Maurie Fields

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0.4875

Gender

Male

Birthday

04-Aug-1926

Age

(100 years old)

Place of Birth

Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Maurice Sheil
Morry Fields

Maurie Fields

Biography

Maurice "Maurie" Fields (4 August 1926 - 18 December 1995) was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian.

Credits

Taxi! (1979) Character: Drunken Man
Taxi driver Terry Dean picks up a sheila and they're run off the road, she takes off leaving her bag behind and he goes on an adventure trying to track her down concerned about her. An Aussie film noir.

My Brother Tom (1986) Character: "Muscles" Smith
Set in Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiously divided town of St. Helens and the innocent romance between a pair of star-crossed teenagers that threatens to tear it apart.

The Bit Part (1987) Character: Peter
Career counsellor Michael Thornton decides to change his career and become an actor. He dreams of performing Shakespeare but ends up in a television ad where only his hands appear on camera. He finds a friend in actress Mary McAllister (Nicole Kidman) until she is called to Hollywood to star in a horror feature. Katrina Foster plays Michael's understanding wife Helen, who supports him while he pursues his elusive dream.

Country Town (1973) Character: John Quinney
In this movie version of "Bellbird" (1967) a reporter, Philip Henderson stirs up the town further when they are already suffering with a drought.

Lonely Hearts (1982) Character: The Taxi Driver
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker.

The Dunera Boys (1985) Character: Cpl Carter
At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.

Alvin Rides Again (1974) Character: Garage Proprietor
Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.

Death of a Soldier (1986) Character: Det. Sgt. Martin
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.

Evil Angels (1988) Character: Barritt
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.

Cactus (1986) Character: Maurie
A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other.

Country Life (1994) Character: Fred Livingstone
Adaptation of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" set in rural Australia in the 1920s. Jack Dickens and his niece Sally run the family farm to support brother-in-law Alexander as a (supposedly brilliant) literary critic in London. Action begins when Alexander returns with his beautiful young wife Deborah, revealing himself as an arrogant failure and wanting to sell the farm out from under Jack. Blakemore introduces themes about Australia's separation from England, as well as expanding the pacifist and ecological philosophies espoused by the local Doctor Max Askey.

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