Marty Fields

Marty Fields (born 18 December 1961) is an Australian comedian, host/mc, actor, writer, musician, singer, and radio presenter from Melbourne.

Early life The son of Australian actors Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, Fields trained for fifteen years at the Melba Conservatorium in piano, voice and theory.

Career

Screen Fields began his acting career at the age of seven in the ABC television series Bellbird, which lead to further roles as a child actor, including in Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, The Sullivans and the 1973 miniseries A Taste for Blue Ribbons. He also had a lead role as Neil 'Stinker' Carter in drama series Marion in 1974.

He continued appearing in television series throughout his late teens and into adulthood including Skyways, Cop Shop, Carson's Law, The Flying Doctors, SeaChange and City Homicide. He made several appearances in Blue Heelers including a recurring role as Roy Holland.

Fields has also worked as a session vocalist for the ABC Network. In 2005, he was cast at the last minute as Alfie Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre, replacing Jon English, who had succumbed to injury.

Fields has played in several rock groups and cover bands including Coup De Ville, Vintage Red, Battle of the Piano Men and The Thin Twins. He was a founding member of The Australian Rat Pack with Bob Valentine and Lisa Edwards.

Fields has written many newspaper and magazine articles, including a column for the Herald Sun from 2011-2012

Radio Fields has a regular national comedy radio show, syndicated by 105 stations.

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result High Society Green Room Awards Best Actor in a Musical 1992 Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down Green Room Awards Best Male Lead Actor in a Musical 1997 Crazy for You Green Room Awards Best Male Featured Artist in a Musical 1997 Marty Fields Mo Awards Best Stand Up Comedian 2005 Marty Fields Australian Comedy Hall of Fame Inductee

Filmography

Film

As performer Year Title Role Type 1977 Break of Day Bit part Feature film 1988 Evil Angels Commuter Feature film 2002 Signs of Life Feature film 2006 The Book of Revelation Charging Officer Feature film 2007 Ghost Rider Surveillance Guard Feature film 2011 The Cup Shearer Bookie Feature film 2018 That's Not My Dog! Marty Feature film 2018 Dying for a Laugh Marty Moore Short film

As writer Year Title Role Type