Zappa, William 1948–

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Zappa, William 1948–

(Bill Zappa)

PERSONAL

Born October 13, 1948, in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England.

Career:

Actor.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Corporate Vibes, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1999.

Also appeared in Gift of the Gorgon, Sydney Theatre Company.

Film Appearances:

Zetta, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (also known as Mad Max 2 and The Road Warrior), Warner Bros., 1981.

Inspector John Burke, Celia: Child of Terror (also known as Celia), 1988.

Call Me Mr. Brown, 1990.

Reilly, Quigley Down Under (also known as Quigley), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1990.

Colin Iseman, Crush, 1992.

Ugly pirate, The Phantom, Paramount, 1996.

Army colonel, Mr. Reliable (also known as Mr. Reliable: A True Story and My Entire Life), Gramercy, 1996.

Seton Sharp, Zone 39, Phaedra Cinema, 1997.

Phil, Diana & Me, Roadshow, 1997.

Bill Trendle, Amy, World Wide Motion Pictures, 1998.

Vassili, Head On, 1998.

Detective Sergeant Wesley, The Monkey's Mask (also known as Cercle intime, La maschera di scimmia, and Poetry, Sex), Le Studio Canal+, 2000.

(As Bill Zappa) Walter, Bootmen, Fox Searchlight, 2000.

Ralph Ellison, The Rage in Placid Lake, 2003.

Adrian Kelp, The Illustrated Family Doctor, 2005.

Steve Gerber, Man-Thing (also known as Man Thing), 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Antony, The Sullivans, Nine Network, 1976.

Billy Maloney, One Summer Again, ABC [Australia], 1985.

House Rules, ABC [Australia], 1988.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

McNab, "Alinta the Flame," Women of the Sun, ABC [Australia], 1981.

Dr. Browning, Glass Babies, Nine Network, 1985.

Donny, The Shiralee (also known as MacCauley's Daughter), Seven Network and Disney Channel, 1988.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ray, Balmain Boys, Ten Network, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Micky, Funeral Going, ABC [Australia], 1986.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Derek Latham, Prisoner (also known as Caged Women and Prisoner: Cell Block), Ten Network, and syndicated, 1981-82.

O'Keefe, "Easy Street," Special Squad, 1984.

Dobbs, "Missing, Presumed Lost," Five Mile Creek, Seven Network, 1984.

Duval, "Holograms," Mission: Impossible, ABC, 1988.

Brian, "Look, Up in the Sky," The Flying Doctors, Nine Network, 1988.

O'Connery, "The Assassin," Bligh, Seven Network, 1992.

Officer Ben Costa, "Rat Tamer," Correlli, ABC [Australia], 1992.

Conran, "Dead in the Water: Parts 1 & 2," Water Rats, Nine Network, 1996.

Bob, "Duke of Yarragul," Big Sky, 1997.

Gary Morris, BackBerner, ABC [Australia], 2000, 2002.

Captain Molayne, "Incubator," Farscape, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Eric Lester, "Private Affair," All Saints, Seven Network, 2002.

Butch Jordan, "Rainy Night Blues," Blue Heelers, Seven Network, 2002.

Bernie De Lacey, "Garbage," Grass Roots, ABC [Australia], 2003.

Dr. Hoskins, "Jailbreak," Two Twisted, Nine Network, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Lodovico, The White Devil, Sydney Theatre Company, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia, 2000.

Danny O'Loughlin, Soulmates, Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 2002.