Martin Vaughan

Martin Kevin Vaughan (5 June 1931 – October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor and musician. He is best known for appearing in the film Phar Lap as trainer Harry Telford and the lead role in the award-winning 26-part 1976 television miniseries Power Without Glory.

Biography Early life Vaughan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to a vaudeville comedian father in 1931. Moving to Sydney, New South Wales. at age 17, he was employed in a number of occupations including steam presser, tram conductor, postman, customs clerk and bassoon player. After this he decided to become an actor, and took theatre production and drama classes.

Career Vaughan landed his first stage role in 1963 when he was 32.

He moved into television in 1967 and in 1975 won the Hoyts Prize for Best Performance by an Actor at the AFI Awards, for his role of Australian prime minister Billy Hughes in Billy and Percy. This was a tied result with Jack Thompson's role in Sunday Too Far Away. His continuing interest in Billy Hughes led some years later to the revelation that Hughes's daughter Helen had died in childbirth in London; in 2004 he presented an ABC program on the story.

Later years Vaughan completed a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film at the age of 63 at the University of New South Wales.

Vaughan died in October 2022, aged 91.

Award and nominations Institution Award Year Work/s Results AACTA Awards Hoyts Prize for Performance by an Actor 1975 Billy and Percy as Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes Logie Awards Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor 1977 Power Without Glory AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role 1983 Phar Lap AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1983The Winds of Jarrah Sydney Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actor 2007 The Seed

Filmography

Film Title Year Role Type 1973 The Taming of the Shrew Christopher Sly TV movie 1974 Between Wars Dick Turner Feature film 1974 Escape from Singapore TV documentary movie 1974 Billy and Percy Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes TV movie 1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Ben Hussey Feature film 1975 Ride a Wild Pony Feature film 1975 They Don't Clap Losers Martin TV movie 1979 Just Out of Reach Father Feature film 1981 Hoodwink Solicitor Feature film 1981 A Hard God Paddy Cassidy TV movie 1981 Run Rebecca, Run Cranky Member Feature film 1980 Departmental TV movie 1981 Alison's Birthday Mr. Martin Feature film 1982 We of the Never Never Dan Feature film 1982 Wilde's Domain Tom Moore TV movie 1982 A Shifting Dreaming A.H. O'Kelly TV movie documentary 1982 Fluteman Mr. Shaw Feature film 1983 The Winds of Jarrah Ben Feature film 1983 Phar Lap Harry Telford Feature film 1983 The Cattle King TV movie 1984 Constance Alexander Eslworth Feature film 1984 The Schippan Mystery Detective Edward Priest TV movie 1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story Daniel Feature film 1988 Danger Down Under Ginger McDowell Feature film 1988 Sisterly Love Bob TV movie 1989 Kokoda Crescent Eric Feature film 1992 The Phantom Horseman Feature film 1993 You and Me and Uncle Bob Uncle Bob Feature film 1993 Encounters Harris 1994 Cops and Robbers Feature film 2000 The Magic Pudding Parrot (voice) Animated feature film 2001 The Man Who Sued God Co-plaintiff Feature film 2002 Australian Rules Darcy Feature film

Television Title Year Role Type 1967 Hunter Agent #4 TV series 1971 Spyforce Sergeant Wills TV series 1971 The Comedy Game TV series 1973 Boney Paroo Bikeman TV series 1973 Seven Little Australians Pat TV miniseiries 1974 Silent Number Winslow TV series 1974 Division 4 Charlie Hill TV series 1975 Processed Process 1965-76 Homicide Archie Prouse / George Armstrong / Snatcher Bennett / Paul Matthews TV series 1974-76 Matlock Police Various roles TV series 1976 Luke's Kingdom Connelly TV miniseries 1976 Power Without Glory John West TV miniseries 1978 Glenview High TV series 1978 Chopper Squad Ferry Captain TV series 1979 Skyways Charlie Day TV series 1979 Doctor Down Under Wardsman TV series 1980 Cop Shop Albie Reid TV series 1981 Bellamy Hill TV miniseries 1982 1915 Hugh McKenzie TV miniseries 1983 The Dismissal Albert Field TV miniseries 1984 Sweet and Sour Shrug Yates TV series 1984 Special Squad Ben Alexander TV series 1982-85 A Country Practice Various roles TV series 1986 A Fortunate Life Frank Phillips TV miniseries 1986 Return to Eden Dr. Bennett TV series 1986 Alice to Nowhere Jack "The Dogger" Harris TV miniseries 1987-88 Willing and Abel "Just One" Moore TV series 1984-88 Mother and Son Dr. Holloway TV series 1988 Australians Ced Fitzgerald / Mr. Jackson TV miniseries 1987-88 Rafferty's Rules 2 roles TV series 1989 In Sickness and Health The Priest TV series 1990 Come in Spinner Blue TV miniseries 1986-90 The Flying Doctors 3 roles TV series 1990 Howard the Mild Colonial Boy Constable Cliche TV series 1991 Deadly Doctor Ward 1995 G.P. Charles Restegina TV series 1995 On the Dead Side 1997 Water Rats Vic Roland TV series 1997 Heartbreak High Harold TV series 1997 Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under Crocodile Dingle 1998-00 Search for Treasure Island Jones TV series 1999 Murder Call Walter Hart TV series 1999 The Missing Father John 2000 Bondi Banquet Hal Trembath TV series 2000 Tales of the South Seas TV miniseries 2001 Head Start Cullen Ashton TV series 2002 Blue Heelers Roy Haiseman TV series 2003 Grass Roots Lex Fisher TV series 2004 Salem's Lot Ed "Weasel" Craig TV miniseries 2005-06 headLand Curly TV series 2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes Dr. Kazallan TV anthology series 1998-06 All Saints TV series 2008 H2O: Just Add Water Max Hamilton TV series 2010 Cops L.A.C. Tim TV series 2013 Crownies Alfred McMahon TV series 2010-14 Rake 2 roles TV series