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Brian Blain

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Brian Blain
Born
Brian Donald Blain

(1936-09-13)13 September 1936
Windsor, Queensland, Australia
Died2 July 1994(1994-07-02) (aged 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1957−1992

Brian Donald Blain (13 September 1936 – 2 July 1994) was an Australian actor, best known for his roles in numerous TV series and films starting from the early 1970s.

Career

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Blain is best remembered for his role in the Seven Network soap opera Sons and Daughters from 1982 to 1987 as Gordon Hamilton and his role as Captain Jacob Hilliard in the film sequel Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991). In that same year, he also starred opposite Anne Haddy playing Michael Daniels, a love interest of her character Helen Daniels in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours. Only a few years previously Haddy had played his housekeeper Rosie in Sons and Daughters.

Blain, apart from television and film roles, also worked in theatre, notably The National Theatre in Perth, Western Australia and the Queensland Theatre Company[1]

Blain was injured in a motorcycle accident in 1990. He died from a heart attack in July 1994, at the age of 57.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Role Type
1972 Private Collection Joseph Tibbsworth Feature film
1976 Arena TV movie
1978 The Tichborne Affair Hopkins TV movie
1978 Newsfront Fred Feature film
1980 Touch and Go Feature film
1980 Coralie Landsdowne Says No Peter TV movie
1981 Alison's Birthday Uncle Patrick Feature film
1982 Starstruck Brewery Executive TV movie
1982 Deadline Dr. Durant TV movie
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon Captain Jacob Hilliard Feature film
1992 The Girl Who Came Late (aka Daydream Believer) Headmaster Feature film
1992 The Time Game Mr. Crocker TV movie

Television

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Title Year Role Type
1972 Division 4 Mario Russo TV series
1974 Silent Number Allan TV series
1975 Ben Hall Sir Frederick Pottinger TV miniseries
1976 King's Men TV series
1976 The Bluestone Boys Claude TV series
1976 Power Without Glory Peter Wells TV miniseries
1977 Bluey Spencer TV series
1977 Young Ramsay Dunn TV series
1978 Chopper Squad 1st Criminal TV series
1981 Holiday Island Jack Fitzsimmons TV series
1981 Cop Shop Bob Giddons / Fred Branford TV series
1981 Sporting Chance Walker TV series
1982-87 Sons and Daughters Gordon Hamilton TV series
1989 E Street Dr. Pearce TV series
1990 A Country Practice Cec Kennedy TV series
1990-91 Rafferty's Rules Bob Doherty TV series
1991 Neighbours Michael Daniels TV series
1992 G.P. Alan Day TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Blain theatre roles". AusStage.
  2. ^ "1990: March 31 - April 6".
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