Steven Tandy (born October 23, 1952) is an Australian
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, best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series
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...
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Steven Tandy (born October 23, 1952) is an Australian
stageTheatre is a branch of the performing arts. While any performance may be considered theatre, as a performing art, it focuses almost exclusively on live performers creating a self contained drama. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion...
,
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...
and
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for playing Tom Sullivan, the second eldest son in the classic Australian television series
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...
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Biography
After graduating from
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Steven Tandy landed the role in the iconic Australian television series
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...
. Since then he has appeared often in film and stage roles.
For thirteen years he played the role of Commodore Lassard in the
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Filmography
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| 2003 The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
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Gettin' Square Gettin' Square is a crime caper movie set on Australia's Gold Coast and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. The protagonists are ex-criminals trying to keep out of trouble....
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Warren Halliwell |
Jonathan Teplitzky |
| 1994 The year 1994 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :*This was the Highest Grossing film of 1994 Worldwidesource: - Awards :Academy Awards:* Andre...
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Rough Diamonds |
Roger Bright |
Donald Crombie |
Television
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Role |
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| 2006 The year 2006 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:*In Justice...
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Mortified Mortified is an Australian Children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia, Disney Australia and the BBC. Debuting in 2006, it is a live action comedy-drama which includes surreal fantasy elements...
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Mr. McClusky |
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| 2006 The year 2006 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:*In Justice...
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H2O: Just Add WaterH 2O: Just Add Water is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast...
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Mr Hendrix |
Season 1, Episode 13 - Shipwrecked |
| 1976 The year 1976 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.-Global television events:*The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide....
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The Sullivans The 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...
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Tom Sullivan |
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| 1974 The year 1974 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1974.For the American TV schedule, see: 1974-75 American network television schedule.-Events:...
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The Unisexers The 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...
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Theatre
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Title |
Role |
Other notes |
| 2009 |
25 Down |
Gary |
Directed by Jon Halpin (Queensland Theatre Company Queensland Theatre Company is the state's flagship professional theatre company, headed up by multi-award winning playwright and director Michael Gow...
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| 2007 |
Summer Wonderland |
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Directed by Ian Lawson(La Boite Theatre La Boite Theatre Company is a major Australian theatre company, based in Brisbane. It is the second largest theatre company in Queensland, after Queensland Theatre Company. Established in 1925, it occupies an important place in Queensland’s cultural history. It is known for its development of new...
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| 2007 |
'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC1 from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody on Secret Army and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6 series. Series 7 onward was...
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Colonel Kurt Von Strohm |
Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre The Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Beverly Langford, Tony Bonner to name a few...
) |
| 2006 |
Last Drinks Last Drinks is a 2000 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Andrew McGahan.A stage version premiered at Brisbane's La Boite Theatre in August 2006.-Reviews:* "Aussiereviews" * "The Australian Public Intellectual network"...
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Marvin McNulty |
Directed by Ian Lawson (La Boite Theatre La Boite Theatre Company is a major Australian theatre company, based in Brisbane. It is the second largest theatre company in Queensland, after Queensland Theatre Company. Established in 1925, it occupies an important place in Queensland’s cultural history. It is known for its development of new...
) |
| 2005 |
Run For Your Wife Run For Your Wife is an adult comedy play by Ray Cooney.-Plot:The story of London cab driver John Smith, with two wives, two lives and a very precise schedule for juggling them both...
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Detective Sergeant Porterhouse |
Directed by Peter Farago (Twelfth Night Theatre The Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Beverly Langford, Tony Bonner to name a few...
) |
| 2005 |
Mack and Mabel |
Mack Sennett |
Directed by Joan Stalker-Brown (Javeenbah) |
| 2005 |
Dad's ArmyDad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
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Warden Hodges |
Directed by Chris Betts (Bruce Mason Centre NZ) |
| 2004 |
The Rocky Horror ShowThe Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British stage musical, opening in London on 19 June 1973. It was written by Richard O'Brien, and developed by O'Brien in collaboration with Australian theater director Jim Sharman...
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The Narrator |
Directed by Tony Allcock (On The Boards Theatre Company) |
| 2004 |
Dad's ArmyDad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
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Warden Hodges |
Directed by Peter Williams (Twin Towns) |
| 2004 |
Dad's ArmyDad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
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Warden Hodges |
Directed by Peter Williams (Twelfth Night Theatre The Twelfth Night Theatre is an established Australian entertainment venue located in Bowen Hills, in Brisbane, Queensland. Australian actors such as Rowena Wallace, Sigrid Thornton, Judith McGrath, Jon English, June Salter, Penny Downie, Carol Burns, Beverly Langford, Tony Bonner to name a few...
) |
Stage awards
- 2007 - Won - Gold Matilda Award for Best Actor in Last Drinks
Last Drinks is a 2000 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Andrew McGahan.A stage version premiered at Brisbane's La Boite Theatre in August 2006.-Reviews:* "Aussiereviews" * "The Australian Public Intellectual network"...
External links
- Steven Tandy at the Internet Movie Database
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- Steven Tandy Interview from 2007