Paul Karo
Paul Karo | |
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| Born | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1957–1999 |
| Known for | The Box (TV series) as Lee Whitman |
Paul Karo is a Scottish-born, New Zealand-raised Australian former actor. He was a cadet reporter in New Zealand before turning his attention to acting, joining a theatre company.[1] He relocated to Australia in the late 1950s. He appeared in Under the Clocks, a 'sophisticated intimate revue' in Melbourne in 1958.[2] He featured in another revue, Further Off the Beach, the following year; he was singled out by an Age critic for a segment called 'Television Anonymous' about television addicts seeking a cure.[3] He had many television roles in 1959, including Tragedy in a Temporary Town,[4] Beauty and the Beast,[5] Outpost[6] and Rope.[7]
He appeared in Quiet Night in 1961. In 1967 he received an aware for Best Actor of 1966 (the "Erik") from Melbourne theatre critics for his role in A Lily for Little India.[8]
Karo is best known for his role in telefilms and TV series including the gay television producer Lee Whiteman in the first two years of the 1970s television soap opera The Box. On leaving the show he told TV Week's Sue Wallace that he felt he had been typecast: 'Everyone thinks of me as playing the role of a queer. They haven't had the opportunity to see me do anything else.'[9]
In 1976 he won the Best Australian Actor category at the Logie Awards.[10]
Other TV credits include: Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Prisoner, The Sullivans, Special Squad, Phoenix and SeaChange.
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tragedy in a Temporary Town | 1959 | Raphael Infante | TV movie |
| OutPost | 1959 | Flight Sgt. Steve McCudden | TV movie |
| Uncle Martino | 1960 | Silvio | TV movie |
| Quiet Night | 1961 | Russell Keane | TV movie |
| Boy Round the Corner | 1962 | Gerry Lacey | TV movie |
| A Piece of Ribbon | 1963 | TV movie | |
| And the Big Men Fly | 1963 | Wally Sloss | TV movie |
| Duet: The Face at the Club House Door and How Do You Spell Matrimony? | 1965 | TV movie | |
| Plain Jane | 1966 | TV movie | |
| Demonstrator | 1971 | Charles East | Feature film |
| The Box | 1975 | Lee Whiteman | Feature film |
| The Lion's Share | 1978 | TV movie | |
| Death of a Soldier | 1986 | Opposition MP | Feature film |
| A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels) | 1988 | Lecturer | Feature film |
| Paperback Romance | 1994 | Defence Lawyer | Feature film |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consider Your Verdict | 1962 | Hugh Barte | TV series |
| The Magic Boomerang | 1965 | 2 roles: Johnson - Oswald III - Whitey the Postman | TV series |
| Adventures of the Seaspray | 1966 | Criminal | TV series |
| The Long Arm | 1970 | Gregory Watson | TV series |
| Division 4 | 1969-72 | 3 character roles: Bert Sweeney - Harry Sullivan - Jimmy Hansen | TV series |
| Matlock Police | 1971-73 | 3 character roles: Brendon Parker Smith - David Shannessy - Kevin Harrison | TV series |
| Homicide | 3 character roles: Alan Maddern - Carl Warren Lee - Club Customer | TV series | |
| The Box | 1974-75 | Lee Whiteman | TV series, 193 episodes |
| Case for the Defence | 1978 | Doctor Brian Mark | TV series |
| The Sullivans | 1978 | Reverent Roland | TV series |
| Skyways | 1979 | Brett Miles | TV series |
| Cop Shop | 1980-81 | 3 character roles: Percy Bradford - Graham Jordon - Norman Lyons | TV series |
| Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H) | 1981-84 | Detective Inspector Rouse | TV series |
| Special Squad | 1984 | Scaffer - Skinny | TV series |
| Carson's Law | 1983-84 | 3 character roles: Allan - Giles D.Albert - Charles McMillan | TV series |
| Golden Pennies | 1985 | Marcel | TV series |
| A Thousand Skies | 1985 | English Director | TV miniseries |
| ANZACS | 1985 | Doctor | TV miniseries |
| My Brother Tom | 1986 | Chemist | TV miniseries |
| Sword of Honour | 1986 | Godfrey | TV miniseries |
| Nancy Wake | 1987 | Commissioner | TV miniseries |
| Phoenix | 1993 | Ted McKinnon | TV series |
| Janus | 1995 | Mr. Hoy | TV series |
| Blue Heelers | 1994 | Dr. Fielding | TV series |
| Good Guys, Bad Guys | 1997 | Joe Tyson | TV series |
| SeaChange | 1998 | Dr. Ashcombe | TV series |
Theatre
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A Lily for Little India |
Video game
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.U.G.E.N | 1999 | Video Game |
References
- ^ Sue Wallace, 'Paul Doesn't Want to Play it for Laughs',TV Week, 21 February 1976 p. 25
- ^ 'Under the Clocks' (ad) Melbourne Age 6 September 1958 p. 64
- ^ 'Revue is Entertaining' Melbourne Age 9 April 1959 p. 5
- ^ 'Drama Set in Caravan Park' Age 'Radio/TV Supplement' 14 May 1959 p. 3
- ^ 'New Venture in TV "Live" Drama Field', Age 'Radio/TV Supplement' 25 June 1959 p. 1
- ^ 'From Comic Opera to Tense Jungle Drama',Age 'Radio/TV Supplement' 22 October 1959 p. 5
- '^ 'Thrill Murder Drama for TVAge 'Radio/TV Supplement' 29 October 1959 p. 1
- ^ 'Actors Named', Melbourne Age 21 March 1967 p. 6
- ^ Sue Wallace, Paul Doesn't Want to Play it for Laughs',TV Week, 21 February 1976 p. 25
- ^ Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: 1974-1977 Logie Awards". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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