Michael Duffield
Michael Duffield (20 January 1915 – 16 June 1986) was an English-born character actor who worked in Australia for many decades.
Career
Duffield's first acting role was in the 1939 television play French Without Tears, playing the part of Lieutenant Commander Rogers. He appeared in over 50 onscreen roles, including further televised live plays.
He was also a prominent theatre actor, his stage career beginning in 1950, in numerous productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company. He won awards in 1962 for his performance on stage in The Caretaker and also was notable for playing Winston Churchill in the production The Soldiers.
He was nominated for the 1979 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Methuselah in The Last of the Knucklemen, a role he reprised from the original stage production.
Death
Duffield died in June 1986, aged 71 and was survived by a wife and three children.