Morgan was an original cast member of
The Sullivans, produced by Crawford Productions. After the series ended further feature film roles followed, and Morgan appeared in hit feature
Phar LapPhar Lap is a 1983 film about the Australian racehorse Phar Lap. The film starred Tom Burlinson and was written by famous Australian playwright David Williamson.-Plot:...
(1983) about the
racehorse of the same namePhar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
, and in
Innocent Prey and
Silver CitySilver City is a 1984 Australian film about post-war Polish immigration to Australia, following World War II. "Silver City" is the nickname of the immigration hostel in Australia.-Cast:* Gosia Dobrowolska as "Nina"* Ivar Kants as "Julian"...
(both 1984). After this came a role in soap opera
Sons and DaughtersSons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. It screened on the Seven Network in an early evening timeslot, running from January 1982 until 1987. The series commenced in Melbourne with the first three episodes...
in 1984 and a guest role in drama series
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...
in 1987. During this period he also acted in television movies and miniseries such as
Boy in the Bush (1984 miniseries),
Great Expectations, the Untold Story (1986 telemovie),
The Charmer (miniseries) (1987 miniseries). He also portrayed the character of Stretch Lewis in
Farewell to the KingFarewell to the King is a 1989 film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez and Nick Nolte, and is based on the 1969 novel L'Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil Poledouris composed the musical score...
Later television roles included guest roles in series such as
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 1989,
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,...
in 2000,
Blue HeelersBlue Heelers was a long-running Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mt. Thomas police station in a typical small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
in 2000,
Something in the Air in 2000,
MDAMDA is an Australian television series that aired between 2002 and 2005 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , the nation's non-commercial public broadcaster...
in 2002, and a recurring role in police drama
StingersStingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
1999-2004.
He died in December 2006 after suffering from motor neurone disease for 18 months. He was married to wife Lisa with daughters Ella and Zoe at the time of his death. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on the 23rd of December 2006 at 12.45am.