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GRAEME BLUNDELL |Actor GRAEME BLUNDELL |Actor TELEVISION Year Production/Character Director Company 2016 STAGE & SCREEN Various Foxtel Management Pty Ltd Presenter 2011-14 SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Various Foxtel Management Pty Ltd WITH GRAEME BLUNDELL Host 2011 LAID (SERIES 2) Various Laid Series 2 Pty Ltd Graham McVie 2011 UNDERBELLY: RAZOR Various UB Razor Pty Ltd Premier Lang 2011 CITY HOMICIDE Various Seven Network Graham Proctor 2010 LAID (SERIES 1) Various Like a Virgin Pty Ltd Graham 2009 EAST WEST 101 (SERIES 2) Various East West 101 Pty Ltd Radio Shock Jock 2008 THE HOLLOWMEN Various ABC TV Geoff 2007 HOW TO CHANGE IN Simone North Liberty Films NINE WEEKS Ivan 2007 CHANDON Various Shadowfax TV Pty Ltd Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 Berman House 91 Campbell Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 [email protected] 2004 THROUGH MY EYES Di Drew Liberty and Beyond Productions Kuchel 2003 MARKING TIME Cherie Nolan Zodiac Ralph Dare 2002 THE SECRET LIFE OF US Various West Street Productions Dr Christensen 2002 OCEAN STAR Various Hoopla Productions Clive Marsh 2001 HEADSTART Various Gannon TV Hector 2001 ALL SAINTS Various Amalgamated Television Peter Hurst Services 2000 THE LOVE OF LIONEL’S LIFE John Ruane Liberty & Beyond Productions Stan 1998 MURDER CALL Various West Street Productions Morgan Mason 1996-97 MEDIVAC Various Liberty & Beyond Productions Harry 1996 FIRE II Various Beyond Productions Druce 1995 NAKED - CROSS TURNING OVER Neil Armfield Jan Chapman Productions Hughie 1994 POLICE RESCUE Various Southern Star Xanadu Coleman 1992 JOH’S JURY Ken Cameron Southern Star Sullivan Cowdery Productions 1992 THE DISTANT HOME Various Robert Bruning Productions Chambers 1992 GP Various Roadshow Coote & Carroll Swifty 1989 RAFFERTY'S RULES Various Amalgamated Television Bill Services 1988 RICHMOND HILL Various Grundy Television Bill 1988 RICHMOND HILL Various Grundy Television Mick Fryer 1988 STRINGER Various ABC TV Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 Berman House 91 Campbell Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 [email protected] Topsy 1987 VIETNAM John Duigan & Kennedy Miller Miles Chris Noonan Entertainment 1985 A COUNTRY PRACTICE Various JNP Productions 1984 BRASS MONKEYS Kevin Burston RS Productions 1983 KINGSWOOD COUNTRY RS Productions 1983 HOME SWEET HOME ABC TV 1983 GOING HOME ABC TV 1983 WINNER ABC TV 1982 COP SHOP Crawford Productions 1980 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Igor Auzins Shotton Productions 1980 YOUNG RAMSAY 1980 LAWSON'S MATES ABC TV 1980 YOUNG RAMSAY Crawford Productions/ Victorian Film Institute 1980 THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE Alan Burke The Bloke 1976 POWER WITHOUT GLORY John Gauci ABC TV Snoopy 1976 ALVIN PURPLE ABC TV Alvin Purple 1974-5 THE BOX Don Cook Crawford Productions Graeme Arthur 1973 RYAN Crawford Productions 1973 HOMICIDE Crawford Productions 1972 BEHIND THE LEGEND ABC TV 1972 DIVISION 4 Crawford Productions FILM Year Production/Character Director Company Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 Berman House 91 Campbell Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 [email protected] 2009 IN HER SKIN Simone North Liberty Films International Ivan 2003 STAR WARS: EPISODE III - George Lucas JAK Australia REVENGE OF THE SITH Ruwee Naberrie 2000 STAR WARS: EPISODE II - George Lucas JAK Australia ATTACK OF THE CLONES Ruwee Naberrie 1998 LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI Kate Woods Belle Ragazze Mr Bishop 1995 IDIOT BOX David Caesar Central Park Films Eric 1987 THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE John Duigan Kennedy Miller Nils 1987 THOSE DEAR DEPARTED Ted Robinson Phillip Emanuel Productions Dr Howie 1987 AUSTRALIAN DREAM Jackie McKimmie Filmside Geoffrey 1987 FROM OPERA WITH LOVE Video Images/Channel 1985 FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Film House Presenter 1985 MELVIN SON OF ALVIN John Eastway Alvin Purple 1982 THE BEST OF FRIENDS Michael Robinson 1981 MIDNITE SPARES Quentin Master Sidebottom 1981 DOCTORS AND NURSES Maurice Murphy 1981 PACIFIC BANANA John Lamond Martin 1979 KOSTAS Paul Cox John 1979 THE ODD ANGRY SHOT Tom Jeffries Dawson 1978 WEEKEND OF SHADOWS Tom Jeffries Bernie 1976 DON’S PARTY Bruce Beresford Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 Berman House 91 Campbell Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 [email protected] 1976 MAD DOG MORGAN Phillipe Mora 1976 ALVIN RIDES AGAIN Tim Burstall Alvin Purple 1973 ALVIN PURPLE Tim Burstall Alvin Purple 1971 STORK Tim Burstall Westy 1970 CARSON’S WATERMELONS Ben Lewin 1970 THE NAKED BUNYIP John Murray 1968 TWO THOUSAND WEEKS Tim Burstall Journalist 1968 BRAKE FLUID Brian Davies THEATRE Year Production/Character Director Company 1998 NAVIGATING Marion Potts Sydney Theatre Company Ian 1987 AWAY Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company Jim 1986 WELL IT'S ONE FOR Graeme Blundell Kinselas THE MONEY 1986 NOTTA LOT OF SERIOUS BITS Cabaret at Kinselas 1985 BALMAIN BOYS STRIKE BACK Graeme Blundell Kinselas 1984 THE REAL THING Melbourne Theatre Company Henry 1984 THE THREEPENNY OPERA Graeme Blundell Melbourne Theatre Company Mr Peacham 1984 ON OUR SELECTION Graeme Blundell Melbourne Theatre Company Dave 1983 THE PERFECTIONIST National Theatre, Perth Shanahan Management Pty Ltd Level 3 Berman House 91 Campbell Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 PO Box 1509 Darlinghurst NSW 1300 Australia ABN 46 001 117 728 Telephone 61 2 8202 1800 Facsimile 61 2 8202 1801 [email protected] .
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