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Graham Matters

Australian actor and musician (1948-2021)

Graham Matters (19 July 1948, 7 May 2021) was an Australian actor and musician.

He appeared in the 1976 film Oz as Wally, the Wizard, record salesman and tram conductor. He was one of the original Australian cast members of The Rocky Horror Show in 1974. Matters was the lead singer of the band Redhouse.

01Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Part One: 806 Film
1976 Oz Wally / The Wizard / Record Salesman / Tram Conductor / Doorman / Face at Party (voice) Feature film
1988 The Black Arrow Voice Animated TV movie
1988 Hard Knuckle Kevin TV movie
1988 Wind in the Willows Mole (voice) Animated TV movie
1990 Dead Sleep Patient Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Skyways Dave 2 episodes
1978-1980 Cop Shop Ray Bartlett / Gary Dunn / Peter Saunders 6 episodes
1991 Dinky Di's Various characters (voice)
1997 The Adventures of Sam 2 episodes
2005-2007 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Bottle Top Bill (voice) 4 episodes

02Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1969; 1972HairThree PrincipalsMetro Theatre, Sydney, Metro Theatre, Melbourne
1974The Rocky Horror ShowRocky HorrorNew Art Cinema, Sydney
1976The Faraway Land of Magical FrankFrankTotal Theatre, Melbourne
1977; 1978Ned KellyPolice / Townspeople / Pub Dancer / BlacktrackersFestival Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
1980; 1981Boy’s Own McBethMr. ElstonParis Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Opera Theatre, Adelaide, Los Angeles
1985The Rocky Horror ShowCivic Theatre, Burnie, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy, Canberra Theatre, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Albury Civic Theatre, Wangaratta Town Hall, Shepparton Civic Centre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Memorial Theatre, Ballarat
1991Cho Cho SanSingerPrincess Theatre, Woolloongabba
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