Acting
Pat Twohill
Born — Died
1915-01-01 — 1989-01-01
Place of birth
New Zealand
Known for
Acting
Credits
5 titles
Edmund Patrick "Pat" Twohill (22 October 1915 – 7 October 1989) was a New Zealand actor and radio announcer who worked extensively in Australian film, radio and theatre. He is best known for his role in the classic war film in Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940). After making the film he worked in England for two years, touring in a production of Idiot's Delight, before returning to Australia and working steadily as a radio and newsreel announcer, particularly for Cinesound Productions.[1] He was married to Thora Lumsdaine, a radio actor and the only child of song writer and radio star, Jack Lumsdaine.[2] They had five children together.[3]
Known for
A reformed thief (Douglas Stuart) marries a wealthy socialite but is tormented by a former accomplice who tries to frame him for murder.
The Avenger
1937
6.1Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.
The Drifting Avenger
1968
5.8Charles Chauvel's 1940 cinematic tribute to the mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments is a rousing call to arms, giving life to the heroic tales of mateship during the Great War.
Forty Thousand Horsemen
1940
6.4Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel's forces.
The Rats of Tobruk
1944
7.5When a child nearly drowns his friends decide to start a local lifesaving and surf rescue club.
Bungala Boys
1961
Film credits
1960s · 2 titles
6.1Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.
The Drifting Avenger
1968
7.5When a child nearly drowns his friends decide to start a local lifesaving and surf rescue club.
Bungala Boys
1961
1940s · 2 titles
5.8Charles Chauvel's 1940 cinematic tribute to the mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments is a rousing call to arms, giving life to the heroic tales of mateship during the Great War.
Forty Thousand Horsemen
1940
6.4Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel's forces.
The Rats of Tobruk
1944