George Mallaby

George Frederick Mallaby (4 November 1939 – 12 July 2004) Along with Alwyn Kurts, Leonard Teale and Norman Yemm, Mallaby was part of what is often considered "the consummate Homicide cast". He also wrote scripts for the series, some under his first wife's name.

After Homicide he was an original cast member of The Box in the lead role of television executive Paul Donovan, staying in the role from 1974 until 1975. He was later an original cast member of Cop Shop as head of a suburban police station's Criminal Investigation Branch, Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Taylor. He continued in that role from the program's debut in November 1977 until 1979. In 1980 he appeared in Prisoner for several months as social worker Paul Reid. He also wrote scripts for Prisoner and Matlock Police. He said of scriptwriting that "writing requires a mood. It might be called a creative mood, I suppose. Unfortunately for those close to me, the mood often seems to come around 4 am. I get a spasm of creativity and just have to jump out of bed and start writing".

Mallaby also acted in mini-series including Power Without Glory, Sword of Honour and All the Way. He acted in feature films such as Tim Burstall's Eliza Fraser (1976), Petersen, and End Play.

During the late 1970s he returned to Britain. There he made appearances in various television series including Secret Army, Survivors and The Professionals, and appeared as a submarine crew member in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).

His last regular role was as Colonel Mustard in Cluedo, the game show-comedy-mystery series.

Awards Won the Best Actor Logie award for role in The Box in 1975

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 Petersen Executive 1975 The Box Paul Donovan Based on the TV series of the same name 1976 End Play Robert Gifford 1976 Eliza Fraser Lt. Otter 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me U.S.S. Wayne Crewman 1985 Best Enemies Mike O'Brien

Television Year Title Role Notes1965–1967Wednesday Theatre Vic Season 1, episode 38 – "Dark Corridor" (unknown role) Season 3, episode 14 – "Course for Collision"1966–1967Australian Playhouse (unknown role) Season 1, episode 23 (unknown role) Season 1, episode 30 Lt. Marshall Season 2, episode 5 1966–1973Homicide Alan Season 3, episode 41 Dick Abbott Season 3, episode 44 Don Brady Season 4, episode 30 Sen. Det. Peter Barnes Seasons 4–10 (main role, 265 episodes) 1967 Bellbird Jerry Cochran Unknown episode(s)1967Hunter Police Constable Season 1, episode 1 Kelly Season 1, episodes 8 & 9 1974–1975 The Box Paul Donovan Seasons 1–2 (main role, 194 episodes) 1974 And the Big Men Fly Jack Drew Season 1 (main role, 6 episodes) 1976 Tandarra Jacob McGowan Season 1, episode 1 1976 Power Without Glory Barney Robinson Miniseries (12 episodes) 1977 Survivors Mason Season 3, episode 10 1977 Secret Army Guard Season 1, episode 2 1977 1990 Carr Season 1, episode 4 1977–1979, 1981 Cop Shop Det. Sgt. Glen Taylor Seasons 1–2, 4 (main role, 159 episodes) 1978 The Professionals Driver Season 1, episode 11 1978 Skyways District Attorney 2 episodes (unknown season) 1979 Burn the Butterflies (unknown role) TV movie 1979 Lawson's Mates Narrator/Jack Henright Season 1, episodes 1 & 5 1980 Prisoner Paul Reid Season 2 (main role, 43 episodes) 1981 Holiday Island McLeod Season 1, episodes 28 & 41 1981 Cornflakes for Tea Magistrate Season 1 (6 episodes) 1982 The Highest Honor Lt. Cmdr. Don Davidson TV movie 1983 Outbreak of Hostilities Vince Benton TV movie1983, 1990A Country Practice Perry Nolan Season 3, episodes 29, 30, 31 & 32 Gilbert Tyler Season 10, episodes 67 & 68 1986 Sword of Honour Colonel Curtis Miniseries (2 episodes) 1988 All the Way George Cutler Season 1 (3 episodes) 1989 The Power, The Passion Justin Wright Unknown episode(s) 1991 Ratbag Hero Benson Miniseries 1991 The Flying Doctor Malcolm Harrison Season 9, episode 17 1991 Chances Richard Parsons Season 1, episodes 8 & 9 1991 Kelly Insp. Webber Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes) 1992 Cluedo Colonel Mustard Seasons 1–2 (main role, 21 episodes) 1994 Time Trax Ralph Season 2, episode 4 1994 Neighbours Tom Weaver Season 10 (recurring, 8 episodes)

Writing credits Year Title Notes 1968, 1971, 1974 Homicide Seasons 5, 8 & 11 (5 episodes) 1971–73 Matlock Police Season 1–3 (3 episodes) 1972 Division 4 Season 4 (1 episode) 1977, 1979, 1981 Cop Shop Seasons 1, 2 & 4 (4 episodes) 1980–81 Prisoner Seasons 2–3 (12 episodes)