Graham Matters

{{Short description|Australian actor and musician (1948–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| birth_date = {{birth_date|1948|07|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{death_date_and_age|2021|05|07|1948|07|19|df=y}}

| death_place = Victoria, Australia

| nationality = Australian

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| occupation = Actor

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Graham Matters (19 July 1948{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jx3dDwAAQBAJ&q=GRAHAM+MATTERS+By+WOLF+COLLINS&pg=PT2|title = Graham Matters| publisher=Lulu.com |isbn = 9780244277413}} – 7 May 2021{{Cite web|url=http://www.australianmusicdatabase.com/people/graham-matters|title=Graham Matters | Australian Music Database}}) was an Australian actor and musician.

He appeared in the 1976 film Oz{{Citation | date = 7 November 2004 | title = Reel classic with Nell Schofield | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald }} as Wally, the Wizard, record salesman and tram conductor. He was one of the original Australian cast members of The Rocky Horror Show in 1974.{{Citation | last = Taylor| first = Andrew | date = 10 April 2015 | title = Reunited 1974 Rocky Horror cast remember a rather special night | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/musicals/reunited-1974-rocky-horror-cast-remember-a-rather-special-night-20150407-1mcz6u.html }}

Filmography

=Film=

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1970

| Part One: 806

|

| Film

1976

| Oz

| Wally / The Wizard / Record Salesman / Tram Conductor / Doorman / Face at Party (voice)

| Feature film

1988

| The Black Arrow

| Voice

| Animated TV movie

1988

| Hard Knuckle

| Kevin

| TV movie

1988

| Wind in the Willows

| Mole (voice)

| Animated TV movie

1990

| Dead Sleep

| Patient

| Feature film

=Television=

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1979

| Skyways

| Dave

| 2 episodes

1978-1980

| Cop Shop

| Ray Bartlett / Gary Dunn / Peter Saunders

| 6 episodes

1991

| Dinky Di's

| Various characters (voice)

|

1997

| The Adventures of Sam

|

| 2 episodes

2005-2007

| The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky

| Bottle Top Bill (voice)

| 4 episodes

Theatre

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1969; 1972HairThree PrincipalsMetro Theatre, Sydney, Metro Theatre, Melbourne
1974The Rocky Horror ShowRocky HorrorNew Art Cinema, Sydney
1976The Faraway Land of Magical FrankFrankTotal Theatre, Melbourne
1977; 1978Ned KellyPolice / Townspeople / Pub Dancer / BlacktrackersFestival Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
1980; 1981Boy’s Own McBethMr. ElstonParis Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Opera Theatre, Adelaide, Los Angeles
1985The Rocky Horror ShowCivic Theatre, Burnie, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy, Canberra Theatre, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Albury Civic Theatre, Wangaratta Town Hall, Shepparton Civic Centre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Memorial Theatre, Ballarat
1991Cho Cho SanSingerPrincess Theatre, Woolloongabba

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