Peter Curtin

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Peter Curtin
Born
Peter Julian Curtin

31 January 1944 (1944-01-31)
Died19 May 2014(2014-05-19) (aged 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2014
SpouseAilsa Piper (1987–18 May 2014; his death)

Peter Julian Curtin (31 January 1944 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian television and stage actor.

Career

Curtin's career began when he joined the Melbourne Theatre Company, appearing in a 1973 production of The Plough and the Stars with Wendy Hughes.[1]

Curtin appeared in a 1988 Melbourne Theatre Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire, playing the role of Mitch, alongside Helen Morse.[2] He also performed in a 1990 Playbox Theatre production of Hotel Sorrento and a 1999 staging of The Sick Room.[2] His final performance with Melbourne Theatre Company was a 2003 production of The Goat in which he reunited with Wendy Hughes.[2]

Curtin's wife Ailsa Piper directed him in the play The Night Season for Red Stitch Actors Theatre in 2005.[2]

Curtin's numerous television credits included MDA, White Collar Blue, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Something in the Air, The Games and SeaChange.[2] Further television series he appeared in featured Ponderosa, BackBerner, Stingers, A Country Practice, Embassy, the television reboot of Mission: Impossible, The Bodysurfer, And Here Comes Bucknuckle, and Winner Takes All.[3]

Curtin also appeared in several feature films including Blood Money (1980) and Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002).[2]

Personal life and death

Curtin met actress Ailsa Piper in 1986, and they were married a few months later,[4] in 1987.[2] In their wedding vows, they changed one vowel, promising to stay together “as long as we both shall love” (rather than 'live').[2]

Curtin died, aged 70, on 19 May 2014.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1980Blood MoneyDan[2][5]
2002Till Human Voices Wake UsDr Davis Franks[2]
2003Darkness FallsDr. Travis
2004Tom WhiteNoel Cartwright[6]
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidLawyer

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1965HomicideHenry Cooper / Ray Gardiner2 episodes
1966AntigoneTV play (episode of Wednesday Theatre)
1976–1977BlueyBlair Thompson / Dave Brown2 episodes
1977–1981The SullivansWarren Hunter / Detective9 episodes
1978–1983Cop ShopChris Fuller / Sean Dorsey / Herbert Jolly / Neighbour26 episodes
1979Ray Lawler TrilogyRoo WebberMiniseries, 3 episodes
1979–1980SkywaysDavid Kerridge / Roy Hamilton / Bob Marshall3 episodes
1980The Last OutlawConstable RichardsMiniseries, 4 episodes
1980–1986PrisonerSolicitor / Ian Mahoney / Detective Thorn19 episodes
1981And Here Comes BucknuckleAchilles Jones6 episodes
I Can Jump PuddlesFloggerMiniseries, 1 episode
1982Winner Take AllHoward NashMiniseries, 10 episodes
1983–1984Carson's LawDetective Sgt. Clem Harvey8 episodes
1984Eureka StockadeAttorney GeneralMiniseries, 1 episode
Special SquadThomas1 episode
1985Zoo FamilyDr David 'Mitch' Mitchell26 episodes
1986Handle with CarePaulTV movie
The Flying DoctorsClive Hayes1 episode
Whose Baby?Noel JenkinsMiniseries, 2 episodes
The Fast LaneLance1 episode
1988–1990Mission: ImpossibleColonel Joseph Batz / Dr. Philip Westerly2 episodes
1989BodysurferBernieMiniseries, 2 episodes
Inside RunningDermott O'Brien19 episodes
1990EmbassyGreen1 episode
1993A Country PracticeSandy Davis2 episodes
Time TraxSheriff Dobbs1 episode
SnowyOlder MichaelMiniseries, 13 episodes
1994Official DenialJonathon ApplegateTV movie
1994–2004Blue HeelersCommander Reg Jones / Harrison Brealey / Warren Bradford / Inspector Len Murray / Dr Matthews6 episodes
1995In Pursuit of HonorSgt. Ernest GruberTV movie
1996English: Have a GoProfessor Sayit12 episodes
1999; 2000SeaChangePort Deakin Mayor2 episodes
1999; 2003StingersDoug Piper / Judge Frost2 episodes
2000Virtual NightmareAndrewTV movie[7]
The GamesMr. Cabsav ABC1 episode
2001Something in the AirFather Mitchell2 episodes
2002Ponderosa1 episode
All SaintsKarl Brown1 episode
MDABernard Bennett1 episode
White Collar BlueGeneral Gerald Sinclair1 episode
2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingMr Woolrich1 episode
2008City HomicideLeigh Carrington1 episode
2009–2010SatisfactionDr. De Courcy3 episodes
2011Judith Lucy's Spiritual JourneyDoctor (flashback)1 episode
2013House HusbandsJohn2 episodes
2014Party TricksOpposition Leader Neil ThorbyMiniseries, 1 episode[8]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1966The Pageant of the Love Tree / The Happy Journey / The Farce of the Devil's Bridge / Elegant EdwardRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with UTRC[9]
1972Flash Jim VauxClaremont Theatre Centre, Melbourne[9]
1973JumpersRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
The Plough and the StarsJack Clitheroe[1][9][10]
Mother CouragePrincess Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
Batman's Beach-HeadComedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's & MTC[9]
Design for LivingSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
1973–1974The Play's the ThingSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne, Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
The Last of the KnucklemenRussell St Theatre, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra with MTC[9]
1974–1975EquusRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
Coralie Lansdowne Says No[9]
1975The Double Dealer[9]
The Lady from the SeaSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
The Revenger's TragedySupervacuo[9][11]
Kennedy's ChildrenPlayhouse, Adelaide, St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC & SATC[9]
1975–1977Kid StakesRoo WebberAustralian tour with MTC[9]
1976Martello TowersSt Martins Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
Other TimesRoo WebberRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
1977Summer of the Seventeenth Doll[9]
The Doll Trilogy[9]
Juno and the PaycockJerry DevineMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC[9]
The Wild DuckFirst Guest[9]
The Merchant of VeniceBassanio[9]
PygmalionMrs Higgins' Butler[9]
Desire Under the ElmsSimeon Cabot[9]
1978Richard IIIChorus[9]
The Beaux' StratagemBagshot[9]
BodiesDavidRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
1980Shakespeare the SadistPeterMelbourne Athenaeum with MTC[9]
Bremen CoffeeMiltenberger / Johann[9]
A Doll's HouseNils Krogstad[9]
The MatchmakerJoe Scanlon / Rudolph[9]
Privates on ParadeSgt. Major Reg Drummond[9]
1981Pete McGynty and the DreamtimeAlec / Others[9]
The Good Person of SetzuanGod[9]
1983The Maid's TragedyThe King[9]
1984CandidaRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
Pack of LiesPeter[9]
1987A Streetcar Named DesireMitchPlayhouse, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney with MTC[2][9]
1988The Touch of SilkJim DavidsonPlayhouse, Melbourne with MTC[9][12]
1989Little MurdersRussell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC[9]
1990–1991Hotel SorrentoDickMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Monash University, Melbourne, Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Playbox & STC[9][2][13]
1992The Chronicle of MacbethMacbethAustralia / Tokyo tour with Playbox[9][14]
1993A Happy and Holy OccasionRev. Father Thurlogh O'GormanMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Hobart with Playbox[9][15]
1996Summer of the Seventeenth DollAustralian tour with MTC[9]
1997For Better, for WorseChapel Off Chapel, Melbourne with Bay Street Productions[9]
1998SylviaAustralian tour with MTC[9]
1999The Sick RoomPaul AlexanderMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox[9][16]
2001The Twilight SeriesEnsembleCollins St Baptist Church, Melbourne with Playbox[9][17]
2003The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? RossFairfax Studio, Melbourne with MTC[9][18]
2004Julia 3LeonMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox[9][19]
2005The Night SeasonPatrick KennedyRed Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne[2][9]

References

  1. "Stage and Screen Actor Peter Curtin Passes Away". BroadwayWorld. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. Cuthbertson, Debbie (21 May 2014). "Acting world mourns death of Peter Curtin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "Vale Peter Curtin". Melbourne Theatre Company. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. "'Radical', 'a headrush', 'insanely clever': the best Australian books out in July". The Guardian. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. "Blood Money – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  6. "Tom White – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. "Virtual Nightmare – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  8. "Party Tricks – Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  9. "Peter Curtin". AusStage. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  10. "MTC pays tribute to Peter Curtin". artsreview.com.au. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  11. "Melbourne Theatre Company: The Revenger's Tragedy" (PDF). murphyandvernon.au. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  12. "The Touch of Silk". Theatregold. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  13. "Hotel Sorrento". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  14. "The Chronicle of Macbeth". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  15. "A Happy and Holy Occasion". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  16. "The Sick Room". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  17. "The Twilight Series". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  18. "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?". Theatregold. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  19. "Julia 3". Malthouse Theatre. Retrieved 8 March 2026.