Richard Meikle

Richard Meikle (10 October 1929 - 2 June 1991) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in film, theatre, and radio. He was the father of Australian writer Sam Meikle.

Dot and the Kangaroo (1977)

An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoram Gross
CAST:  Barbara Frawley  •  Joan Bruce  •  Spike Milligan  •  June Salter

An Australian girl gets lost in the Outback, but she's befriended by a kangaroo who gives her a ride in her pouch as they search for the girl's home. Aiding the pair are musically gifted koalas, platypuses, and kookaburras in this film based on Ethel Pedley's 1899 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoram Gross
CAST:  Barbara Frawley  •  Joan Bruce  •  Spike Milligan  •  June Salter

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1986)

This is an adaptation of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo, produced by Burbank Films Australia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Gilbert
CAST:  Tom Burlinson  •  Angela Punch McGregor  •  Ron Haddrick  •  Richard Meikle

This is an adaptation of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo, produced by Burbank Films Australia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Gilbert
CAST:  Tom Burlinson  •  Angela Punch McGregor  •  Ron Haddrick  •  Richard Meikle

Kidnapped (1986)

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Collins
CAST:  Tom Burlinson  •  Matthew Fargher  •  Wallas Eaton  •  Judith Fisher

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoff Collins
CAST:  Tom Burlinson  •  Matthew Fargher  •  Wallas Eaton  •  Judith Fisher

Doctors & Nurses (1981)

Doctors and Nurses is a gimmick film, a down under age reversal trick in the style of Alan Parker's 'Bugsy Malone'. A bunch of kids play the game of Doctors and Nurses - of the inoffensive dress-up kind - tending a bunch of adults suffering from a variety of ailments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Murphy
CAST:  Pamela Stephenson  •  Bert Newton  •  Drew Forsythe  •  Richard Meikle

Doctors and Nurses is a gimmick film, a down under age reversal trick in the style of Alan Parker's 'Bugsy Malone'. A bunch of kids play the game of Doctors and Nurses - of the inoffensive dress-up kind - tending a bunch of adults suffering from a variety of ailments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Murphy
CAST:  Pamela Stephenson  •  Bert Newton  •  Drew Forsythe  •  Richard Meikle

The Prince and the Pauper (1972)

1972 animated adaptation of the classic Mark Twain tale  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Cuddington
CAST:  Barbara Frawley  •  Alistair Duncan  •  Ron Haddrick  •  Tim Elliott

1972 animated adaptation of the classic Mark Twain tale  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Cuddington
CAST:  Barbara Frawley  •  Alistair Duncan  •  Ron Haddrick  •  Tim Elliott

The Count of Monte Cristo (1973)

Cartoon adaptation of the classic of world literature by Alexandre Dumas, which tells the dramatic odyssey of Edmond Dantes since he's unjustly accused and sentenced for life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hanna  •  Joseph Barbera
CAST:  Elizabeth Crosby  •  Tim Elliott  •  Barbara Frawley  •  Ron Haddrick

Cartoon adaptation of the classic of world literature by Alexandre Dumas, which tells the dramatic odyssey of Edmond Dantes since he's unjustly accused and sentenced for life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hanna  •  Joseph Barbera
CAST:  Elizabeth Crosby  •  Tim Elliott  •  Barbara Frawley  •  Ron Haddrick

The Three Musketeers (1973)

"The Three Musketeers" is 1973 animated TV movie from Hanna Barbera that is a remake of their own 1968 cartoon of the same name. In this film, the queen consort of France is falsely accused by Cardinal Richelieu of being involved in a plot to overthrow her husband, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hanna  •  Joseph Barbera
CAST:  James Condon  •  Neil Fitzpatrick  •  Barbara Frawley  •  Ron Haddrick

"The Three Musketeers" is 1973 animated TV movie from Hanna Barbera that is a remake of their own 1968 cartoon of the same name. In this film, the queen consort of France is falsely accused by Cardinal Richelieu of being involved in a plot to overthrow her husband, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hanna  •  Joseph Barbera
CAST:  James Condon  •  Neil Fitzpatrick  •  Barbara Frawley  •  Ron Haddrick

Harvest of Hate (1979)

A rich winemaker dispatches a woman lawyer and male surveyor-geologist to assess a farm property whereby it is discovered that terrorists are preparing to invade a middle east country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Thornhill
CAST:  Kris McQuade  •  Michael Aitkens  •  Richard Meikle  •  John Orcsik

A rich winemaker dispatches a woman lawyer and male surveyor-geologist to assess a farm property whereby it is discovered that terrorists are preparing to invade a middle east country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Thornhill
CAST:  Kris McQuade  •  Michael Aitkens  •  Richard Meikle  •  John Orcsik

Silent Night, Holy Night (1976)

Tells the story of how the famous Christmas carol Silent Night was written.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kevin Golsby  •  Richard Meikle  •  James Condon  •  Brett Way

Tells the story of how the famous Christmas carol Silent Night was written.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Kevin Golsby  •  Richard Meikle  •  James Condon  •  Brett Way

The Sparks Obituary (1978)

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DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Martin Vaughan  •  Danny Adcock  •  Jeff Ashby  •  Vincent Gil

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DIRECTION:  Ian Barry
CAST:  Martin Vaughan  •  Danny Adcock  •  Jeff Ashby  •  Vincent Gil

The Man in the Iron Mask (1985)

Teenage boy from a small village learns that he is in fact the secret twin brother of the current corrupt king of France. The four musketeers ask him to replace the king, but in a way that no one finds out about the switch. Burbank Films Australia animated release.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Gilbert
CAST:  Colin Friels  •  Gwen Plumb  •  John Meillon  •  Earle Cross

Teenage boy from a small village learns that he is in fact the secret twin brother of the current corrupt king of France. The four musketeers ask him to replace the king, but in a way that no one finds out about the switch. Burbank Films Australia animated release.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warwick Gilbert
CAST:  Colin Friels  •  Gwen Plumb  •  John Meillon  •  Earle Cross