:Ray Meagher

{{Infobox person

| name = Ray Meagher

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}}

| image = Ray Meagher.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|7|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Roma, Queensland, Australia

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1972–present

| spouse = {{married|Gilly Meagher|2010}}

}}

Raymond Francis Meagher {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for his role in Home and Away in 2010 and has currently played the role of Alf for over 37 years.

Early life

Meagher was born and raised on a sheep and cattle station in Queensland, before attending a boarding school on the Gold Coast from the age of nine. He became a keen sportsman at high school, Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, representing the school at a number of sports including rugby union, a sport which he ultimately played at state level.[http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/article/-/article/5189026/ray-meagher/ Home and Away: Ray Meagher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930111157/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/article/-/article/5189026/ray-meagher/ |date=30 September 2009 }}, Yahoo!7.

Meagher played at first five eighth for Queensland at senior level in the late 1960s, including playing against France.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11724318|title=Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson star struck by Home and Away veteran|date=6 October 2016|work=The New Zealand Herald}}

Career

=Film=

Meagher played Sergeant Drummond in the 1980 war drama Breaker Morant, which he said was one of his favourite roles.{{cite magazine|last=Ussher|first=Marie|date=8 September 1984|title=Bob's as bad as they come|magazine=TV Week|page=79}} His other film appearances include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), Newsfront (1978), My Brilliant Career (1979), The Shiralee (1987), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), Money Movers (1978), The Odd Angry Shot (1979), The Earthling (1980), Hoodwink (1981), Runaway Island (1982), and The Fire in the Stone (1984). He had a cameo in the 1979 war comedy The Odd Angry Shot.

=Television=

Meagher first appeared on television as host of the late night ABC folk music programme Around Folk in June–August 1973. His first regular acting work on television was in the soap opera Number 96, briefly appearing as Fred Shrimpton in 1977.{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/hell-always-be-alf-to-us/story-e6freq7x-1111117049053|title=Home and Away's Ray Meagher OK with career character|last=Duck|first=Siobhan|date=30 July 2008|work=The Courier-Mail|access-date=16 November 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906163523/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/hell-always-be-alf-to-us/story-e6freq7x-1111117049053|archive-date=6 September 2012}} Meagher became "a much in demand character actor", with his early television roles including Matlock Police, Ben Hall, Rush, Certain Women, Pig in a Poke, The Restless Years, Glenview High, The Oracle, Kingswood Country, Cop Shop, Skyways, Sporting Chance, Holiday Island, and Bellamy. Subsequent television acting roles included three different roles as villains in Prisoner, including Geoff Butler between 1979 and 1980, Kurt Renner in 1984, and Ernest Craven in 1986. He also had two different guest starring roles in A Country Practice and substantial roles in several 1980s miniseries.

In 1984, Meagher was cast in the Nine Network miniseries A Fortunate Life, based on Albert Facey's book of the same name. He plays the role of evil cattle-rustler Bad Bob. Marie Ussher of TV Week observed that Meagher was often cast as the "baddie" or tough, ruthless characters in his early career. He also appeared in an episode of Five Mile Creek as Irish bushranger Lightning Ridge. Meagher won a Penguin Award for his starring role in Mail Order Bride (1984) for the ABC. He filmed the 12-part series Five Times Dizzy in Sydney in 1986. Meagher played The Red Headed Person, who was billed as "a tough standover man."{{cite magazine|last=Ussher|first=Marie|date=15 February 1986|title=Ray's heavy workload|magazine=TV Week|page=49}} Meagher liked playing "heavy" characters, who showed their lighter sides. While filming Five Times Dizzy, Meagher also flew back and forth to Melbourne to film miniseries The Great Bookie Robbery in which he plays Bob Temple. During the same period, he also made an appearance in A Country Practice as alcoholic, pub owner Wally, followed by a role in television film The Blue Lightning for America's CBS network.

Meagher joined the cast of soap opera Home and Away in 1987 and has appeared in the role of Alf Stewart continuously since the first episode aired in January 1988. Meagher holds a Guinness World Record as the longest-serving actor in an Australian serial.{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/shadows-fall-on-home-and-away-behind-the-scenes-at-australias-most-troubled-soap-opera/story-e6frf96f-1225811925149 | title = Shadows fall on Home And Away – behind the scenes at Australia's most troubled soap opera | first = Janet | last = Fife-Yeomans | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | location = Sydney | date = 19 December 2009}} Meagher also appeared in the 1988 children's series The True Story of Spit MacPhee, along with John Bach and Elspeth Ballantyne.{{cite magazine|last=Zachariah|first=Amanda|date=19 September 1987|title=Elspeth's lucky break|magazine=TV Week|page=73}}

In September 2009, Meagher was the third-highest paid personality on Australian television, behind Eddie McGuire and Rove McManus.Clune, Richard (13 September 2009). [http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/tv/flamin-heck-alf-stewarts-worth-a-quid/story-e6freeul-1225772280968 "Flamin' heck! Alf Stewart's worth a quid]". Sunday Mail (Adelaide).

Meagher won the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the 2010 Logie Awards, where he was also nominated for "Most Popular Actor".{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/logie-awards-full-list-of-winners/story-e6frg15u-1225861311455|title=2010 Logie Awards: Full List of Winners|date=2 May 2010|work=Perth Now|access-date=2 May 2010}} Meagher subsequently won that Logie Award in 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/home-and-aways-ray-meagher-dedicates-his-logie-to-cornelia-frances-49572|title=Logies 2018: Ray Meagher dedicates his win to his late Home and Away co-star, Cornelia Frances|last=Lilly|first=Alex|date=1 July 2018|work=TV Week|access-date=12 September 2018}}

=Stage=

In 2007, Meagher took over the role of Bob the mechanic in Priscilla Queen of the Desert from Bill Hunter.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/04/|title=Culture: Slurs and slingbacks|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 April 2007|access-date=25 June 2011}} From 30 September 2010, he took over the role of Bob in the West End production of Priscilla until March 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0420/homeandaway.html|title=Meagher taking Home and Away break|date=20 April 2010|work=RTÉ TEN|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|access-date=5 April 2011}} In June 2011, it was announced that Meagher would be returning to the West End production from October.{{cite web|url=http://holysoap.channel5.com/homeandaway/news/ray-swaps-the-bay-for-uk-14843 |title=Ray swaps the Bay for UK |date=24 June 2011 |work=Holy Soap |publisher=Channel 5 |access-date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628013216/http://holysoap.channel5.com/homeandaway/news/ray-swaps-the-bay-for-uk-14843 |archive-date=28 June 2011 }} He then rejoined the show for its New Zealand tour in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HRQh0zmqfs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/5HRQh0zmqfs |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Priscilla the Musical hits Auckland|last=Andrew Whiteside|date=14 October 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Meagher regularly travels to the United Kingdom to take part in the traditional Christmas pantomimes. In December 2008, he played Abanazar in a production of Aladdin at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke and in 2009 he performed as Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Royal Tunbridge Wells.{{cite web|url=http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/entertainment/theatre_and_dance/s/2041838_aussie_soap_star_crosses_the_globe_for_panto|title=Aussie soap star crosses the globe for panto|last=Margrave|first=Lauren|date=24 December 2008|publisher=Get Hampshire|access-date=25 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809204059/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/entertainment/theatre_and_dance/s/2041838_aussie_soap_star_crosses_the_globe_for_panto|archive-date=9 August 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/986180/light-relief-for-home-and-away-meagher |title=Light relief for Home and Away Meagher |last=Baynes |first=Valkerie |date=21 December 2009 |publisher=Ninemsn |access-date=25 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501133701/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/986180/light-relief-for-home-and-away-meagher |archive-date=1 May 2010 }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1978 \| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith \| Dud Edmonds \|
Newsfront \| Len's Second Brother \|
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 1979 \| The Odd Angry Shot \| Range Corporal \|
My Brilliant Career \| Mailman \|
The Journalist \| Senior Investigator \|
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 1980 \| Breaker Morant \| Sgt. Maj. Drummond \|
Mystery Island \| Policeman \|
A Piece of Cake \| Duty Sarglant \| Short film
scope="row" \| 1981 \| Hoodwink \| Shaw \|
scope="row" \| 1982 \| On the Run \| Joe Thompson \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1984 \| On the Loose \| Russell Leech \|
The Fire in the Stone \| Dosh \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1985 \| Relatives \| Herb Taylor \|
Bootleg \| Lawker \|
scope="row" \| 1986 \| Short Changed \| Marshall \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1987 \| Dark Age \| Rex Garret \|
The Place at the Coast \| Uncle Doug \|
scope="row" \| 1989 \| Luigi's Ladies \| Lance \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1978

| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

| Dud Edmonds

Newsfront

| Len's Second Brother

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1979

| The Odd Angry Shot

| Range Corporal

My Brilliant Career

| Mailman

The Journalist

| Senior Investigator

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1980

| Breaker Morant

| Sgt. Maj. Drummond

Mystery Island

| Policeman

A Piece of Cake

| Duty Sarglant

| Short film

scope="row" | 1981

| Hoodwink

| Shaw

scope="row" | 1982

| On the Run

| Joe Thompson

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1984

| On the Loose

| Russell Leech

The Fire in the Stone

| Dosh

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1985

| Relatives

| Herb Taylor

Bootleg

| Lawker

scope="row" | 1986

| Short Changed

| Marshall

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1987

| Dark Age

| Rex Garret

The Place at the Coast

| Uncle Doug

scope="row" | 1989

| Luigi's Ladies

| Lance

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1973 \| Around Folk \| Host \|
Matlock Police \| Kurt Fisher \| Episode: "By Hook or by Crook"
scope="row" \| 1976 \| Do I Have to Kill My Child? \| Des \| TV film
scope="row" \| 1977 \| Number 96 \| Fred Shrimpton \| Season 6
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 1978 \| Glenview High \| Policeman \| Episode: "Accident"
Run From the Morning \| \|
Because He's My Friend \| Kevin \| TV film
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1979 \| Skyways \| Sergeant Murphy \| Episode: "The Crated Crim"
Top Mates \| \| Miniseries
scope="row" \| 1979–80; 1984; 1986 \| Prisoner \| Geoff Butler / Ernest Craven / Kurt Renner \| Season 1–2 28 episodes
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1981 \| Sporting Chance \| \|
Holiday Island \| \|
scope="row" \| 1982–86 \| A Country Practice \| Wally Stanley / Trev Bennett / Tom Skilton \| 6 episodes
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1982 \| Mystery at Castle House \| Stakovich \| TV film
Runaway Island \| \| TV film
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 1983 \| The Weekly's War \| Frank Packer \| Miniseries
The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain \| Mr. Lowe \| TV film
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 1984 \| Five Mile Creek \| Lightning Ridge \| Episode: "The Hangman's Noose"
Kingswood Country \| Keith Mitchell / Bank Manager \| 2 episodes
Mail Order Bride \| Kevin \| TV film
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 1985 \| A Fortunate Life \| Bad Bob \| Miniseries. Episode: "Starting Out (1897–1905)"
Mother and Son \| Geoff \| Episode: "The Card Game"
Colour in the Creek \| Clarrie \| 8 episodes
scope="row" rowspan="4" \| 1986 \| Land of Hope \| \| Miniseries
Five Times Dizzy \| The Red Headed Person \|
The Great Bookie Robbery \| Bob Temple \| Miniseries
The Blue Lightning \| Hale \| TV film
scope="row" \| 1987 \| The Shiralee \| Polkadot \| TV film
scope="row" rowspan="4" \| 1988 \| True Believers \| Tom Burke \| Miniseries
The True Story of Spit MacPhee \| Frank Arbuckle \| Miniseries
Vietnam \| Army Sergeant \| Miniseries
Spit MacPhee \| Frank Arbuckle \|
scope="row" \| 1988–present \| Home and Away \| Alf Stewart \| Series regular
scope="row" \| 2002 \| Home and Away: Secrets and the City \| Alf Stewart \| Video special
scope="row" \| 2003 \| Home and Away: Hearts Divided \| Alf Stewart \| Video special

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1973

| Around Folk

| Host

Matlock Police

| Kurt Fisher

| Episode: "By Hook or by Crook"

scope="row" | 1976

| Do I Have to Kill My Child?

| Des

| TV film

scope="row" | 1977

| Number 96

| Fred Shrimpton

| Season 6

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1978

| Glenview High

| Policeman

| Episode: "Accident"

Run From the Morning

Because He's My Friend

| Kevin

| TV film

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1979

| Skyways

| Sergeant Murphy

| Episode: "The Crated Crim"

Top Mates

| Miniseries

scope="row" | 1979–80; 1984; 1986

| Prisoner

| Geoff Butler / Ernest Craven / Kurt Renner

| Season 1–2
28 episodes

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1981

| Sporting Chance

Holiday Island

scope="row" | 1982–86

| A Country Practice

| Wally Stanley / Trev Bennett / Tom Skilton

| 6 episodes

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1982

| Mystery at Castle House

| Stakovich

| TV film

Runaway Island

| TV film

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1983

| The Weekly's War

| Frank Packer

| Miniseries

The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain

| Mr. Lowe

| TV film

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1984

| Five Mile Creek

| Lightning Ridge

| Episode: "The Hangman's Noose"

Kingswood Country

| Keith Mitchell / Bank Manager

| 2 episodes

Mail Order Bride

| Kevin

| TV film

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 1985

| A Fortunate Life

| Bad Bob

| Miniseries.
Episode: "Starting Out (1897–1905)"

Mother and Son

| Geoff

| Episode: "The Card Game"

Colour in the Creek

| Clarrie

| 8 episodes

scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1986

| Land of Hope

| Miniseries

Five Times Dizzy

| The Red Headed Person

The Great Bookie Robbery

| Bob Temple

| Miniseries

The Blue Lightning

| Hale

| TV film

scope="row" | 1987

| The Shiralee

| Polkadot

| TV film

scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1988

| True Believers

| Tom Burke

| Miniseries

The True Story of Spit MacPhee

| Frank Arbuckle

| Miniseries

Vietnam

| Army Sergeant

| Miniseries

Spit MacPhee

| Frank Arbuckle

scope="row" | 1988–present

| Home and Away

| Alf Stewart

| Series regular

scope="row" | 2002

| Home and Away: Secrets and the City

| Alf Stewart

| Video special

scope="row" | 2003

| Home and Away: Hearts Divided

| Alf Stewart

| Video special

=Theatre=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 1975 \| The Floating World \|\| \|\| Nimrod Theatre Company
scope="row" \| 2007 \| Priscilla Queen of the Desert \|\| Bob the mechanic \|\| Regent Theatre, Melbourne
scope="row" \| 2008 \| Aladdin \|\| Abanazar \|\| Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke
scope="row" \| 2009 \| Peter Pan \|\| Captain Hook \|\| Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
scope="row" \| 2010–11 \| Priscilla Queen of the Desert \|\| Bob the mechanic \|\| West End of London
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Priscilla Queen of the Desert \|\| Bob the mechanic \|\| New Zealand tour

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | 1975

| The Floating World || || Nimrod Theatre Company

scope="row" | 2007

| Priscilla Queen of the Desert || Bob the mechanic || Regent Theatre, Melbourne

scope="row" | 2008

| Aladdin || Abanazar || Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke

scope="row" | 2009

| Peter Pan || Captain Hook || Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

scope="row" | 2010–11

| Priscilla Queen of the Desert || Bob the mechanic || West End of London

scope="row" | 2016

| Priscilla Queen of the Desert || Bob the mechanic || New Zealand tour

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year ! Association ! width=290"\|Category ! Work ! Result ! {{Abbr\|Ref\|References}}
1984 \| Penguin Awards \| Best Actor \| Mail Order Bride \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/mail-order-bride/notes/\|title=Mail Order Bride (1984)\|access-date=27 April 2019\|publisher=Australian Screen Online}}
2008 \| Digital Spy Soap Awards \| Most Popular Actor \| rowspan="15"\|Home and Away \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a92054/digital-spy-soap-awards-2008-the-winners.html\|title=Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners\|first=Kris\|last=Green\|publisher=Digital Spy\|date=21 March 2008\|access-date=27 March 2009}}
2004 \| rowspan="6"\| Inside Soap Awards \| Best Actor \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite magazine\|date=14–24 August 2004\|title=Vote in the Inside Soap 2004 Awards\|magazine=Inside Soap\|issue=33\|pages=49–52}}
rowspan="2"\| 2006 \| Best Actor \| {{Nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite magazine\|date=8–14 July 2006\|title=Vote in the 2006 Inside Soap awards\|magazine=Inside Soap\|issue=27\|pages=50–52}}
Funniest Star \| {{Nom}}
2018 \| Best Daytime Star \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a868994/coronation-street-wins-big-inside-soap-awards-2018-winners-list/\|title=Coronation Street triumphs at Inside Soap Awards 2018 with Best Soap prize\|last=Dainty\|first=Sophie\|date=22 October 2018\|work=Digital Spy\|access-date=22 October 2018}}
2019 \| Best Daytime Star \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a28250686/inside-soap-awards-2019-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/\|title=Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist revealed - which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?\|last=Harp\|first=Justin\|date=1 July 2019\|work=Digital Spy\|access-date=2 July 2019}}
2020 \| Best Daytime Star \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite magazine\|date=19–25 September 2020\|title=The Inside Soap Awards 2020\|magazine=Inside Soap\|issue=38\|pages=51–54}}
rowspan="2"\| 2010 \| rowspan="8"\| Logie Awards \| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television \| {{Won}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/logie-awards-full-list-of-winners/story-e6frg15u-1225861311455\|title=2010 Logie Awards: Full List of Winners\|date=2 May 2010\|work=Perth Now\|accessdate=2 May 2010}}
Most Popular Actor \| {{Nom}}
2012 \| Most Popular Actor \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/karl-stefanovic-nominated-to-win-back-to-back-gold-logies-as-australian-television-awards-announced/story-e6frf96f-1226303134940\|title=Karl Stefanovic nominated to win back-to-back Gold Logies as Australian television awards announced\|last=Byrnes\|first=Holly\|date=18 March 2012\|work=Herald Sun\|accessdate=18 March 2012}}
2018 \| Most Popular Actor \| {{Won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/07/60th-logie-awards-winners.html\|title=60th Logie Awards: winners\|last=Knox\|first=David\|date=1 July 2018\|publisher=TV Tonight\|accessdate=1 July 2018}}
2019 \| Most Popular Actor \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/tv/logies-nominees-2019-55979\|title=The full list of nominees for the 2019 TV WEEK Logie Awards\|last=Burke\|first=Tina\|date=26 May 2019\|work=TV Week\|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
rowspan="2"\| 2022 \| Most Popular Personality on Australian Television \| {{Nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/logie-awards-2022-winners.html\|title=Logie Awards 2022: winners\|last=Knox\|first=David\|date=19 June 2022\|publisher=TV Tonight\|access-date=19 June 2022}}
Most Popular Actor \| {{Nom}}
2023 \| Most Popular Actor \| {{Nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/all-the-winners-and-nominees-from-the-2023-logie-awards/news-story/d5d431d8d8c4a8cb2aa7fafbc65bc4eb\|title=All the winners from the 2023 Logie Awards revealed\|last=Estera\|first=Christine\|date=31 July 2023\|publisher=news.com.au\|access-date=30 July 2023}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Association

! width=290"|Category

! Work

! Result

! {{Abbr|Ref|References}}

1984

| Penguin Awards

| Best Actor

| Mail Order Bride

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/mail-order-bride/notes/|title=Mail Order Bride (1984)|access-date=27 April 2019|publisher=Australian Screen Online}}

2008

| Digital Spy Soap Awards

| Most Popular Actor

| rowspan="15"|Home and Away

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a92054/digital-spy-soap-awards-2008-the-winners.html|title=Digital Spy Soap Awards 2008: The Winners|first=Kris|last=Green|publisher=Digital Spy|date=21 March 2008|access-date=27 March 2009}}

2004

| rowspan="6"| Inside Soap Awards

| Best Actor

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine|date=14–24 August 2004|title=Vote in the Inside Soap 2004 Awards|magazine=Inside Soap|issue=33|pages=49–52}}

rowspan="2"| 2006

| Best Actor

| {{Nom}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine|date=8–14 July 2006|title=Vote in the 2006 Inside Soap awards|magazine=Inside Soap|issue=27|pages=50–52}}

Funniest Star

| {{Nom}}

2018

| Best Daytime Star

| {{Won}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a868994/coronation-street-wins-big-inside-soap-awards-2018-winners-list/|title=Coronation Street triumphs at Inside Soap Awards 2018 with Best Soap prize|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=22 October 2018|work=Digital Spy|access-date=22 October 2018}}

2019

| Best Daytime Star

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a28250686/inside-soap-awards-2019-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/|title=Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist revealed - which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=1 July 2019|work=Digital Spy|access-date=2 July 2019}}

2020

| Best Daytime Star

| {{Nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine|date=19–25 September 2020|title=The Inside Soap Awards 2020|magazine=Inside Soap|issue=38|pages=51–54}}

rowspan="2"| 2010

| rowspan="8"| Logie Awards

| {{Won}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/logie-awards-full-list-of-winners/story-e6frg15u-1225861311455|title=2010 Logie Awards: Full List of Winners|date=2 May 2010|work=Perth Now|accessdate=2 May 2010}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=0575114|name=Ray Meagher}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051223070651/http://www.homeandaway.utvinternet.com/Profiles/Alf.htm Profile at Home and Away site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051130073554/http://www.five.tv/programmes/homeandaway/whoswho/alf/ Profile from UK TV channel Five]

{{succession box

| title = Gold Logie Award
Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

| before = Rebecca Gibney
for Packed to the Rafters

| after = Karl Stefanovic
for Today

| years = 2010
for Home and Away

}}

{{Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television}}

{{Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor on Australian Television}}

Category:1944 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian people of Irish descent

Category:People from Roma, Queensland