Tim Page (actor)
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Tim Page is a New-Zealand-born actor. After emigrating to Australia in 1973 where he was cast as Henrik Eggerman in Stephen Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' but he later became best known for playing Dr Graham Steele in the Australian television series The Young Doctors
throughout its entire run from 1976 to 1982. By the time of the final episode his character had risen from lowly intern to hospital superintendent. He played Baron Tusenbach in Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' for the QTC and Pirelli in 'Sweeney Todd' for the MTC and was cast in 'Camelot' with Richard Harris.
In the late 1980s he appeared in a number of musicals in London's West End. He was in the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Aspects of Love' at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1989-90. He was also in 'Buddy - the Buddy Holly Story' at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1991. He recorded with the BBC Radio Orchestra and had seasons at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company and at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.
In addition to acting, he has also worked as a script writer penning episodes of The Restless Years and Neighbours and his cabaret show based on songs associated from Shakespeare 'Out Damned Spot!' has been successfully toured throughout Australia.
In the 1990's he appeared in 'My Fair Lady' with Anthony Warlow, 'Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera', 'Chess', 'Assassins' and appeared in the TV series 'Water Rats' and 'All Saints'. His films include 'Passion', 'Lilian's Story' (with Ruth Cracknell), 'The Everlasting Secret Family', 'The Road From Coorain', 'The Wreck of the Stinson' and 'The Odd Angry Shot'.
Over the last ten years he has played Bialystock in 'The Producers', Georges in 'La Cage Aux Folles' and the Bishop of Basingstoke in 'Jekkyl and Hyde' which toured Korea and Taiwan. He won a Best Actor Star Award for his portrayal of Danforth in 'The Crucible'.
Tim has sung with opera companies on both sides of the Tasman and for the London Savoyards. Most recently he has appeared in 'Aida' and 'The Girl of the Golden West' for Opera Queensland.
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
throughout its entire run from 1976 to 1982. By the time of the final episode his character had risen from lowly intern to hospital superintendent. He played Baron Tusenbach in Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' for the QTC and Pirelli in 'Sweeney Todd' for the MTC and was cast in 'Camelot' with Richard Harris.
In the late 1980s he appeared in a number of musicals in London's West End. He was in the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Aspects of Love' at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1989-90. He was also in 'Buddy - the Buddy Holly Story' at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1991. He recorded with the BBC Radio Orchestra and had seasons at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company and at the Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.
In addition to acting, he has also worked as a script writer penning episodes of The Restless Years and Neighbours and his cabaret show based on songs associated from Shakespeare 'Out Damned Spot!' has been successfully toured throughout Australia.
In the 1990's he appeared in 'My Fair Lady' with Anthony Warlow, 'Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera', 'Chess', 'Assassins' and appeared in the TV series 'Water Rats' and 'All Saints'. His films include 'Passion', 'Lilian's Story' (with Ruth Cracknell), 'The Everlasting Secret Family', 'The Road From Coorain', 'The Wreck of the Stinson' and 'The Odd Angry Shot'.
Over the last ten years he has played Bialystock in 'The Producers', Georges in 'La Cage Aux Folles' and the Bishop of Basingstoke in 'Jekkyl and Hyde' which toured Korea and Taiwan. He won a Best Actor Star Award for his portrayal of Danforth in 'The Crucible'.
Tim has sung with opera companies on both sides of the Tasman and for the London Savoyards. Most recently he has appeared in 'Aida' and 'The Girl of the Golden West' for Opera Queensland.