Sunday, August 21, 2022

Vincent Gil obit

Legendary Aussie Mad Max star Vincent Gil dies aged 83

The star was best known for playing Crawford Montizano, otherwise known as Nightrider, in Mad Max.

 

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Legendary Australian actor Vincent Gil has died aged 83.

The star was best known for playing Crawford Montizano, otherwise known as Nightrider, in Mad Max.

His Mad Max co-star Paul Johnstone confirmed the sad news on Monday.

“Sadly, it is true... Vince Gil has left us. He’s been very frail for quite some time and mercifully no longer needs to be constrained by his mortal form,” he said on Facebook.

Johnstone reminisced about a trip to Japan with Gil in 2015.

“He was already in less-than-ideal health, and in the opening days a couple of us were concerned about his ability to get through the long demanding days of convention and socialising and travel and convention,” Johnstone wrote.

We need not have been concerned.

“Vince was remarkable - he rose to the occasion every time, fed off the energy of the wonderful Japanese fans, and on the occasions when I’d glance at him and be worried about his ability to keep going, he’d shrug off any concerns and showed that he had a lot more stamina than many of we much younger men.

“Rest well old friend - we will remember you when we look at the night sky.”

Gil’s other roles included playing Dr Death on biker flick Stone.

He appeared on the small screen on Neigbours, A Country Practice and Prisoner.

He more recently played roles in Resistance (1992), Encounter (1993), The Bank (2001) and The Long Lunch (2003).

Gil’s death as work continues on the Mad Max prequel Furiosa, which will star Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.

Filmography

Title       Year       Role

The Swagman (TV movie)             1965      Tony

You Can't See Round Corners (TV series)                1967      Terry Howlett

Carmen (TV movie)          1968      Escamillo

The Battlers (TV series) 1968      Wayne Small

You Can't See 'round Corners (TV series)                1967      Terry Howlett

Riptide (TV series)            1969      3 roles

The Rovers (TV series)    1970      Biker/Bert

You Can't See 'round Corners (film version)          1969      Lennie Ryan

The Long Arm    1970      Bob Fitch

Number 96         1972      Cliff Stevens

Division 4             1969–1972          7 character roles

Ryan (TV series)                1974      Merve

Stone    1974      Doctor Death

Matlock Police   1971/1974          Bernie/Albert Tresize

Homicide             1966–1976          Various

Rush      1976      Griffiths/Brady

The Box                1976      Trevor Kane

Bluey     1976      Detective Lee Hacker

Solo       1978      Paul Robinson

Run from the Morning   1978      Stackwell

Magee and the Lady       1978      Miller

Chopper Squad 1977–1979          2 roles

Against The Wind             1978      Quartermaster Laycock

Golden Soak       1979      Westrop

Mad Max             1979      Nightrider

Snapshot             1979      Daryl

Kingswood Country         1980      Gus McKenzie

The Timeless Land           1980      Cunningham

Daily at Dawn    1981     

Cop Shop             1978–1981          Various

And/Or = One    1982      Peter

Secret Valley      1980–1982          Moose

The Sullivans      1982      Peter

Channel Chaos 1984       Drunk

Carson's Law      1984      Curly Machin

The Henderson Kids        1985      Eric

Shark's Paradise                1986      Murphy

Prisoner               1981–1986          Various

Nancy Wake       1987      Jules

Incident at Raven's Gate                1988      Skinner

Sebastian and the Sparrow           1988      Mick, the Streetworker

Ghosts... of the Civil Dead             1988      Ruben

Sebastian and the Sparrow           1988      Streetwalker Mick

Encounter at Ravens Gate            1988      Skinner

Body Surfer         1989      Gus

Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy                 1980      Snowy Shepherd

G.P.        1991      Snowy

Resistance           1982      Bull

Seven Deadly Sins            1993     

A Country Practice           1993      Laurie Morgan

Evil Angels           1988      Roff

Resistance           1992      Bull

Body Melt           1993      Pud

Encounters         1993      Farmer Evans

Blue Heelers       1997      Griff Hachstra

Terra Nova          1998      Hugh

Mallboy                2001      Mad Frank

The Bank              2001      Sheriff

Neighbours (credited as Vince Gil)            1995–2001          Running Rivers/Vernon Wells

Razor Eaters (credited as Vince Gil)           2003      Lonnie Evans

The Long Lunch (credited as Vince Gil)    2003      Elbridge Nash

Ki-Kids: Policias & Chefs (video) 2008      Viajero

City Homicide    2011      Bert Robson

Conspiracy Theory 365   2012      Toecutter Durham

The Doctor Blake Mysteries         2015      Clarence Porter

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