Les Foxcroft Explained

Les Foxcroft
Birth Name:Clement Leslie Foxcroft
Birth Date:c. 1918/1919
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Death Date:21 June 2004 (aged 85)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1941-1999

Clement Leslie Foxcroft, (C. 1918/1919 - 24 June 2004) professionally known as Les Foxcroft and credited also as Lester Foxcroft was an Australian character actor with a career spanning over 50 years, working in all major facets of the industry from stage, radio, television and film.

Foxcroft was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, in circa. 1918/1919. His mother died when he was three and his father who was a South African war veteran who was wounded at Galliopolli remarried.

He started his career in theatre in the 1940s, later moved on to television debuting with the Captain Fortune Show in 1959. His TV career continued in Brisbane and then back to Sydney, appearing in a large number of productions. He appeared in numerous guest roles in many a series, but did have a short stint in series Number 96 as Sir William Mainwaring. He expanded into film, including a main role in The Roly Poly Man.

Filmography

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TitleYearRole
Captain Fortune Show (TV series))1959-1962Roy Kinghorn, a clown
My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? (TV series)1967
The Battlers (TV series)1968
Contrabandits (TV series)19682 roles
Riptide (TV series)1969Tom Willett
Skippy: The Bush Kangaroo (TV series)1969-19702 guest roles
The Link Men (TV series)1970Wilson
The Rovers (TV series)1969-19702 guest roles
Catwalk (TV series)19721st Reporter
The Virgin Fellows (TV series)1972Jim
Boney (TV series)1972Yorkey
...And Millions Die (TV movie)1973Henshaw
Homicide (TV series) 1974George Clayton
Ride a Wild Pony (TV series) 1975
Matlock Police (TV series)1971-19763 guest roles
Luke's Kingdom (TV miniseries)1976Morgan
The Outsiders1976Brian
Number 961976-1977Sir William Mainwaring
Born to Run (TV movie)1977Loafer
Newsfront (film)1978
Glenview High (TV series)1978-19792 guest roles
The Young Doctors (TV series)1979Les Mitchell
Young Ramsay(TV series)1978-19802 guest roles
A Step in the Right Direction (TV movie)1981
Spring and Fall (TV series)1982JackWarren Hansen
Sons and Daughters (TV series)1983Warren Hansen
Return to Eden (TV series)1986Gus Bernard
Winners (TV series)1986Pop
Great Expectations: The Untold Story1987
Australians (TV miniseries))1988The Doctor
The Last Resort1989
Embassy (TV series)1990Harry
G.P. (TV series)1991-1993 3 Episode guest roleTed Knowles
E Street (TV Series)1992Mr. Tracey
A Country Practice (TV series)1981-19953 guest roles
The Roly Poly Man1994Mickey
Water Rats (TV series)1996elderly man
Twisted1997
All Saints1999Bill Lucas
Kick 1999Elderly groundskeeper

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