Leslie Dayman
Leslie Dayman (born 19 January 1933), credited variously as Les Dayman and Les Daymen, is a retired Australian actor best known for his performances on television (serials and telemovies) and film, major small screen roles including Homicide, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and E Street
Leslie Dayman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1933 Footscray, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Les Dayman, Les Daymen |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Dayman (1961–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Career
Dayman who was born in Footscray, Victoria, Australia, and started his career in theatre from 1955, a genre he would work in as an actor, director and narrator,[1] and on television from 1964 starred in the crime series Homicide as senior detective Bill Hudson having appeared in 104 episodes from 1966 to 1968. In the 1980s, he was a major cast member in the soap operas Sons and Daughters (as Roger Carlyle), Prisoner (as Geoff MacRae) and E Street (as Senior Sergeant George Sullivan). Other television roles have included Division 4, Bellamy, Cop Shop, Holiday Island, A Country Practice, Water Rats, Stingers, All Saints, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Sara Dane. Movie appearances include Weekend of Shadows, Gallipoli, Oscar and Lucinda, Footy Legends, Stepfather of the Bride, The Silence and Holy Smoke! He acted in many South Australian Theatre Company productions and was its Director from 1969–1980.
Personal life
He has two sons with Diane Chamberlain Dayman (also an actor and member of the South Australian Theatre Company): Nicholas Andrew and Timothy Paul. Dayman now has two granddaughters and a grandson.
Les is currently married to wife Rose Dayman.
Filmography
Television and film roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Weather at Pinetop (TV movie) | Cal |
| 1966–1968 | Homicide | 2 roles: -Ray Smith -Detective (later Senior detective) Bill Hudson |
| 1974 | Division 4 | Jimmy Morgan (credited as Leslie Dayman) |
| 1974 | Parent Teacher Interviews (short) | 2 roles: -As the Parent -The Major |
| 1976 | Democracy (short) | |
| 1977 | How to Gromble a Flub (Documentary short) | Performer |
| 1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Riley |
| 1979 | Pesticides: Friends or Foe (documentary short) | |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw (TV mini-series) | Jack Lloyd |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles (TV series) | Ted Wilson |
| 1981 | Holiday Island (TV series) | |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Artillery Officer |
| 1981 | Bellamy (TV series) | Peter Bellamy |
| 1981 | Revenge (short) | |
| 1981 | Bush Corridors (documentary short) | Phil Green |
| 1982 | Sara Dane (TV mini-series) | Convict Leader |
| 1983 | With Prejudice | Shadbolt |
| 1983 | Molly | Bill Ireland |
| 1984 | Stanley: Every Second Home Should Have One | 2nd detective |
| 1984 | Bodyline (TV mini-series) | Oldfiend |
| 1985 | Possession (TV series) | |
| 1985 | Special Squad (TV series) | Mr. Fitzgerald |
| 1984–1985 | Sons and Daughters (TV series) | Roger Carlyle |
| 1984–1985 | Prisoner | Geoff McrRae |
| 1985 | I Can't Get Started | Sgt. Beale |
| 1986 | The Last Frontier (TV movie) | |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel (TV series) | |
| 1987 | Witch Hunt (TV movie) | David Rofe QC |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules (TV series) | Sgt. Davis |
| 1982–1988 | A Country Practice (TV series) | 4 roles: -Blind Freddie -Warwick "Wok" Larsen -Owen Butler -Phonse McGrath |
| 1989–1993 | Sergeant George Sullivan | |
| 1995 | Blue Murder (TV series) | Commissioner Avery |
| 1997 | Big Sky (TV series) | Phillip |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Glassworks Forman |
| 1998 | In the Winter Dark | Minister |
| 1998 | Poppy's Head (short) | Poppy |
| 1999 | Holy Smoke | Bill |
| 1997–1999 | Water Rats (TV series) | 2 roles: -Ken Miles -Alan Rismore |
| 2000 | Stingers (TV series) | Ossie Fischer |
| 2000 | Cheek to Cheek (short) | George |
| 2002 | Blue Heelers (TV series) | Frank Jarvis |
| 2004 | Out on the Tiles (short) | Desmond |
| 2006 | The Silence (TV movie) | Edwin Hall |
| 2006 | Footy Legends | Bob |
| 2006 | Grandpa Bob | |
| 2000–2008 | All Saints (TV series) | 3 roles: -Ray Hanson -Viv Woods -Kevin Goldman |