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Michael Beecher (actor)

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Michael Beecher
Born
Michael Becher

20 November 1939
Died4 March 1993(1993-03-04) (aged 53)[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, model

Michael Beecher (20 November 1939 – 4 March 1993) was an Australian-based model and actor. He was the son of Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher and Valerie Chisholme Baird.

Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.

His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian soap opera The Young Doctors, a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to The Young Doctors he had worked as a photographic model.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1975 Paradise Faulkner TV movie
1978 Barnaby and Me French Reporter TV movie
1982 Runaway Island TV movie

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1976 Silent Number TV series
1976-82 The Young Doctors Dr. Brian Denham TV series
1977 The Outsiders TV series
1977 Bluey Courier TV series, 1 episode
1986 The Haunted School Henry Blackburn TV miniseries
1987 The Flying Doctors TV series

References

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  1. ^ death notice in the Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 1993
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