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Steve J. Spears is a Actor, Writer and Additional Writing Australien born on 22 january 1951 at Adelaide (Australie)

Steve J. Spears

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Birth name Steven John Peter Spears
Nationality Australie
Birth 22 january 1951 at Adelaide (Australie)
Death 16 october 2007 (at 56 years)

Steven John Peter Spears (22 January 1951 – 16 October 2007) professionally Steve J. Spears was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (1976). He was cited as "one of Australia's most celebrated playwrights".

Biography

Early life
Spears was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1951 and, after his parents separated when he was very young, grew up with relatives in the suburb of Mile End.
He studied Law at the University of Adelaide, but through writing and performing student revues, was distracted into a career in the theatre.


Sydney
Spears moved to Sydney in the 1970s. In his own words, he was a "born-again Sydney-sider".


Later life
Spears died in Aldinga, South Australia from brain cancer in 2007, aged only 56.

Usually with

George Miller
George Miller
(1 films)
Byron Kennedy
Byron Kennedy
(1 films)
Brian Hannant
Brian Hannant
(1 films)
Bob Ellis
Bob Ellis
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Steve J. Spears (6 films)

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Actor

Afraid to Dance, 1h27
Actors Tina Bursill, Steve J. Spears, Tom Richards
Roles Garage Man
Rating59% 2.9683152.9683152.9683152.9683152.968315
Two young people, each alienated from a world that has hurt them, team up to wage their own little war of survival. Their quirky criminal career reaches its climax with the theft of a mailbag for the cheques inside. It is the letters, however, that forever affect them.
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train, 2h10
Directed by Bob Ellis
Origin Australie
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Wendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Steve J. Spears, Chris Haywood
Roles Singer
Rating57% 2.861142.861142.861142.861142.86114
Working as a prostitute on the weekend train to Sydney Jenny (Wendy Hughes) meets The Man (Colin Friels), who seduces her so that she will murder for him.
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2 (1981)
, 1h35
Directed by George Miller
Origin Australie
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Western
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Motocyclette, Films set in the future, Political films, Road movies, Dystopian films, Chase films, Disaster films
Actors Mel Gibson, Michael Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Virginia Hey, Emil Minty
Roles Mechanic
Rating75% 3.798083.798083.798083.798083.79808
Five years after avenging his wife and child, with supplies of petroleum having become nearly exhausted following a major energy crisis and a global war, ex-Main Force Patrol officer "Mad" Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) roams the now depopulated and desolate desert in his scarred, black supercharged V-8 Pursuit Special, scavenging for food, water, and fuel. His only companions are an Australian Cattle Dog and a rare functioning firearm–a sawed-off shotgun–for which ammunition is very scarce.

Scriptwriter

Team

Napoleon
Napoleon (1995)
, 1h20
Directed by Mario Andreacchio
Origin Australie
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jamie Croft, Philip Quast, Olivia Hack, Anne-Louise Lambert, Adam Wylie, Bronson Pinchot
Roles Additional Writing
Rating60% 3.002273.002273.002273.002273.00227
The story begins in Sydney, Australia, where Napoleon aka "Muffin", is living with a human family and his own mother. Napoleon wishes to be with the wild dogs he can hear howling in the distance. The family has a birthday party and one of the decorations is a basket with balloons strapped to it. Out of curiosity, Napoleon hops inside but the basket, untied from its tether begins to float.