Michael Beecher

Michael Beecher (20 November 1939 – 4 March 1993) was an Australian-based model and actor. He was the son of Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher and Valerie Chisholme Baird.

Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.

His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian soap opera The Young Doctors, a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to The Young Doctors he had worked as a photographic model.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1975 Paradise Faulkner TV movie 1978 Barnaby and Me French Reporter TV movie 1982 Runaway Island TV movie

Television Year Title Role Type 1976 Silent Number TV series 1976-82 The Young Doctors Dr. Brian Denham TV series 1977 The Outsiders TV series 1977 Bluey Courier TV series, 1 episode 1986 The Haunted School Henry Blackburn TV miniseries 1987 The Flying Doctors TV series