Occupation Actor Name George Spartels | Role Actor Siblings Michael Spartels | |
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Full Name George Bernard Spartels Born April 25, 1954 (age 70) ( 1954-04-25 ) Australia Movies Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, ABC for Kids Video Hits Vol. 2, Blue Fin, Computer Ghosts Similar People George Ogilvie, Benita Collings, Monica Trapaga, Elizabeth Alexander, John Hamblin | ||
George Spartels - George From Play School (1992) [Full Album]
George Bernard Spartels (born 25 April 1951) is an Australian actor, presenter, director, playwright and children's musician of Greek descent on his father's ancestry, and Irish/English on his mother's. He remains best known for his role on the television soap opera Neighbours, playing family patriarch Benito Alessi, along with Prisoner and Bellbird star and soap veteran Elspeth Ballantyne as his wife Cathy Alessi, two son's Felice Arena And Dan Falzon, the Alessi family of Italian descent where added to the series in mid=1992, as a new family, joining already cast cousins the Blakeney sisters.
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Spartels, was also a children's television presenter, having had a long tenure on the ABC's Play School, over 14 years between 1985 and 1999. Other role's include Prisoner in 1979, Punishment in 1981, and Blackfinger in the movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome in 1985, alongside Mel Gibson and Tina Turner.
Personal life
Spartels was previously married to actress Elizabeth Alexander, and is now married as of April 2013, to Mary Spartels and resides in Sydney, Australia. He has guest starred in many other Australian television series from the 1970s to the present, and has appeared in a number of episodes of the medical drama series All Saints and serial Packed to the Rafters as Carbo's father. He is now touring in Canada, LA and Australia in the "The Last Confession" alongside David Suchet.
Awards
Filmography
Actor
2009
Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) as
Theo Karandonis
- Sleepwalking (2012) - Theo Karandonis
- Losing the Touch (2009) - Theo Karandonis
- Over the Moon (2009) - Theo Karandonis
- House of Cards (2009) - Theo Karandonis
2009
City Homicide (TV Series) as
Frank Scarsdale
- The Confession (2009) - Frank Scarsdale
2002
All Saints (TV Series) as
The Professor / Craig Watts / Peter Talbert
- The Way of It (2006) - The Professor / Craig Watts
- An Apple a Day (2006) - Craig Watts / The Professor
- Slings and Arrows (2002) - Peter Talbert
1999
Kick as
Jack Grant
1997
Fallen Angels (TV Series) as
Dan Playhard
- Baby It's You (1997) - Dan Playhard
1992
Neighbours (TV Series) as
Benito Alessi
1992
Seeing Red as
Mark
1991
All Together Now (TV Series) as
Georgie Leonard
- The Great Pretender (1991) - Georgie Leonard
1990
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Stefan Bosnjak
- A Fair Day's Work (1990) - Stefan Bosnjak
1989
Action Replay (TV Movie)
1988
Computer Ghosts (TV Movie) as
'Pi' Wratich (as George Spartells)
1986
The Great Bookie Robbery (TV Mini Series) as
Jaffa Davis
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Jaffa Davis
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Jaffa Davis
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Jaffa Davis
1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as
Blackfinger
1984
Sweet and Sour (TV Series) as
Nick Poulopoulos
1981
Punishment (TV Series) as
David "Robbo" Roberts
1979
Prisoner (TV Series) as
Herbie
- Episode #2.6 (1980) - Herbie
- Episode #1.79 (1979) - Herbie
- Episode #1.78 (1979) - Herbie
- Episode #1.77 (1979) - Herbie
- Episode #1.76 (1979) - Herbie
1978
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Claudio Gustoni / Chris Murray / Fergus
- Episode #1.169 (1979) - Claudio Gustoni
- Episode #1.111 (1979) - Chris Murray
- Episode #1.70 (1978) - Fergus
1979
Chopper Squad (TV Series) as
Man In Hang Glider
- People Can See (1979) - Man In Hang Glider
1978
Father, Dear Father in Australia (TV Series) as
George
- Finding Your Feet (1978) - George
1978
Blue Fin as
Con
1977
Hotel Story (TV Series)
1977
Bobby Dazzler (TV Series) as
George
- Nature Boy (1977) - George
- Bob and Fred and Carol and Allison (1977) - George
- The Very Private Life of Bobby Farrell (1977) - George
1977
Out of It as
Tony
1976
Bluey (TV Series) as
Steve Berry / Wilson
- Final Devotion (1977) - Steve Berry
- Scout's Honour (1976) - Wilson
1976
The Bluestone Boys (TV Series)
1976
Solo One (TV Series) as
Harry Thomas
- The Man from Happy Valley (1976) - Harry Thomas
1971
Homicide (TV Series) as
John Smith / Russell Knight / Simon Littlewood / ...
- 8M.M. (1976) - John Smith
- Command Performance (1975) - Russell Knight
- Rampage (1975) - Simon Littlewood
- The Transhipment (1974) - Nick Pappas
- Matchmaker (1973) - Peter Fletcher
- One Against the World (1972) - Anton Paledes
- The Experts (1971) - Mechanic
1972
Division 4 (TV Series) as
Harry / Terry Hughes / Gino Napoli / ...
- Once Upon a Time (1975) - Harry
- Rules of the Game (1973) - Terry Hughes
- Cry of Vengeance (1972) - Gino Napoli
- Pigs Is Pigs (1972) - Youth 1
1971
Matlock Police (TV Series) as
Danny Porter / Willie Bennett / Walters / ...
- It's a Lot Easier Being Good in the Country (1975) - Danny Porter
- The Overlanders (1975) - Willie Bennett
- The Rising Cost of Giving (1972) - Walters
- Blow Ups Happen (1972) - Frank Clark
- Cross Purposes (1971) - Bob
1974
This Love Affair (TV Series)
- Talk of a Running Man (1974)
Self
1986
Play School (TV Series) as
Self
- Food - for Animals (1999) - Self
- Home - Jobs Around the Home (1999) - Self
- Home - Kitchens (1999) - Self
- Visual Art - Art and Celebrations (1999) - Self
- Visual Art - Techniques, Dots and Lines (1999) - Self
- Visual Art - Patterns and Textures (1999) - Self
- Visual Art - Looking at Colours (1999) - Self
- Visual Art - Looking at an Art Gallery (1999) - Self
- Family - Sharing (1998) - Self
- Family - Animal Families (1998) - Self
- Funny - Up and Down (1998) - Self
- Funny - Bananas (1998) - Self
- Weather - Wind (1998) - Self
- Weather - Changes (1998) - Self
- Beginnings - Chickens and Eggs (1998) - Self
- Beginnings - Morning (1998) - Self
- Hats - Hat Making (1998) - Self
- Hats - Things to Do (1998) - Self
- Dance and Shoes - Socks (1998) - Self
- Dance and Shoes - Walking (1998) - Self
- The Sea - Sea Creatures (1998) - Self
- Flight - Planes (1997) - Self
- Road Safety - Seatbelts (1997) - Self
- Road Safety - Lights and Signs (1997) - Self
- Road Safety - Passengers (1997) - Self
- Theatre - Live Concert (1997) - Self
- Flowers - Gardens (1997) - Self
- Road Safety - On the Move (1997) - Self
- Shapes and Lines - String Shapes (1997) - Self
- Shapes and Lines - Animal Patterns (1997) - Self
- Shapes and Lines - Wool (1997) - Self
- Shapes and Lines - Building with Shapes (1997) - Self
- Move - Beds (1996) - Self
- Move - Feet (1996) - Self
- Move - Bodies (1996) - Self
- Light - Health (1996) - Self
- Pigs and Feet - Spirals and Cylinders (1996) - Self
- Pigs and Feet - Farms (1996) - Self
- Everybody Sing! - 30th Birthday Special (1996) - Self
- Doors and Windows - Behind the Door (1996) - Self
- Dogs and Cats: Cats at Night (1996) - Self
- Music - Making Instruments (1996) - Self
- Music - Instruments (1996) - Self
- Music - Listening (1996) - Self
- Music - Percussion (1996) - Self
- Water - Fountains and Flow (1995) - Self
- Well-being - Beds and Hospitals (1995) - Self
- Well-being - Listening, Seeing and Moving (1995) - Self
- Well-being - Food and Teeth (1995) - Self
- Television - Animation (1995) - Self
- Television - Advertisements/Program Sales (1995) - Self
- Television - Different Styles of Program (1995) - Self
- Television - Performance (1995) - Self
- Television - How it Works (1995) - Self
- Collections - Fruits and Animals (1995) - Self
- Collections - Hats (1995) - Self
- Frogs - Life Cycles (1995) - Self
- Puppets - Flower Puppets (1995) - Self
- Paper - Paper Animals (1995) - Self
- Frogs - Environments (1995) - Self
- Frogs - Colour (1995) - Self
- Frogs - Jumping (1995) - Self
- Birds - Black, White and Colours (1994) - Self
- Birds - Groups (1994) - Self
- What If - Imaginary Creatures and Farmer (1994) - Self
- What If - 'If I Wasn't Me' and Hairdresser (1994) - Self
- Travel - Carrying Things (1994) - Self
- Birds - Food (1994) - Self
- Children's Games - Ropes and Lines (1993) - Self
- Children's Games - Team Games (1993) - Self
- Machines: Imaginative Machines (1992) - Self
- Machines: Farms and Gardening (1992) - Self
- Machines: Construction Machines (1992) - Self
- Machines: Around the Home (1992) - Self
- Meets the Orchestra Part II VHS (1992) - Self
- Meets the Orchestra (1992) - Self
- Sea - Boats (1992) - Self
- Sea - Under Water (1992) - Self
- City: The Community (1992) - Self
- City: Urban Environment (1992) - Self
- Rhyme - Sink or Float (1992) - Self
- Rhyme - Nonsense (1992) - Self
- Rhyme - Animals (1992) - Self
- Rhyme - One Two Buckle My Shoe (1992) - Self
- Rhyme - Around the Home (1992) - Self
- Bags - Deliver Bags (1992) - Self
- Bags - Travel Bags (1992) - Self
- Bags - Wednesday (1992) - Self
- Body - Friday (1992) - Self
- Body - Thursday (1992) - Self
- Body - Animal Bodies (1992) - Self
- Body - Clothing and Body Decoration (1992) - Self
- Body - Body Shapes (1992) - Self
- Pictures - Abstract and Absurd (1991) - Self
- Holes - In Clothes (1991) - Self
- Holes - In Spouts (1991) - Self
- Silly - Imaginative Creations (1991) - Self
- Silly - Facial Features (1991) - Self
- Silly - Shapes and Movements (1991) - Self
- Family - Differences and Co-operation (1991) - Self
- Family - Shopping, Visiting and Outings (1991) - Self
- Family - Animal Parents and Babies (1991) - Self
- Eggs - Cooking (1991) - Self
- Eggs - Birds (1991) - Self
- Bush - Country Town (1991) - Self
- Blow - Washing (1990) - Self
- Blow - Wind (1990) - Self
- Sheep - Combing and Spinning Wool (1990) - Self
- Sheep - Clothes and Weaving (1990) - Self
- Voice - Recorded Voices (1990) - Self
- Voice - Loud and Soft Voices (1990) - Self
- Printout - Computers and Graphic Instruction (1990) - Self
- Printout - Print and Map Reading (1990) - Self
- Printout - Print and Paper (1990) - Self
- Theatre - Television Shows and Shadow Puppets (1990) - Self
- Theatre - Mime and Music (1990) - Self
- Theatre - Performing in a Circus (1990) - Self
- Theatre - Acting on Stage (1990) - Self
- Theatre - Puppets and Sound Effects (1990) - Self
- Move - Things that Move Up and Down (1990) - Self
- Move - How the Weather Makes Things Move (1990) - Self
- Move - How Animals and Machines Move (1990) - Self
- Move - Feet, Socks and Shoes (1990) - Self
- Shops - Australian Animals on our Coins and Banking (1989) - Self
- Shops - A Street Fair (1989) - Self
- Music - Mechanical Sounds (1989) - Self
- Traffic - Pedestrians (1989) - Self
- Traffic - Passengers (1989) - Self
- Traffic - Transport (1989) - Self
- Outback - Concert in the Country (1989) - Self
- Flight - Snails and Space Shuttles (1989) - Self
- Flight - Birds and Seaplanes (1989) - Self
- Dogs - Food and Snacks (1989) - Self
- Indoors and Outdoors - Clothes and Playgrounds (1989) - Self
- Indoors and Outdoors - Rain and Picnics (1989) - Self
- Ya Sou/Colour - Music and the Rainbow (1988) - Self
- Ya Sou/Colour - Farm Animals and Red (1988) - Self
- Ya Sou/Colour - Food and Green (1988) - Self
- Celebrations - Babies and Bells (1988) - Self
- Celebrations - Holidays and Kites (1988) - Self
- Coming and Going - Shopping (1988) - Self
- Coming and Going - Going to a Concert and the Doctor (1988) - Self
- Coming and Going - at Home (1988) - Self
- Night and Day - Sleeping (1988) - Self
- Water - Snow and Ice (1988) - Self
- Water - Using Water in Different Ways (1988) - Self
- Water - at Home (1988) - Self
- Places and Spaces - In the Sky with Air Transport (1988) - Self
- Patterns - Patterns on Paint, Paper and Flags (1988) - Self
- Horses - Caring for Horses and Ourselves (1988) - Self
- Horses - Merry-go-Rounds (1988) - Self
- Horses - Different Horses and Food (1988) - Self
- TV - Different Images and Continuity (1987) - Self
- Cats - Friday (1987) - Self
- Cats - Patterns and Presents (1987) - Self
- Cats - Kittens and Beds (1987) - Self
- Cats: Habits (1987) - Self
- Cats - Creative Cats (1987) - Self
- Paper - Music and Paper Instruments (1987) - Self
- Paper - Paper at Weddings (1987) - Self
- Paper - Newspapers and Breakfast (1987) - Self
- Doors - French, Cities and Sickness (1987) - Self
- Doors - City and Country (1987) - Self
- Doors - Houses and Babies (1987) - Self
- Doors - Bells, Biscuits and Grandmas (1987) - Self
- Boxes - Music (1986) - Self
- Boxes - Construction and Transformation (1986) - Self
- Wool and Threads - Puppets and Pictures (1986) - Self
- Wool and Threads - Shapes and Accessories (1986) - Self
- Wool and Threads - Collage and Decorating (1986) - Self
1998
Monica and George in the Magic Toyshop (Video) as
Self
1973
The Barry Crocker Comedy Hour (TV Special)
Archive Footage
1991
Play School (TV Series) as
Self
- Dogs and Cats: Games and Music (1996) - Self
- The Road Show (1991) - Self
References
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