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Patrick Ward (actor) - Wikipedia

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Patrick Ward
Born	Patrick Ward 4 January 1950 Sydney, Australia
Died	14 October 2019 (aged 69) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor

Patrick Ward (4 January 1950 – 14 October 2019^[1]) was an Australian actor noted for several performances on Australian television. He died from cancer on 14 October 2019.

Career

Early career

Ward began his career as a dancer in choreographer Ross Coleman's production of Gotta Move at Sydney's Union Theatre (now Footbridge Theatre) around the same time as being signed by Pat Woodley's modelling agency. He trained at Sydney's Independent Theatre and signed with International Casting Services run by Gloria Payten who initially secured work for him as an extra in films such as That Lady from Peking and Color Me Dead.

Television

At the beginning of the 1970s he was scoring acting work in various television shows. He played Gilbert Bunthorp in ABC TV's adaptation of The Cousin from Fiji, a soldier in Spyforce and a Vietnam veteran in The Godfathers. Further television roles came in police drama Matlock Police in 1973 and as Sam Wandsworth in the teen soap opera Class of '74. He played Nicholas Brent in the 1974 film version of Number 96, and was a regular, Cornelius (aka Corny), in the serial The Unisexers (1975) produced by Cash Harmon Television, the makers of Number 96.^[2] The Unisexers was cancelled after just three weeks and 16 episodes due to poor ratings.^[3] Ward had previously played Mike Parsons in the television version of Number 96 in 1972.^[4]

Ward had a regular support role as Constable Peter Fleming in the police serial Cop Shop starting late 1977 but left the series within three months of its launch.^[5] In 1980 he was a regular cast member of a new soap opera, Arcade, created by several members of the creative team from Number 96. Arcade was a critical and ratings failure and was cancelled after six weeks on air.^[6]^[7] and played a guest role in the US series The Love Boat in 1981.

Ward subsequently played a regular role in the situation comedy My Two Wives (1992).^[8] Other TV roles included appearances in A Country Practice (1983), Chances (1991), Phoenix (1992), Mission: Impossible (1988), All Saints (2001), Farscape (2001 and 2003) and Bad Cop, Bad Cop (2003). Miniseries appearances include ANZACS and Fields of Fire.

Film

Ward appeared in the cult film Stone opposite Helen Morse,^[9] and the feature film Restraint. He appeared in the opening sequence of Peter Weir's The Cars That Ate Paris, and played tough guy Tex in Sidecar Racers.

Other films include The Chain Reaction,^[10] Jindalee Lady^[11] and The Crossing.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Type
1969	Color Me Dead	Extra	Feature film
1974	The Cars That Ate Paris		Feature film
1974	1974 film version of Number 96	Nicholas Brent	TV movie
1975	That Lady from Peking	Extra	Feature film
1975	Sidecar Racers	Tex	Feature film
1974	Stone		Feature film
1980	The Chain Reaction	Oates	Feature film
1988	Barracuda	'Crusher' Harris	TV film
1990	The Crossing		Feature film
1990	Jindalee Lady	David	Feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Type
Early 1970s	The Cousin from Fiji	Gilbert Bunthorp	TV series
	Spyforce	Soldier	TV series
	The Godfathers	Vietnam veteran	TV series
1972	Number 96	Mike Parsons	TV series
1973	Matlock Police		TV series
1974–75	Class of '74	Sam Wandsworth	TV series
1975	The Unisexers	Cornelius (aka Corny)	TV series
1977	Cop Shop	Constable Peter Fleming	TV series
1980	Arcade	Craig Carmichael	TV series
1981	The Love Boat	Guest role	TV series
1983	A Country Practice		TV series
1985	ANZACS	Tom McArthur	TV miniseries
1987	Fields of Fire	Chook	TV miniseries
1988	Mission: Impossible		TV series
1991	Chances		TV series
1992	My Two Wives		TV series
1992	Phoenix	Blazo	TV series
2001	All Saints		TV series
2001, 2003	Farscape		TV series
2003	Bad Cop, Bad Cop		TV series

References

^ "Vale: Patrick Ward". TV Tonight. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "Aussie Soap Archive: The Unisexers". ozemail.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p 471
^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 92.
^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 114.
^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 p. 64.
^ Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps, Pluto Press Australia, 2004. ISBN 1-86403-191-3 p 149-153.
^ Moran, Albert. Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, Allen & Unwin, 1993. ISBN 0-642-18462-3 pp. 307–308.
^ Giles, Nigel (20 December 2019). "Matinee idol was much more than a pretty face". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^ "Patrick Ward". uk-tv-guide.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Jindalee Lady". Ozmovies. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

External links

Patrick Ward at IMDb

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