Ray Meagher

Acting

Ray Meagher

Born 1944-07-04 · Roma, Queensland, Australia

Raymond Francis Meagher OAM (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988. Meagher won a Gold Logie Award for his role in Home and Away in 2010 and currently played the role of Alf for over 35 years.

Acting credits

Breaker Morant poster
7.1

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

Breaker Morant

1980

My Brilliant Career poster
6.2

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

My Brilliant Career

1979

Bootleg poster
7.0

A detective tracking down anti-nuclear terrorists gets involved with prostitutes and rogue government agents.

Bootleg

1985

Mystery Island poster
6.5

When their boat runs out of gasoline, four children land on what they believe to be a deserted island. They discover an old pirate who lives there, and come upon a cache of phony money that belongs to a ring of counterfeiters, who are coming back to the island for it.

Mystery Island

1980

Do I Have to Kill My Child? poster
7.0

A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

1976

The Odd Angry Shot poster
6.1

A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.

The Odd Angry Shot

1979

Vietnam poster
7.6

The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War.

Vietnam

1987

Money Movers poster
6.1

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.

Money Movers

1978

The Blue Lightning poster
6.7

Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as "The Blue Lightning," from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback.

The Blue Lightning

1986

Dark Age poster
5.7

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace..

Dark Age

1987

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith poster
6.7

The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978

The Journalist poster
4.8

Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.

The Journalist

1979

Hoodwink poster
4.9

Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.

Hoodwink

1981

Mail Order Bride poster
10.0

A woman from Manilla moves to a NSW country town to marry a typical Australian man, we then experience culture shock from both sides.

Mail Order Bride

1984

Luigi’s Ladies poster
5.0

Shaken by the stockmarket crash of ’87 … plus a few other distractions like attempted murder, flirtatious affairs and a lunatic, knife wielding chef … their friendship is put to the test! But, rest assured, these resilient women-of-the-world will pull through and enjoy many more entrées together at Luigi’s!

Luigi’s Ladies

1989

Summer Bay Slaughter poster
NR

A three-part series of dubbed black comedy shorts by Mr. Doodleburger.

Summer Bay Slaughter

2008

On the Run poster
8.0

1) A man becomes a target after witnessing an assassination. 2) Mr. Payatta is a coldhearted professional hitman who travels the world to take out notorious bad guys. When he's forced to take in his orphaned French nephew, he leaves the boy to his estate caretaker Harry who must protect him from harm.

On the Run

1983

Short Changed poster
7.0

Described as "an Aboriginal Kramer vs Kramer," this is the moving account of an Aboriginal political activist fighting his white ex-wife for joint custody of their son.

Short Changed

1986

The Fire in the Stone poster
6.3

Teenager Ernie lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of Coober Pedy in outback South Australia. When his cache of precious opals is stolen, Ernie and his best friend are determined to find the thief.

The Fire in the Stone

1984

On the Loose poster
NR

A trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.

On the Loose

1985

Being Gavin poster
NR

Gavin hides from the courage to tell the truth, until someone he loves forces his hand.

Being Gavin

2019

Mystery at Castle House poster
6.5

A trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.

Mystery at Castle House

1982