Ron Graham (actor)

Ronald Graham (born Lionel Alfred Hosmer, 17 December 1926 – 2 April 2020) was a British-Australian character actor who appeared in many theatre and television roles from 1956 until retiring in 2003. He is best known for his roles in telemovies and guest roles in serials including many shows made by Crawford Productions and roles in popular serials Certain Women, A Country Practice and Home and Away. He was a regular in the short lived police-oriented soap opera Waterloo Station (1983) and featured in the film Gallipoli.

This article is about the Australian actor. For others, see Ron Graham (disambiguation).

Ron Graham
Born
Lionel Alfred Hosmer

(1926-12-17)17 December 1926
Aldershot, U.K.
Died2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 93)
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityEnglish
Australian
OccupationCharacter actor
Years activeTheatre 1956–2000,[1] Television and film 1961-2003
SpouseAleda Klara Johnsen
ChildrenMarcus Graham

Personal life

Ron Graham was born Lionel Alfred Hosmer, the second son of 3 boys to William Alfred Hosmer (1896-1953) and Doris Agatha (nee Green) (1897-1978) in Aldershot, UK. In 1928, the family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lionel joined the British Army and in July 1948, his parents and two brothers emigrated to Australia from the United Kingdom. Lionel demobbed from the Army in 1949 and then migrated to Australia, settling in Perth. He changed his name by deed poll to Ron Graham. He first married in the early 1960s to Judith Schonell, a dancer with the West Australian State Ballet. Their son Marcus Graham is a well-known Australian stage, television and film actor and director. Ron later partnered with Aleda Klara Johnsen. He died in Windsor, New South Wales on 2 April 2020 at the age of 93.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1961The Merchant of VeniceBasanioTV movie
1969The IntrudersPeter YordanFilm
1970The Curious FemaleDoorman
1981GallipoliWallace HamiltonFeature film
1982FlutemanFrank TimmsFeature film
1984Silver CityDirectorFeature film
1986Whose BabyJack GalbsallyTV movie
1996AcriNorris
199813 Gantry RowLoan's ManagerTV movie
1999Time and TideHarryTV movie
2000Portrait of a SuspectAmerican Police DetectiveTV movie
2003BlackJack Murder ArchiveBrian KirstenTV movie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1961WhiplashAlfredTV series
1967ContrabanditsDetective Sergeant ThomsonTV series
1967Love and WarTV miniseries, episode: War 3: Sergeant Musgrave's Dance
1969RiptideChris BolanTV series
1971Mrs. FinneganJoe FaganTV series
1969–71DynastyJohn MasonTV series
1972BoneyMike TaylorTV series
1972The SpoilerDave SharpeTV series
1971–72SpyforceRon (pilot) (uncredited)TV series
1973A Taste for Blue RibbonsTV series
1973RyanSergeant NelsonTV series
1971–73Matlock Police4 roles:
-Brian Woods
-Ron Grey
-Sam Winter
-Leo "Bullfrog" Bennett		TV series
1968–73Homicide5 roles:
-Allan Farrow
-Sgt. Ron Lane
-Don Carlisle
-David Warner
-Bill Young		TV series
1969–74Division 44 roles:
-Chris Granger
-Len Abbott
-John Moore
-Laurie Cornell		TV series
1973–76Certain WomenAlan StoneTV series
1978Young RamsayBruce WattTV series
1977–78Glenview HighFrank FaulknerTV series
1978CassTV series
1978Cop Shop2 roles
-Ralph Curran
-Peter Curran		TV series
1979Ride on StrangerDarcey JonesTV series
1981Kingswood CountryMr. GMHTV series
1981BellamyTrotterTV series
1981Sporting ChanceTV series
19821915Army SergeantTV miniseries
1982M.P.S.I.BMax BirchTV series
1983Waterloo StationDS Jack EdwardsTV series
1983Silent ReachFather VaklderaTV miniseries
1985WinnersAbattoir ManagerTV series
1986Alice to NowhereDenzil LearyTV miniseries
1988Rafferty's RulesFrank WhiteTV series
1989Mission: ImpossibleChallisTV series
1981–92A Country Practice5 roles:
-Andy McKay
-Harry Martin
-Bill Jones
-Tom Spencer
-Bill Morrison		TV series
1994Time TraxCaseyTV series
1994Heartbreak HighDetective MonaghanTV series
1995Blue MurderSenior OfficerTV miniseries
1991–96G.P.2 roles:
-Angus Sutton (1991)
-Jim Stewart (1996)		TV series
1997Home and AwayMurray WatsonTV series
1997Big SkyTomTV series
2001OutridersMr. MurrayTV series
2003SnobsMr. FordTV series

References
  1. "RonGraham". AusStage.
  2. "GRAHAM, Ronald". The Weekly Times. The Daily Telegraph. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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