Portrait of Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Acting

Biography

Reg Lye (1912-1988) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.

Born: October 14, 1912

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Filmography

1983
Molly

as Old Dan

1982
Freedom

as Old Farmer

1979
Tarka the Otter

as Dairy Farmer

1978
Death on the Nile

as Workman (uncredited)

1978
Out

as Jacob

1977
Wombling Free

as Assistant Surveyor

1975
1974
Dracula

as Zookeeper

1973
Spell of Evil

as Caretaker

1972
Crown Court

as Jack Smith

1972
Sykes

as Skipper

1972
Sykes

as Shoplifter

1972
Burke & Hare

as Old Joe

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Mortuary Superintendent

1971
Budgie

as Old Narky

1970
The Games

as Gilmour

1970
Performance

as Workman (uncredited)

1970
Ace of Wands

as Digger Farmer

1970
1970
Manhunt

as Georges

1969
Battle of Britain

as Workman (uncredited)

1968
The Champions

as Curtis

1968
The Expert

as Mr Atkins

1968
The Lost Continent

as The Helmsman

1968
1968
The Gorge

as Jack

1967
Danger Route

as Balin

1967
Fathom

as Mr. Trivers

1966
The Wrong Box

as 3rd Undertaker

1965
King Rat

as Tinker Bell

1965
Gideon's Way

as Doctor Hill

1964
1963
1963
1962
The Amorous Prawn

as Uncle Joe

1962
The Saint

as Captain Bill Williams

1962
The Saint

as George

1962
The Saint

as Pop Kinsall

1962
1959
1958
1958
The Stowaway

as Buddington

1957
The Shiralee

as Desmond

1957
Three in One

as The Swaggie

1956
Smiley

as Pa Greevins