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Alastair Duncan, (1926 - 3 August 2005) also credited as Alistair Duncan, was an English-born actor, playwright, producer and director. He was best known for his work as an actor in radio, but also in theatre and television in series and TV movies, both in his native England, Australia and the United States.

Biography

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Duncan was accepted in to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16, before joining the British army, which saw him posted to various international locations,whilst with the army he served with the entertainment unit He worked for the BBC reportory company after being demobilised.

He had a long career in performance, particularly in Australia. He appeared in numerous theatre roles starting in 1951. He played Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to largely but not exclusively school student audiences at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1951/1952. He performed in Broadway, New York in the play Under Milk Wood.

Duncan was chairman of Australian Theatre for Young People when its first committee was formed in 1963 He became the director of the Marian Street Theatre later in his career.

He starred in the Australian Broadcasting Commission radio series Dr Paul as a voice actor. Later in his career, Duncan appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As writer / director

Radio

References

1. ^ Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. "Alastair Duncan".
3. "Alistair Duncan "Under Milk Wood" (Oct 15, 1957 – Nov 16, 1957)". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
4. "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
5. "Dr Paul (Episode 4626) – Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
6. Nunn, Judy (3 August 2005). "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
7. "AusStage".
8. "AusStage".

External links

• Alastair Duncan at IMDb
• Alastair Duncan at the Internet Broadway Database

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