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Name
  
Max Phipps


Role
  
Actor

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Born
  
18 November 1939
Dubbo

Died
  
August 6, 2000, Sydney, Australia

Nominations
  
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature

Movies and TV shows
  
Mad Max 2, Nate and Hayes, Sky Pirates, Thirst, The Miraculous Mellops

Similar People
  
Arkie Whiteley, Byron Kennedy, Colin Eggleston, Rod Hardy, Ferdinand Fairfax

Max phipps stars as frank n furter in the rocky horror show 1975 1977


Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor, known for a number of roles in theatre, films and television during the 1960s until the end of the 1990s.

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Life and career

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Phipps was born in Dubbo and grew up in Parkes. He started his acting training in Sydney at the age of 21, at the Ensemble Theatre. There he appeared in such productions as Buffalo Skinner, Long Day's Journey into Night, Fortune and Men's Eyes, The Removalists and Rooted. In the Sydney Opera House's inaugural season he played Harry Bustle in What If You Died Tomorrow?. In London he reprised this role, as well as appearing in Don's Party. He played Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne in 1975-77.

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His most notable screen roles included The Toadie in Mad Max 2 (1981), Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the television mini-series The Dismissal (1983), Sir Frank Packer in True Believers (1988), and Queensland Police Commissioner Terry Lewis in the Four Corners TV documentary drama Police State (1989), which helped to bring about investigations into corruption within that state's police force and political system. He was nominated for an AFI award for his role in Stir (1980). Other films included The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), Thirst (1979), Nightmares (1980), Dead Easy (1982), The Return of Captain Invincible (1983), Nate and Hayes (1983), which was released in the United States as Savage Islands, Sky Pirates (1986) and What the Moon Saw (1990). He appeared as Detective Inspector Mcallister in the Morse episode "The Promised Land" in 1991

Death

He died from cancer in Sydney in August 2000, survived by his three siblings. He had never married.

Filmography

Actor
1999
Without Warning (TV Movie) as
Mayberry
1999
Farscape (TV Series) as
Pa'u Tuzak
- Rhapsody in Blue (1999) - Pa'u Tuzak
1999
Noah's Ark (TV Mini Series) as
Jezer
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Jezer
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Jezer
1999
Big Sky (TV Series) as
Ellison
- The Heart of the Matter (1999) - Ellison
- Shadow Chasers (1999) - Ellison
1998
All Saints (TV Series) as
Joe Goretski
- Truth and Consequences: Part 1 (1999) - Joe Goretski
- The Price You Pay (1998) - Joe Goretski
1998
Wildside (TV Series) as
Sam Farmer
- Episode #1.27 (1998) - Sam Farmer
1997
Bullpitt! (TV Series) as
Archbishop
- Pickle Me Onions (1997) - Archbishop
1996
Halifax f.p. (TV Series) as
Derrida
- Sweet Dreams (1996) - Derrida
1996
Naked: Stories of Men (TV Series) as
Leonard
- A Fallen Woman (1996) - Leonard
1995
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV Series) as
Commissioner Henry Dengate
- The Long Arm of the Law (1995) - Commissioner Henry Dengate
1995
Fire (TV Series) as
Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Shadows (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- The Father of Paradox (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Glory Days (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Sanctums (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Evening Star (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Galileo and Da Vinci (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Crazy Horse (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Hellfire (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- The Bushfire (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- The Rip Off (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- Doppelganger (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- The Curse (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
- United We Stand (1995) - Edward 'Dinosaur' Spence
1994
G.P. (TV Series) as
Derek Harwood
- The Team Player (1994) - Derek Harwood
1992
The Miraculous Mellops 2 (TV Series) as
Bernie Dump
1992
Bligh (TV Series) as
Le Perouse / Dr. McBryde
- Fair Trade and Free (1992) - Le Perouse
- A Small Plague (1992) - Dr. McBryde
1991
The Miraculous Mellops (TV Series) as
Bernie Dump
1991
Screen One (TV Series) as
Ray
- Filipina Dreamgirls (1991) - Ray
1991
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Detective Inspector Glenn McAllister
- Promised Land (1991) - Detective Inspector Glenn McAllister
1990
Sky Trackers (TV Movie) as
Doctor Giles
1990
What the Moon Saw as
Mr. Zachary
1989
E Street (TV Series) as
Joseph Parker
- Fishing (1989) - Joseph Parker
- Fishing, part 2 (1989) - Joseph Parker
1989
How Wonderful! (TV Movie) as
The Doctor
1989
Police State (TV Movie) as
Sir Terence Lewis
1989
This Man... This Woman (TV Mini Series) as
Barry Farmer
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Barry Farmer
1989
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Rudensky
- The Pawn (1989) - Rudensky
1988
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Vern O'Connor
- Blood Relations (1988) - Vern O'Connor
1988
True Believers (TV Mini Series) as
Sir Frank Packer
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Sir Frank Packer
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Sir Frank Packer
1987
Dark Age as
John Besser
1986
My Brother Tom (TV Mini Series) as
J.B. Strapp
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - J.B. Strapp
1986
Body Business (TV Movie) as
Max
1986
The Blue Lightning (TV Movie) as
Brutus Cathcart
1986
Sky Pirates as
Savage
1985
Zoo Family (TV Series) as
Elephant Jim
- Love, Romance, Elephants (1985) - Elephant Jim
1985
Emoh Ruo as
Sam Tregado
1983
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Gordon Barlow / Gus Roach
- Home Truths: Part 2 (1985) - Gordon Barlow
- Home Truths: Part 1 (1985) - Gordon Barlow
- Spellbound: Part 2 (1983) - Gus Roach
- Spellbound: Part 1 (1983) - Gus Roach
1984
Special Squad (TV Series) as
Arthur Lambert
- Trojan Horses (1984) - Arthur Lambert
1983
Who Killed Baby Azaria? (TV Movie) as
Mr. Baker QC
1983
Nate and Hayes as
Ben Pease
1983
Carson's Law (TV Series) as
Inspector Cullen
- True Colours (1983) - Inspector Cullen
- Policeman's Lot (1983) - Inspector Cullen
1983
The Dismissal (TV Mini Series) as
Gough Whitlam
- Part Three (1983) - Gough Whitlam
- Part Two (1983) - Gough Whitlam
- Part One (1983) - Gough Whitlam
1983
The Return of Captain Invincible as
Admiral
1982
Dead Easy as
Francis
1982
Women of the Sun (TV Mini Series) as
Doug Cutler
- Lo-Arna, 1981 (1982) - Doug Cutler
1981
The Road Warrior as
The Toadie
1981
Homicide Squad (TV Movie) as
Club Owner
1980
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Glen Anderson / Harry Shelton / Clyde Hewitt / ...
- Episode #1.364 (1981) - Robert Doyle
- Episode #1.288 (1981) - Glen Anderson
- Episode #1.287 (1981) - Glen Anderson
- Episode #1.204 (1980) - Harry Shelton
- Episode #1.203 (1980) - Harry Shelton
- Episode #1.240 (1980) - Clyde Hewitt
- Episode #1.239 (1980) - Clyde Hewitt
1981
Bellamy (TV Mini Series) as
Evans
- My Fav'rit Policeman (1981) - Evans
1981
Holiday Island (TV Series) as
Mattew Kramer
- Big Game: Part 2 (1981) - Mattew Kramer
- Big Game: Part 1 (1981) - Mattew Kramer
1980
Stage Fright as
George D'alberg
1980
Stir as
Norton
1979
Thirst as
Mr. Hodge
1979
Temperament Unsuited as
Supervisor
1979
Glenview High (TV Series)
- Beauty's Beast (1979)
1977
Benny Hill Down Under (TV Movie) as
Various Roles
1975
Polly Me Love (TV Movie)
1975
Shannon's Mob (TV Series) as
Patrick Ryan
- Mixed Doubles (1975) - Patrick Ryan
1974
The Cars That Ate Paris as
Rev. Mulray
1973
Ryan (TV Series) as
Bradley
- Death Watch (1973) - Bradley
1972
Behind the Legend (TV Series)
- C. Y. O'Connor (1972)
1972
Snake Gully with Dad and Dave (TV Series) as
Harry Phealy
- That Old Flame of Mine. (1972) - Harry Phealy
1972
Boney (TV Series) as
Morris Answorth
- Boney in Venom House (1972) - Morris Answorth
1972
A Nice Day at the Office (TV Series) as
Graeme 'Snow' Carter
- The Name of the Game (1972) - Graeme 'Snow' Carter
1972
Catwalk (TV Series) as
Jack Wilson
- The Small Sea of Your Hand (1972) - Jack Wilson
1972
The Tony Hancock Special (TV Movie) as
Hotel Clerk
1971
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Dr. Loftus
- Whatever Happened to Jamie Brooks? (1971) - Dr. Loftus
1971
The Thursday Creek Mob (TV Series) as
Lt Wigg (1971)
1970
Woobinda, Animal Doctor (TV Series)
- Second Sight (1970)
1969
Delta (TV Series) as
Tony Spencer
- The Initiates (1969) - Tony Spencer
1969
You Can't See 'round Corners as
Keith Grayson
1964
Split Level (TV Movie)
1964
Consider Your Verdict (TV Series)
- Queen Versus Bennett (1964)
1964
The Stranger (TV Mini Series) as
Soshuniss Citizen
- Episode 4 (1964) - Soshuniss Citizen
Thanks
1986
Voices on the Page: David Williamson, Compulsive Playwright (Video documentary short) (thanks)
Archive Footage
2005
Stir: Tales from the Inside (Video documentary) as
Norton
1982
Benny Hill's V!deo S!deshow (Video) as
Various Characters (uncredited)

References

Max Phipps Wikipedia


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