Person
Max Phipps
Acting · 1939–2000
Biography
Maxwell John Phipps (18 November 1939 – 6 August 2000) was an Australian actor. His most notable roles included portraying Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the six-hour television miniseries The Dismissal (1983) and Toadie in Mad Max 2 (1981)
Known for
Farscape
Pa'u Tuzak
E Street
Joseph Parker
All Saints
Joe Goretski
Inspector Morse
DI Glenn McAllister
Rafferty's Rules
Vern O'Connor
The Man from Snowy River
Commissioner
Halifax f.p.
Derrida
Mad Max 2
The Toadie
Zoo Family
Elephant Jim
Big Sky
Ellison
Filmography
- 1999FarscapePa'u Tuzak
- 1999Without WarningMayberry
- 1998All SaintsJoe Goretski
- 1997Big SkyEllison
- 1995FireEdward "Dinosaur" Spence
- 1994Halifax f.p.Derrida
- 1994The Man from Snowy RiverCommissioner
- 1991The Miraculous Mellops
- 1991Filipina DreamgirlsRay
- 1990What the Moon SawMr. Zachary
- 1990How Wonderful
- 1990Sky TrackersDoctor Giles
- 1989Police StateSir Terence Lewis
- 1989E StreetJoseph Parker
- 1987Dark AgeJohn Besser
- 1987Rafferty's RulesVern O'Connor
- 1987Inspector MorseDI Glenn McAllister
- 1986My Brother TomJ.B. Strapp
- 1986The Blue LightningBrutus Cathcart
- 1986Sky PiratesSavage
- 1986The Siege of Barton's BathroomMr. Jensen
- 1985Emoh RuoSam Tregado
- 1985Zoo FamilyElephant Jim
- 1983Nate and HayesBen Pease
- 1983The DismissalGough Whitlam
- 1983Who Killed Baby Azaria?Mr Baker QC
- 1983The Return of Captain InvincibleAdmiral
- 1982Dead EasyFrancis
- 1982Women of the SunDoug Cutler
- 1981Mad Max 2The Toadie
- 1980NightmaresGeorge D'alberg
- 1980StirNorton
- 1979ThirstMr. Hodge
- 1978Temperament Unsuited
- 1977Benny Hill Down UnderVarious
- 1975Polly My Love
- 1974The Cars That Ate ParisMulray
- 1972Snake Gully With Dad 'N' Dave
- 1972Hancock Down UnderHotel Clerk
- 1969You Can't See 'round CornersKeith Grayson
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