Alex Menglet, born Alexei Menglet in Moscow USSR, is an actor who has found success working in Australia.
Career
editMenglet is best known for his roles as chef Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor in the 1984 season of Prisoner and more recently as Zoran Baranoff in the SBS series Kick. He has also appeared on Australian television series, Skyways, The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Carson's Law[1] and the UKTV mini-series False Witness. He has also appeared in the films Sky Pirates (1986), The Still Point (1986), Holidays on the River Yarra (1991) and He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001). More recently, Menglet appeared as Joan Ferguson's father and fencing instructor, Ivan Ferguson in Wentworth.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Malchiki | Goshka Vyezemskiy | Feature film | |
| 1972 | Ura! U nas kanikuly! | Feature film | ||
| 1982 | The Clinic | Feature film | ||
| 1984 | Matthew and Son | Gebhard | TV film | |
| 1985 | Wills & Burke | William Brahe | Feature film | |
| 1986 | Man and Boy | Relievimg Manager | Short film | |
| 1986 | Sky Pirates | Sullivan | Feature film | |
| 1986 | The More Things Change... | Telecom Man | Feature film | |
| 1986 | The Still Point | Paul | Feature film | |
| 1988 | Georgia | Lazlo | Feature film | |
| 1988 | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | Velche | TV film | |
| 1989 | Celia | Mr Goldman | Feature film | |
| 1991 | Against the Innocent | Karl Heinmann | Feature film | |
| 1991 | A Woman's Tale | Conz | Feature film | |
| 1991 | Holidays on the River Yarra | Big Mac | Feature film | |
| 1992 | Garbo | Czech Agent | Feature film | |
| 1993 | The Feds | Dr Steven Jellicie | TV film | |
| 1996 | Zone 39 | Tito | Feature film | |
| 1996 | Children of the Revolution | Yuri Nikoloyev | Feature film | |
| 2001 | He Died with a Felafel in His Hand | Taylor | Feature film | |
| 2003 | The Long Lunch | Issur Demsky | Feature film | |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Bernard May | Feature film | |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Sebastian | Feature film | |
| 2008 | Salvation | Antin | Feature film | |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Mikhail | Feature film | |
| 2011 | The Crimson Room | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Any Questions for Ben? | Katerina‘s Dad | Feature film | |
| 2014 | The Mule | Victor | Feature film | |
| 2014 | Rabbit | Leonard | Short film | |
| 2016 | Milk of Kindness | Director Merrett | Short film | |
| 2021 | Ascendant | Yaroslav | Feature film | [2] |
| 2022 | Petrol | Vladimir | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Byloe i dumy | Nik | TV series |
| 1979 | Skyways | Mikhail Gosenko | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Niko | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Laszlo Novak | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Yuri | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984-85 | Prisoner | Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1985 | The Fast Lane | Harwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | A Thousand Skies | Antony Fokker | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Anzacs | Hans | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Roth | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Petrov Affair | Vladimir Petrov | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Always Afternoon | Hans Weissmuller | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Lieutenant Udo | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Phoenix | Ivan Kastelanic | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | Mr Hohenhaus | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Sasha | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Janus | Dr Rogers | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Bordertown | Milhaly Bassa | Miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Jim Vandenburg | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Genie from Down Under 2 | Grigor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | SeaChange | Krzysztof | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | High Flyers | Alexei | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 2000 | Eugénie Sandler P.I. | Davorin | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2001 | Shock Jock | Dieter Kohl | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Stingers | Ben Schulman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Kath and Kim | Photographer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Kick | Zoran Baranoff | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Walter Pankor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | False Witness | Dimitri | Miniseries (2 part) |
| 2010 | Wilfred | Orpheous | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Killing Time | Uri | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Rake | Gerard | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014-15 | Wentworth | Ivan Ferguson / Fencing Master | TV series |
| 2016 | Hunters | Havi | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Petrov | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | The Banker | TV series, 2 episodes |
Theatre
editMenglet has appeared in numerous theatre productions.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bottomless | Various | Fortyfive Downstairs | [4] |
| 2015 | Mother Courage and her Children | The General | Belvoir Street | [5] |
| 2014 | Eurydice | Red Sitch | ||
| 2011 | Julius Caeser | Caeser | STC | [6] |
| 2010 | Harbinger | John | [7] | |
| 1999 | Waiting for Godot | MTC | [8] | |
| 1998 | Tear From A Glass Eye | MTC | [9] |
Personal life
editMenglet has two daughters, Denisia and Katerina.
References
edit- ^ TV Week, 18 August 1984, p.86
- ^ Writer, Staff (28 August 2019). "Antaine Furlong's 'Rising Wolf' underway in Sydney". IF Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Alex Menglet". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Bottomless » fortyfivedownstairs". Fortyfivedownstairs. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Mother Courage and Her Children". Belvoir St Theatre. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff (27 October 2011). "Character assassination". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Harbinger | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Waiting For Godot - 3". Theatregold. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Stories of M - Tear From a Glass Eye". Stories of M. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
edit- Alex Menglet at IMDb
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