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Leonard "Len" George Thiele AO (26 September 192214 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale was a well-known Australian actor of radio, television and film known for his resonant baritone voice. ==Life and career== Brisbane-born Leonard George Thiele (he later changed his surname professionally) attended Milton State Primary School in Brisbane. Radio roles included the dual roles of Superman/Clark Kent in the 1950s, along with the lead role in ''Tarzan'', regular appearances in radio variety programs such as the ''Bonnington's Bunkhouse Show'', and voiceovers in countless commercials. He appeared in several feature films, including ''Smiley'', ''Smiley Gets A Gun'', and ''Bungala Boys''. In the early 1950s, with Raymond Hanson, Roland Robinson and others, he helped form the short-lived Australian Cultural Defence Movement, aimed at protecting Australian art from the perceived inroads being made by other cultures, particularly from the U.S. The movement eventually faltered under the weight of anti-communist criticism. (His brother, Neville Thiele, was criticised for participating in left-wing theatre).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Connie Healy: Women in Radical Theatre in Brisbane )〕 He was a co-compere of the radio ABC Children's Session, as "Chris" from 1951 to 1954 (also playing the title role in its Muddle-Headed Wombat serial), his involvement possibly cut short by management for political reasons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beyond Right and Left )〕 At this time he was still using the surname "Thiele" professionally.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=8 September 1954 - Cabinet Sees Royal Visit Film )〕 Major television roles included a regular comedic role in the ''Mobil-Limb Show'', host roles in variety programs ''Singalong'' and ''Folkmoot'', and acting roles in locally produced drama series including ''Whiplash'', ''The Hungry Ones'', ''Adventure Unlimited'', and ''Consider Your Verdict''. He is best remembered, however, for his long-running role〔Originally Teale had been signed for 13 episodes, but went on to become the longest-serving series regular (357 episodes).〕 as Senior Detective (later Detective Sergeant) David "Mac" Mackay in ''Homicide'' from 1965–73. ''Homicide'' was Australia's first-ever locally produced TV police drama. Teale won a Logie for best Australian actor in 1974. He also hosted a documentary about the series, ''The Homicide Story'', in 1970. Other leading television roles included Captain Woolcott in ''Seven Little Australians'' (1973), and headmaster Charles Ogilvy in school-based soap opera ''Class of '74'' (1974–75). Teale narrated for Australian Broadcasting Corporation audio recordings, including the Banjo Paterson poem ''The Man from Snowy River''. His reading of Dorothea Mackellar's patriotic poem which includes the line "I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains" became so popular in the 1970s that it was frequently used to parody him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonard Teale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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