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Occupation
  
Actor, playwright

Name
  
Bob Maza


Role
  
Actor

Grandchildren
  
Ariel Long

Bob Maza Bob Maza AM 19392000 Australian of Murray Island Torres Strait


Full Name
  
Robert Lewis Maza

Born
  
25 November 1939 (
1939-11-25
)
Palm Island, Queensland

Died
  
May 14, 2000, Sydney, Australia

Children
  
Rachael Maza Long, C'Zarke Maza, Lisa Maza, Mataika Maza

Books
  
Plays from Black Australia

Movies
  
BabaKiueria, Reckless Kelly, Ground Zero, Back of Beyond, Harry's War

Similar People
  
Rachael Maza Long, Justine Saunders, Eva Johnson, Jack Davis, Richard Walley

HARRY'S WAR - Uncle Bob Maza trailer


Robert Lewis "Bob" Maza AM (25 November 1939 – 14 May 2000) was an Australian actor and playwright.

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The Fringe Dwellers Trailer 1986


Activism

In the 1960s, he was inspired by Malcolm X Speaks, and became politically active as a member of the Aborigines Advancement League, of which he was subsequently made president. In 1970, he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the subject of "the third-world status of Indigenous Australians". In 1972, he took part in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest.

Literary career

Maza's plays include Mereki and The Keepers.

He helped found theatre companies including Nindethana and the National Black Theatre.

Acting career

Maza has appeared in television series including Bellbird, Harry's War, Wildside, A Difficult Woman, A Country Practice, Women of the Sun and Heartland. He has also acted in films, including When the Stars Came Dreaming (1998), Lilian's Story (1996), The Back of Beyond (1995), The Nostradamus Kid (1993), Reckless Kelly (1993), Ground Zero (1987), The Fringe Dwellers (1986), BabaKiueria (1986), White Man's Legend (1984), and 27A (1974).

Personal life

Maza was born to a Murray Islander (Torres Strait Islander) father and to a Yidinjdji (Australian Aboriginal) mother.

He married Vera Blankman, an immigrant from the Netherlands, and they had two sons, C'Zarke and Mataika and two daughters, Lisa and Rachael, also an actress. They felt the impact of racism for those times, but their relationship endured.

Father and daughter, Bob and Rachel both had roles in the short-lived Australian drama series Heartland.

Recognition

In 1993, he was awarded the Order of Australia for services to the arts and to Indigenous people.

In 1998, he received the Australia Council Red Ochre Award for his "outstanding contribution to the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts".

Today, the Bob Maza Fellowship, awarded by the Australian government, is destined to help further the career of established Indigenous actors.

Filmography

Actor
1999
Harry's War (TV Movie) as
Chris Saunders
1998
A Difficult Woman (TV Mini Series) as
Kev
- Episode #1.2 (1998) - Kev
- Episode #1.1 (1998) - Kev
- A Difficult Woman (1998) - Kev
1998
When the Stars Came Dreaming (Short) as
Grandfather (voice)
1998
Wildside (TV Series) as
Neil Horton
- Episode #1.24 (1998) - Neil Horton
1996
Lilian's Story as
Last Taxi Driver
1995
Back of Beyond as
Gilbert
1994
Heartland (TV Mini Series) as
Alf Dyer
1982
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Alan Forbes / Bill Bowles
- Carpe Diem: Part 2 (1993) - Alan Forbes
- Carpe Diem: Part 1 (1993) - Alan Forbes
- Suffer Little Children: Part 2 (1982) - Bill Bowles
- Suffer Little Children: Part 1 (1982) - Bill Bowles
1993
The Nostradamus Kid as
Black Man
1993
Reckless Kelly as
Dan Kelly
1991
G.P. (TV Series) as
Albie Hamma
- Dancing with Death (1993) - Albie Hamma
- Black & White/Sloan Street (1991) - Albie Hamma
1987
Ground Zero as
Walemari
1986
BabaKiueria (TV Movie) as
Government Minister
1986
The Fringe Dwellers as
Joe Comeaway
1984
White Man's Legend (TV Movie) as
Jack
1982
Women of the Sun (TV Mini Series) as
Jimmy Randle
- Lo-Arna, 1981 (1982) - Jimmy Randle
1974
27A as
Darkie's Mate
1974
Silent Number (TV Series) as
Alec
- Something from the Past (1974) - Alec (as Bob Mazi)
1973
Basically Black (TV Movie) as
Various Characters
1972
Homicide (TV Series) as
Jack Lewis
- Time to Kill (1972) - Jack Lewis (as Robert Maza)
1971
Bellbird (TV Series) as
Gerry Walters
1971
Matlock Police (TV Series) as
Tom Murray
- A Case of Neglect (1971) - Tom Murray
1968
Hunter (TV Series) as
Mbutu / Byron
- Death Watch (1968) - Mbutu (as Robert Maza)
- The Comeback (1968) - Byron
Writer
1994
Heartland (TV Mini Series) (13 episodes)
1973
Basically Black (TV Movie) (writer)
Music Department
1991
Deadly (Voice) / (voice)
Miscellaneous
1987
Initiation (aboriginal liaison)
1987
Ground Zero (aboriginal liaison)
Casting Department
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (casting: Aboriginals)
Self
1987
The Land of the Lightning Brothers (Documentary short) as
Self - Narrator
1976
Play School (TV Series) as
Self
- Changes: Shoeboxes (1976) - Self
1972
Ningla A-Na (Documentary) as
Self

References

Bob Maza Wikipedia


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