Ralph Cotterill (26 March 1932 – 7 May 2023) was an English-born Australian actor. Born in Yorkshire, Cotterill arrived in Australia in 1973 while touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He went on to have a long career in Australia, both on stage and screen.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1974 Essington TV movie 1976 Deathcheaters Uncivil servant Feature film 1977 Journey Among Women Corporal Porteous Feature film 1980 The Chain Reaction Gray Feature film 1981 Alison's Birthday Brian Healey Feature film 1981 The Survivor Slater Feature film 1982 Prisoners Holmby Feature film 1984 Where the Green Ants Dream Fletcher Feature film 1984 Starship (aka 2084 or Lorca and the Outlaws) Captain Jewitt Feature film 1985 Burke and Wills Charley Gray Feature film 1986 Shark's Paradise Dr Baxter TV movie 1987 Howling III Professor Sharpe Feature film 1987 The Lighthorsemen General Friedrich Kress von Kressenstein Feature film 1989 Sons of Steel Karzoff Feature film 1993 Bad Boy Bubby Pop Feature film 1995 The Beat Manifesto Darcy Short film 2005 The Proposition Dr Bantrey Feature film 2007 December Boys Shellback Feature film 2013 The Great Gatsby Gatsby's father Feature film (scenes cut)
Television Year Title Role Type 1972 Behind the Legend Hal Gye TV anthology series 1977 Beyond Reasonable Doubt Prison Officer Lange Documentary series 1981 Punishment Russell Davis TV series Five Mile Creek Dr Gluck TV series 1988 All the Way Mr Bower TV series 1992 Ultraman: Towards the Future Captain Arthur Grant TV series 2006 The Timeless Land Finn TV miniseries
References
External links
Ralph Cotterill at AusStage Biographical cuttings on Ralph Cotterill, theatrical actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia