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Bille Brown
Actor, Writer
Died January 13, 2013 (61 years)
Bille Brown (11 January 1952 - 13 January 2013) was an Australian Shakespearean actor and acclaimed writer of plays.
After Bille graduated his drama at the University of Queensland, he began with the Queensland Theatre Company and, later, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Strathford and London. While with the RSC, he was one of its few commissioned writers.
Bille Brown AM has been recognised twice in the Australian Honours System. On 1 January 2001 he was granted the Centenary Medal "for distinguished service to the arts" and on 26 January 2011, Bille was named as a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the performing arts as an actor and playwright, and to education". The latter honour is denoted by the post-nominal "AM" after his name.
After Bille graduated his drama at the University of Queensland, he began with the Queensland Theatre Company and, later, was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Strathford and London. While with the RSC, he was one of its few commissioned writers.
Bille Brown AM has been recognised twice in the Australian Honours System. On 1 January 2001 he was granted the Centenary Medal "for distinguished service to the arts" and on 26 January 2011, Bille was named as a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the performing arts as an actor and playwright, and to education". The latter honour is denoted by the post-nominal "AM" after his name.
Filmography
| 2015 | The Lovers · as Egerton |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) · as Bart Tarrant |
| 2011 | Killer Elite · as Colonel Fitz |
| 2011 | The Eye of the Storm · as Dudley |
| 2011 | Wild Boys (TV Series) · as Booth |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · as Coriakin |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | At World's End · as James Hall |
| 2009 | 3 Acts of Murder · as George Ritchie |
| 2008 | Dying Breed · as Harvey / Rowan |
| 2008 | The Hollowmen (TV Series) · as Senator Ron Engels |
| 2007 | Unfinished Sky · as Bob Potter |
| 2007 | Curtin · as Robert Menzies |
| 2005 | BlackJack: In the Money · as Tez Miller |
| 2004 | The Cooks (TV Series) · as Colin |
| 2003 | Silent Storm · as Hedley Marston |
| 2002 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop (TV Series) · as Detective 'blue' Wales |
| 2002 | Black and White · as Thomas Playford |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue (TV Series) · as Tony Heron |
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds · as Senator |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) · as Hinkel |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God · as Gerry Ryan |
| 2001 | Serenades · as Pastor Hoffman |
| 2000 | The Dish · as Prime Minister |
| 2000 | Walk the Talk · as Barry |
| 2000 | Grass Roots (TV Series) · as Hector Abbott |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Passion · as John Grainger |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 1998 | All Saints (TV Series) · as Steve Coulter |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda · as Percy Smith |
| 1997 | Big Sky (TV Series) · as Lightfoot |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures · as Neville Coltrane |
| 1996 | Medivac (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 1992 |