Colin McEwan

Colin McEwan
Colin McEwan
Born	1941
Died	21 August 2005, (aged 64); Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupations	Actor; host; comedian; radio announcer;
Years active	1957–1998
Spouse	Rae McEwan
Children	David McEwan

Colin McEwan (1941 – 21 August 2005) was an Australian actor, host, comedian and radio announcer. He was best known for appearing on both the stage and TV versions of The Naked Vicar Show, and the sequel on which it was based, opposite Ross Higgins playing Ted Bullpitt's brother Bob Bullpitt in Kingswood Country and also appeared in the miniseries Day of the Roses. He worked as an announcer on Melbourne radio stations 3AK and 3XY, and was a regular guest on TV variety program In Melbourne Tonight.

Biography

McEwan's acting roles included parts in a large number of TV series and mini-series, including the regular roles of Detective Sergeant Dan Cullen in Ryan, Nick in Brass Monkeys, and numerous guest appearances in programs including Homicide, the television adaptation of And The Big Men Fly (1974), The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots (1975), Cop Shop, Sam's Luck (1980), The Last Bastion (1984), The Boardroom (1988), Jackaroo (1990), and The Gift (1997).

Starting his career in radio in 1957, publicity stated that he was the youngest announcer in Australia at the time. He worked on overnight and breakfast shows.

In 1964, he joined the fledgling ATV-0 as a news reader and general announcer, but soon became the station's 'jack of all trades', playing the roles of Gasper Goblin, Cassius Cuckoo and Leonardo da Funbird in ATV-O's popular national 1960s children's TV show Magic Circle Club (1965–67), starring as Ocker Ramsay in the 1967 comedy series Hey You!, and appearing in many other ATV-O programs including Off to the Races (1967–69), Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go (1969–72), Musical Cashbox (1969–71, which he also produced for a brief period), and hosting programs including Carosello (1967–68), and 1968's Rendezvous (which he also produced and directed). He also played the roles of Miser Meanie and Gussie Galah in Adventure Island (1967–72), and appeared as a regular on The Ernie Sigley Show (1974–75), and Turpie Tonight (1982–83).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The Boardroom	Donald Malone	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	ATV-0	News reader / general announcer	TV news show
1964	Luther	Monk	TV play
1965-67	Magic Circle Club	Gasper Goblin / Cassius Cuckoo / Leonardo da Funbird	TV series
1967	Hey You!	Ocker Ramsay	TV series
1967-69	Off to the Races		TV series
1969-72	Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go		TV series
1969-71	Musical Cashbox		(also producer for a brief period)
1967-68	Carosello	Host	TV series
1967-72	Adventure Island	Miser Meanie / Gussie Galah	TV series
1968	Rendezvous	Host	TV series (also producer & director)
1973-74	Ryan	Detective Sergeant Dan Cullen	TV series
1974	And The Big Men Fly	Wobbly Coates	TV series
1974-75	The Ernie Sigley Show	Regular guest	TV series
	Homicide	Guest appearance	TV series
1975	The Rise and Fall of Wellington Boots		TV series
1978-80	Cop Shop	Dave Kelly / Lou Evans / Stan Dawson	TV series, 3 episodes
1980	Sam's Luck	Uncle Harry	TV series, 6 episodes
1980-84	Kingswood Country	Bob Bullpitt	TV series, 22 episodes
1982-83	Turpie Tonight	Regular guest	TV series
1984	Brass Monkeys	Nick	TV series
1984	The Last Bastion	Frank Forde	TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1990	Jackaroo	Roy Mallory	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1997	Bullpitt!	Bob Bullpitt	TV series, 2 episodes
1997	The Gift		TV series

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	AUS ^[1]
Live from The Madge Burrows Room! / The Naked Vicar Show (with Ross Higgins, Kev Golsby and Julie McGregor)	Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2671)	84

Death

He died of cancer after lapsing into a coma at a Gold Coast hospital on 21 August 2005.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

Colin McEwan at IMDb
Hey You at Classic Australian TV
Obituary at The Age

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[aus-1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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