Occupation Actor Children Sarah Kants Spouse Jenny Kants (m. 1970) | Role Actor Name Ivar Kants | |
Born 19 July 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-07-19 ) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Nominations AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor Movies and TV shows The Plumber, Heartbreak High, Silver City, The Three Musketeers, The Naked Country Similar People Sophia Turkiewicz, Tim Burstall, Peter Weir, Thomas Keneally, Neil Armfield | ||
Ivar Kants (born 19 July 1949) (commonly credited as Ivor Kants or Ivar Kanz) is an Australian actor of Latvian descent who has played numerous roles in soap operas including A Country Practice, G.P., All Saints, Water Rats, and Blue Heelers. He portrayed the role of Ken Garrett in the soap opera The Restless Years (1979) and starred as Father Menotti, a caring inner-city parish priest in the 1980–81 TV series Menotti.
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A more prominent role was as school principal Barry Hyde, the father of Chris Hemsworth's character as a regular in Home and Away. He has also appeared in Neighbours, Heartbreak High and in the TV movie The Plumber. He narrated the Hairy Maclary audiobook series released by ABC for Kids.
Kants attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.
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Filmography
Actor
2015
F Meat (Short) (completed) as
Fielding
2023
Queen of Oz (TV Series) as
Archbishop
- I'm Not Marrying a Gorm (2023) - Archbishop
2018
Harrow (TV Series) as
Michael Wagner
- Lex Talionis (2018) - Michael Wagner
2004
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Barry Hyde
1994
Blue Heelers (TV Series) as
Simon Curtis / Terry Kennedy
- Salvation: Part 2 (2002) - Simon Curtis
- Salvation: Part 1 (2002) - Simon Curtis
- Reunion (1994) - Terry Kennedy
2002
Farscape (TV Series) as
Gaashah
- A Prefect Murder (2002) - Gaashah
2002
Counterstrike (TV Movie) as
Crewman
2000
BeastMaster (TV Series) as
Slythius / Ramah
- A New Dawn (2002) - Slythius
- Sisters (2002) - Slythius
- Serpent's Kiss (2001) - Slythius
- Destiny (2001) - Slythius
- Veil of Death (2001) - Slythius
- Chosen One (2001) - Slythius
- The Crystal Ark (2001) - Slythius
- The Legend Reborn (2001) - Slythius
- The Guardian (2000) - Ramah
2002
The Lost World (TV Series) as
Warbek the Druid
- Heart of the Storm (2002) - Warbek the Druid
2001
All Saints (TV Series) as
Dr. Richard Bird
- A Little Death (2001) - Dr. Richard Bird
- Child's Play (2001) - Dr. Richard Bird
- Heartache (2001) - Dr. Richard Bird
- The Sign (2001) - Dr. Richard Bird
- Skeletons in the Closet (2001) - Dr. Richard Bird
1999
Water Rats (TV Series) as
Geoff Cooper
- Dangerous Encounters (1999) - Geoff Cooper
1998
Murder Call (TV Series) as
Hugo Riccadelli
- Blowing the Whistle (1998) - Hugo Riccadelli
1994
Heartbreak High (TV Series) as
Roberto Bordino
1995
Brothers at War - Promo (Video short) as
Narration
1994
Neighbours (TV Series) as
Dave Gottlieb
1994
Escape from Jupiter (TV Mini Series) as
Karl
- Rescue (1994) - Karl
- Misfire (1994) - Karl
- Decoy (1994) - Karl
- Christmas (1994) - Karl
- Asteroids (1994) - Karl
- Fitness Test (1994) - Karl
- Stake Out (1994) - Karl
- Temporary Relief (1994) - Karl
- Blast Off (1994) - Karl
- In the Nick of Time (1994) - Karl
- Life Boat (1994) - Karl
- Trapped (1994) - Karl
- Disaster (1994) - Karl
1982
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Jonathan Fletcher / Ron Greenway / Tom Hartley
- Big Yellow Taxi: Part 2 (1993) - Jonathan Fletcher
- Big Yellow Taxi: Part 1 (1993) - Jonathan Fletcher
- Love Hurts: Part 2 (1988) - Ron Greenway
- Love Hurts: Part 1 (1988) - Ron Greenway
- Hear No Evil: Part 2 (1982) - Tom Hartley
- Hear No Evil: Part 1 (1982) - Tom Hartley
1993
My Cage as
Edmuds Berzs
1993
You and Me and Uncle Bob (TV Movie) as
Mick
1993
G.P. (TV Series) as
Morris Stevens
- Drowning Not Waving (1993) - Morris Stevens (as Ivar Kantz)
1992
Six Pack (TV Series) as
Ben
- Loveless (1992) - Ben
1989
Cassidy (TV Mini Series) as
Seger
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Seger
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Seger
1988
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Father Thomas Vallis / Von Schau
- Command Performance (1989) - Father Thomas Vallis
- The Legacy (1988) - Von Schau
1989
The Edge of Power as
Peter Mueller
1988
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Father Phelan
- Confessions (1988) - Father Phelan
1987
Gallagher's Travels as
Gallagher
1987
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Tony Symonds
- No Laughing Matter (1987) - Tony Symonds
- The Hometown Hero (1987) - Tony Symonds
- Realms of Gold (1987) - Tony Symonds
- Friends and Lovers (1987) - Tony Symonds
1986
Twelfth Night as
Orsino
1986
The Three Musketeers (TV Movie) as
D'Artagnan (voice)
1986
Prime Time (TV Series)
1984
Special Squad (TV Series) as
Denning / Scalese
- Business as Usual (1985) - Denning
- Ghosts (1984) - Scalese
1985
Jenny Kissed Me as
Lindsay Fenton
1985
The Naked Country as
Sergeant Neil Adams (as Ivar Kantz)
1985
Runaway Island (TV Series) as
Hendrik
- The Bushrangers Part 2 (1985) - Hendrik
- The Bushrangers Part 1 (1985) - Hendrik
1984
Silver City as
Julian
1984
The Secret Discovery of Australia (TV Movie) as
Mendonca
1983
Carson's Law (TV Series) as
Steve Coutts
- The Bolshevik (1983) - Steve Coutts
- Picking up the Pieces (1983) - Steve Coutts
1983
Moving Out as
Mr. Clarke
1983
The Dean Case (TV Movie)
1982
Brothers as
Kevin Wild
1982
Runaway Island (TV Movie) as
Hendrik
1982
Wilde's Domain (TV Movie) as
Curtis
1981
Bellamy (TV Mini Series) as
Ogden
- The Bank You Can Trust (1981) - Ogden
1980
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Richard Evan Walters / Sgt Roger Sutherland
- Episode #1.338 (1981) - Richard Evan Walters
- Episode #1.337 (1981) - Richard Evan Walters
- Episode #1.238 (1980) - Sgt Roger Sutherland
- Episode #1.237 (1980) - Sgt Roger Sutherland
1980
Menotti (TV Series) as
Father Jack Menotti
- The Things of This Earth (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- A Hasty Retreat (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Mother Church (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Southern Exposure (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- One Way Conversation (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Friend or Foe (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- An Iron in the Fire (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Far from Home (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- The Old Faith (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- The Company They Keep (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- The Church Mice (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Horses for Courses (1981) - Father Jack Menotti
- Xmas Cavaliers (1980) - Father Jack Menotti
1979
Doctor Down Under (TV Series) as
Dr. Bailey
- The Name of the Game (1979) - Dr. Bailey
1979
Barnaby and Me (TV Movie) as
Boris
1979
The Plumber (TV Movie) as
Max
1979
Dawn! as
Len
1979
Chopper Squad (TV Series) as
James
- The Big Trip (1979) - James
1978
Puzzle (TV Movie) as
Det. Const. Gilbert
1978
Glenview High (TV Series) as
Roger
- Birdcage (1978) - Roger
- The Sect (1978) - Roger
1977
Ballantyne's Mission (TV Movie)
1977
The Restless Years (TV Series) as
Ken Garrett
1977
Bluey (TV Series) as
Roger Stevens
- Lonely Ordeal (1977) - Roger Stevens
1976
The Understudy (TV Movie)
1976
The Outsiders (TV Series) as
Franz Benson
- Change of Image (1976) - Franz Benson
1976
Homicide (TV Series) as
Luke
- Leader of the Pack (1976) - Luke
1976
Cromwell M.D. (TV Movie)
1973
Certain Women (TV Series) as
Michael Fraser
- Dolly (1973) - Michael Fraser
- Gillian (1973) - Michael Fraser
- Jane (1973) - Michael Fraser
- Helen (1973) - Michael Fraser
- Marjorie (1973) - Michael Fraser
- Freda (1973) - Michael Fraser
1975
Shannon's Mob (TV Series) as
Tarovic
- Without Incident (1975) - Tarovic
Self
2021
Making F Meat (Documentary short) as
Self
1992
Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia (Video documentary short) as
Self Presenter
Archive Footage
2019
Home and Away: Christmas in Summer Bay (TV Series) as
Barry Hyde
- Summer Bay House (2019) - Barry Hyde (uncredited)
2005
Home and Away: Romances (Video) as
Barry Hyde (uncredited)
1997
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Julian
- 40,000 years of dreaming (1997) - Julian
References
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