Clement Leslie Foxcroft, (C. 1918/1919 - 24 June 2004) professionally known as Les Foxcroft and credited also as Lester Foxcroft[1] was an Australian character actor with a career spanning over 50 years, working in all major facets of the industry from stage, radio, television and film.
Les Foxcroft | |
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| Born | Clement Leslie Foxcroft c. 1918/1919 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 21 June 2004 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941-1999 |
Foxcroft was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, in circa. 1918/1919. His mother died when he was three and his father who was a South African war veteran who was wounded at Galliopolli remarried.
He started his career in theatre in the 1940s, later moved on to television debuting with the Captain Fortune Show in 1959. His TV career continued in Brisbane and then back to Sydney, appearing in a large number of productions. He appeared in numerous guest roles in many a series, but did have a short stint in series Number 96 as Sir William Mainwaring. He expanded into film, including a main role in The Roly Poly Man.[1]
Filmography
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| Title | Year | Role | |
| Captain Fortune Show (TV series)) | 1959-1962 | Roy Kinghorn, a clown | |
| My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? (TV series) | 1967 | ||
| The Battlers (TV series) | 1968 | ||
| Contrabandits (TV series) | 1968 | 2 roles | |
| Riptide (TV series) | 1969 | Tom Willett | |
| Skippy: The Bush Kangaroo (TV series) | 1969-1970 | 2 guest roles | |
| The Link Men (TV series) | 1970 | Wilson | |
| The Rovers (TV series) | 1969-1970 | 2 guest roles | |
| Catwalk (TV series) | 1972 | 1st Reporter | |
| The Virgin Fellows (TV series) | 1972 | Jim | |
| Boney (TV series) | 1972 | Yorkey | |
| ...And Millions Die (TV movie) | 1973 | Henshaw | |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1974 | George Clayton | |
| Ride a Wild Pony (TV series) | 1975 | ||
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1971-1976 | 3 guest roles | |
| Luke's Kingdom (TV miniseries) | 1976 | Morgan | |
| The Outsiders | 1976 | Brian | |
| Number 96 | 1976-1977 | Sir William Mainwaring | |
| Born to Run (TV movie) | 1977 | Loafer | |
| Newsfront (film) | 1978 | ||
| Glenview High (TV series) | 1978-1979 | 2 guest roles | |
| The Young Doctors (TV series) | 1979 | Les Mitchell | |
| Young Ramsay(TV series) | 1978-1980 | 2 guest roles | |
| A Step in the Right Direction (TV movie) | 1981 | ||
| Spring and Fall (TV series) | 1982 | Jack | Warren Hansen |
| Sons and Daughters (TV series) | 1983 | Warren Hansen | |
| Return to Eden (TV series) | 1986 | Gus Bernard | |
| Winners (TV series) | 1986 | Pop | |
| Great Expectations: The Untold Story | 1987 | ||
| Australians (TV miniseries)) | 1988 | The Doctor | |
| The Last Resort | 1989 | ||
| Embassy (TV series) | 1990 | Harry | |
| G.P. (TV series) | 1991-1993 3 Episode guest role | Ted Knowles | |
| E Street (TV Series) | 1992 | Mr. Tracey | |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1981-1995 | 3 guest roles | |
| The Roly Poly Man | 1994 | Mickey | |
| Water Rats (TV series) | 1996 | elderly man | |
| Twisted | 1997 | ||
| All Saints | 1999 | Bill Lucas | |
| Kick | 1999 | Elderly groundskeeper |
References
edit- ^ a b Giles, Stephen (28 July 2004), "Many great characters up his sleeve", The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
edit- Les Foxcroft at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Les Foxcroft, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia