Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926)

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Duncan was accepted in to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16, before joining the British army, which saw him posted to various international locations,whilst with the army he served with the entertainment unit He worked for the BBC reportory company after being demobilised.

He had a long career in performance, particularly in Australia. He appeared in numerous theatre roles starting in 1951.{{cite web|url=https://ausstage.gov.edu.au/contributor/pages/226611/|title=Alastair Duncan}}

He played Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to largely but not exclusively school student audiences at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1951/1952. He performed in Broadway, New York in the play Under Milk Wood.{{cite web|title= Alistair Duncan "Under Milk Wood" (Oct 15, 1957 – Nov 16, 1957) |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alastair-duncan-93568#Credits |publisher=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=12 October 2021 }}

Duncan was chairman of Australian Theatre for Young People when its first committee was formed in 1963{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-voice-that-took-listeners-on-a-magical-journey-20050831-gdlz4f.html|title=The voice that took listeners on a magical journey|date=2005-08-31|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-07-07}} He became the director of the Marian Street Theatre later in his career.{{cite web|title=The voice that took listeners on a magical journey |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-voice-that-took-listeners-on-a-magical-journey-20050831-gdlz4f.html |first = Judy|last = Nunn|author-link = Judy Nunn|work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=3 August 2005|access-date=12 October 2021}}

He starred in the Australian Broadcasting Commission radio series Dr Paul as a voice actor.{{cite web|title= Dr Paul (Episode 4626) – Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial |url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/dr-paul-episode-4626-grace-gibson-productions-radio-serial |publisher= National Film and Sound Archive |access-date=12 October 2021 }}

Later in his career, Duncan appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away.{{cite web|title=The voice that took listeners on a magical journey |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-voice-that-took-listeners-on-a-magical-journey-20050831-gdlz4f.html |first = Judy|last = Nunn|author-link = Judy Nunn|work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=3 August 2005|access-date=12 October 2021}}

{{cite web | url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/226621 | title=AusStage }}

{{cite web | url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/226621 | title=AusStage }}

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