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Fred Parslow

1932 – 2017

Australian actor

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About Fred Parslow

Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84). Fred Parslow was an Australian actor and television actor.

Honours and personal life

Parslow was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987, for service to the performing arts.

In 1961 Parslow married Adelaide-born actress Joan Harris who was also a prominent theatre performer, starting from the mid-1940s. Harris was also an art director, theatre director and costume designer and teacher, who was Head of Drama at the National Theatre in Melbourne from 1972 until 1997. She predeceased him by five months in September 2016.

Parslow and Harris had a son Justin Harris Parslow who is also an actor.

Filmography

Film As You Are (TV movie, 1958) Martine (TV movie, 1961) as Julien The Rivals (TV movie, 1961) as Captain Absolute Boy Round the Corner (TV movie, 1962) Suspect (TV movie, 1962) as Robert She'll Be Right (TV movie, 1962) as Guthrie Manhaul (TV movie, 1962) as Dr. Lewis Double Yolk (TV movie, 1963) as Bill Salome (TV movie, 1968) as Jokanaan Alvin Purple (1973) as Alvin’s Father The Last Wave (1977) as Reverend Burton The Importance of Keeping Perfectly Still (1977) Burn the Butterflies (TV movie, 1979) Pesticides In the Field (1983) A Long Way from Home (TV movie, 1988) Outback (1989) The Humpty Dumpty Man (1989)

Television The Adventures of the Terrible Ten (TV series, 1960) The Magic Boomerang (TV series, 1965) Adventure Unlimited (TV series, 1965) as Arthur Evans Australian Playhouse (TV series, 1966) Bluey (TV series, 1977) as Superintendent The Sullivans (1976–77, 76 episodes) as Mr Jarvis Against the Wind (TV miniseries, 1978) a Captain Wiltshire Cop Shop (TV series, 1979) Skyways (TV series, 1979) as David Rankin Space Knights (TV series, 1989) Neighbours (TV series, 1990) The Paper Man (TV miniseries, 1990) Col'n Carpenter (TV series, 1991) Mission Top Secret (TV series, 1993–1995) as Sir Joshua Cranberry Search for Treasure Island (TV series, 1998–2000)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Employers
Melbourne Theatre Company
Awards
Member of the Order of Australia
Also known as
Frederick Parslow, Frederick Henry Parslow

People in Fred Parslow's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Fred Parslow's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Fred Parslow?

Australian actor

When was Fred Parslow born?

Fred Parslow was born on 14 August 1932.

When did Fred Parslow die?

Fred Parslow died on 26 January 2017 in Caulfield, Victoria.

What was Fred Parslow's occupation?

Fred Parslow was an actor and television actor.

What nationality was Fred Parslow?

Fred Parslow was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fred Parslow

· Wikidata: Q28655886

· DBpedia: Fred Parslow

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