Simon Burke
Biography: Simon Burke (born 8 October 1961) is an Australian actor. Burke began his acting career as a 13 year-old in the Australian film, The Devil's Playground for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 1976 Australian Film Institute Awards. He has since starred in numerous film, television and theatre productions in Australia and the UK. He starred as Captain Georg von Trapp in Rogers and Hammerstein's production of The Sound of Music at the London Palladium alongside Connie Fisher. Burke was Federal President of Actors Equity Australia (2004–2014) and currently a Vice President of the International Federation of Actors (FIA). Simon Burke is also well remembered for his long term stint as a presenter on the childrens television series Play School from 1988-2007 then 2013 and again in 2020.
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Birthday: October 08, 1961
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Pitch Black
2000-02-18
Pitch Black
Overview: When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-18
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The One That Got Away
1996-02-18
The One That Got Away
Overview: The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be stopped. SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, under the command of Sgt. Andy McNab was tasked to destroy these weapons. Three of the SAS troopers were killed and four captured: Only one escaped - Cpl. Chris Ryan.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-18
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The Devil's Playground
1976-08-12
The Devil's Playground
Overview: A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-08-12
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The Postcard Bandit
2003-06-01
The Postcard Bandit
Overview: The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-01
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South Pacific
2001-03-26
South Pacific
Overview: During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart.
Genres: Drama Music Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-26
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Heroes' Mountain
2002-03-10
Heroes' Mountain
Overview: The story of Stuart Diver, the only person to survive the 1997 Thredbo tragedy that came about when a landslide engulfed a ski lodge situated in Australia's Snowy Mountains.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-10
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The Clinic
1983-04-21
The Clinic
Overview: A comedic, dramatic day in the lives of employees and patients at a venereal disease clinic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-21
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The Irishman
1978-02-28
The Irishman
Overview: Paddy Doolan is a man who refuses to accept change. In a new century where the motor car is changing the way things are done, the stubborn Irishman, the last of the draught-horse teamsters, continues to haul timber the old way.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-28
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The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
2005-02-27
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Overview: A documentary on the impact of gay and lesbian people in Australia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-27
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Slate, Wyn & Me
1987-08-13
Slate, Wyn & Me
Overview: Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-13
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Passion
1999-07-01
Passion
Overview: Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at) which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set mainly in London in 1914, when Grainger's mother Rose was ill (she would later jump to her death in New York, upset by ill-founded rumours of incest with her son).
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-01
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Preservation
2003-06-12
Preservation
Overview: Gothic horror and erotic farce face a shotgun wedding in "Preservation," an oddball Aussie pic which is part of a spurt of government funded hour-long features. Starring local thesp Jacqueline McKenzie as Daphne, a 19th century taxidermist.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-12
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Small Claims: The Reunion
2006-04-16
Small Claims: The Reunion
Overview: Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. When an old friend's husband is found dead in the harbour from an apparent heart attack, Chrissy and Jo are drawn to solve the mystery after learning the dead man's blood contained Ketamine, an animal tranquilliser used as a party drug.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-16
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The Alice
2004-01-08
The Alice
Overview: Alice Springs is the scene of an enchanting date with destiny. Great planetary forces are at work, drawing people to a total eclipse of the sun - An unorthodox hero seeking the love of his life, a central Australian tour gone wrong, a young romantic lost in the desert, a rogue road train and a young woman having fantasies about killing her drop-kick of a husband...
Genres: Drama TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-08
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