Tom Burlinson
Also Known As: Tom Bulinson
Biography: Tom Burlinson (born 14 February 1956) is a Canadian-born Australian actor and singer His English parents had migrated to Canada after World War II. The family transferred to New Jersey in 1958, and Tom was the typical all-American youngster with the Little League baseball cap, striped T-shirt and turned-up jeans. In 1962 the family transferred to England with the father's job and young Tom went to school with a North American accent. In 1965, just before Tom turned 10, the family transferred again, this time to Australia. After six months his parents divorced and his mother and two younger sisters went back to England, leaving him with dad and his older sister. After graduating from NIDA in 1976, he appeared in several television shows before landing the title role in the big-budget movie, The Man from Snowy River (1982). Since then he has always put in fine performances, deviding his career between Australia and United States, on stage often performing his Frank Sinatra tribute show. He has been married to singer-dancer Mandy Carnie since 1996 and they have three children.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: February 14, 1956
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Gender: Male
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The Man from Snowy River
Overview: Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
Genres: Drama Romance Adventure Western Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-25
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The Time Guardian
Overview: In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the ability to travel in both space and time. The City travels back to our time to save humanity...
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-03
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Flesh + Blood
Overview: A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-08-30
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The Man From Snowy River II
Overview: After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-24
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Phar Lap
Overview: Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Genres: Drama Family History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-11
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The Cup
Overview: At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-13
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Overview: This is an adaptation of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo, produced by Burbank Films Australia.
Genres: Animation Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-21
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Windrider
Overview: A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-25
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The Night We Called It a Day
Overview: Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the country black-bans the star until he issues an apology.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-14
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Landslide
Overview: An amnesiac finds his life in jeopardy as he gradually regains his memory.
Genres: Mystery Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Showdown at Williams Creek
Overview: True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-31
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King Solomon's Mines
Overview: Deep within a remote mountain somewhere in Africa lies the fold and endless riches of the legendary King Solomon. Many have tried to find the treasure - but none have succeeded! Now, Alan Quartermaine's determined to locate the bounty, but first he must battle the wilds of Africa and the ferocious Kukuwana trive - who are intent on keeping the treasure for themselves! It's an expedition in excitement and adventure that will have your whole family on the edge of their seats!
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Overview: This is an Australian made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia. The film is an adaptation on Jules Verne's classic French novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Genres: Animation Adventure Drama TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-17
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Kidnapped
Overview: Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-21
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