Reg Lye
Born
Reginald Thomas Lye

14 October 1912 (1912-10-14)
Died23 March 1988 (1988-03-24) (aged 75)
OccupationActor

Reginald Thomas Lye (14 October 1912 – 23 March 1988), was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. Lee Robinson called him "one of the best character actors in Australia."[1] He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.[2]

He won the Australian Film Institute award for his role in the 1975 film, Sunday Too Far Away, opposite Jack Thompson.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "FILM UNIT MOVING NORTH". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 11 July 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 August 2020). "Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career". Filmink.
  3. ^ "NEW FILM SHOOTING "WALK INTO PARADISE" IN NEW GUINEA". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 20 July 1955. p. 12. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Grey Nurse Said Nothing". Filmink.
  5. ^ "The P.M.G.'s private eye". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 17 February 1960. p. 84. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ^ "It seems to me". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 10 May 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  7. ^ "ANZAC REUNION". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 31 January 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  8. ^ "DID YOU KNOW?". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 19 February 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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