Parslow was notable in several film and TV roles, with parts in internationally successful TV soap opera's The Sullivans and Neighbours and was active in theatre, having served as a member of the Melbourne Theatre Company for nearly thirty years, joining the company when it was founded in 1953, known then the Union Theatre Repertory Company, and making his first performance with in a touring production of Twelfth Night[2]
Whilst a dominant figure on the Melbourne theatre scene, Parslow was generally reluctant to take on television roles. He made television appearances in the 1960s, in comedy and variety sketches with theatre colleagues on The Ray Taylor Show and In Melbourne Tonight. Minor roles included Crawford Productions staples Bluey, Skyways, and Cop Shop.[3]
Parslow was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987, for service to the performing arts.[5]
In 1961 Parslow married Adelaide-born actress Joan Harris who was also a prominent theatre performer, starting from the mid-1940s, Harris was also an art director, theatre director and costume designer and teacher, who was Head of Drama[6] at the Melbourne Theatre Company from 1972 until 1997. She predeceased him by five months in September 2016.[7]
Parslow and Harris had a son Justin Harris Parslow who is also an actor.[1]
^"Vale Fred Parslow". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^"Every man has his price". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 33. Australia. 3 February 1982. p. 91. Retrieved 5 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff; Bertrand, Ina, eds. (1999). The Oxford Companion to Australian film. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN0195537971.
^"PARSLOW, Frederick Henry". It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
fred, parslow, victoria, cross, recipient, frederick, daniel, parslow, frederick, henry, parslow, august, 1932, january, 2017, australian, actor, appeared, film, television, theatre, amparslow, movie, burn, butterflies, 1979, born, 1932, august, 1932died26, ja. For the Victoria Cross recipient see Frederick Daniel Parslow Frederick Henry Parslow AM 14 August 1932 26 January 2017 was an Australian actor who appeared in film television and theatre Fred ParslowAMParslow in the TV movie Burn the Butterflies 1979 Born 1932 08 14 14 August 1932Died26 January 2017 2017 01 26 aged 84 Caulfield Victoria AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationActorYears active1953 2000Known forThe Sullivans TV series Neighbours TV series Notable workActor with the Melbourne Theatre CompanySpouseJoan Harris m 1961 died 2016 wbr FamilyJustin Harris Parslow son 1 Contents 1 Acting career 2 Honours and personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksActing career editParslow was notable in several film and TV roles with parts in internationally successful TV soap opera s The Sullivans and Neighbours and was active in theatre having served as a member of the Melbourne Theatre Company for nearly thirty years joining the company when it was founded in 1953 known then the Union Theatre Repertory Company and making his first performance with in a touring production of Twelfth Night 2 Whilst a dominant figure on the Melbourne theatre scene Parslow was generally reluctant to take on television roles He made television appearances in the 1960s in comedy and variety sketches with theatre colleagues on The Ray Taylor Show and In Melbourne Tonight Minor roles included Crawford Productions staples Bluey Skyways and Cop Shop 3 Parslow s also featured in several TV miniseries and TV films with roles in Against the Wind and The Humpty Dumpty ManParslow s cameo film roles included Alvin Purple 1973 as Alvin s father and Peter Weir s 1977 film The Last Wave as Reverend Burton 4 Honours and personal life editParslow was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1987 for service to the performing arts 5 In 1961 Parslow married Adelaide born actress Joan Harris who was also a prominent theatre performer starting from the mid 1940s Harris was also an art director theatre director and costume designer and teacher who was Head of Drama 6 at the Melbourne Theatre Company from 1972 until 1997 She predeceased him by five months in September 2016 7 Parslow and Harris had a son Justin Harris Parslow who is also an actor 1 Filmography editFilm edit As You Are TV movie 1958 Martine TV movie 1961 as Julien The Rivals TV movie 1961 as Captain Absolute Boy Round the Corner TV movie 1962 Suspect TV movie 1962 as Robert She ll Be Right TV movie 1962 as Guthrie Manhaul TV movie 1962 as Dr Lewis Double Yolk TV movie 1963 as Bill Salome TV movie 1968 as Jokanaan Alvin Purple 1973 as Alvin s Father The Last Wave 1977 as Reverend Burton The Importance of Keeping Perfectly Still 1977 Burn the Butterflies TV movie 1979 Pesticides In the Field 1983 A Long Way from Home TV movie 1988 Outback 1989 The Humpty Dumpty Man 1989 Television edit The Adventures of the Terrible Ten TV series 1960 The Magic Boomerang TV series 1965 Adventure Unlimited TV series 1965 as Arthur Evans Australian Playhouse TV series 1966 Bluey TV series 1977 as Superintendent The Sullivans 1976 77 756 episodes as Mr Jarvis Against the Wind TV miniseries 1978 a Captain Wiltshire Cop Shop TV series 1979 Skyways TV series 1979 as David Rankin Space Knights TV series 1989 Neighbours TV series 1990 The Paper Man TV miniseries 1990 Col n Carpenter TV series 1991 Mission Top Secret TV series 1993 1995 as Sir Joshua Cranberry Search for Treasure Island TV series 1998 2000 References edit a b Justin Harris Parslow AusStage database Vale Fred Parslow Melbourne Theatre Company Retrieved 5 February 2017 Every man has his price The Australian Women s Weekly Vol 49 no 33 Australia 3 February 1982 p 91 Retrieved 5 February 2017 via National Library of Australia McFarlane Brian Mayer Geoff Bertrand Ina eds 1999 The Oxford Companion to Australian film South Melbourne Oxford University Press ISBN 0195537971 PARSLOW Frederick Henry It s an Honour Australian Government Retrieved 5 February 2017 Joan Harris AusStage Gurr Michael Actress inspired and provoked generations of talent The Age External links editFred Parslow at IMDb nbsp This article about an Australian actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Parslow amp oldid 1178835100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
