---
name: "Alan Hopgood"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-hopgood"
fi1m_id: "alan-hopgood"
imdb_id: "nm0394086"
tmdb_id: 44842
wikidata_id: "Q4706887"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 September 1934"
died: "19 March 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:32:26.694337+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan Hopgood

## Identity

Alan Hopgood

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-hopgood
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-hopgood
- **IMDb ID:** nm0394086
- **TMDB ID:** 44842
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4706887
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hopgood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394086/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44842

Actor. Born 29 September 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Died 19 March 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 September 1934, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- **Died:** 19 March 2022
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hopgood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706887, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394086/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44842

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*My Brilliant Career*](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md) (82)

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## Biography

Alan Hopgood was an Australian actor, writer and producer. Born on 29 September 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania, he studied at the University of Melbourne and spent ten years as an actor with the Melbourne Theatre Company.

He was an early star of the soap opera *Bellbird*, playing the town doctor for six years. His film credits include *My Brilliant Career* (1979) as Father, *Roadgames* (1981), *Evil Angels* (1988) and *The Man from Snowy River II* (1988). On television he appeared in *Prisoner* and played Jack Lassiter in *Neighbours* (1986, reprised 2013). He also wrote screenplays including for the film *Alvin Purple* (1973) and episodes of *Prisoner* and *Neighbours*.

Hopgood was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2005 for services to the performing arts. He died on 19 March 2022.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *My Brilliant Career* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Father — [page](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Last Dance* (2012), as Mr. Nathan
- *The Cup* (2011), as Grandfather at Football
- *Knowing* (2009), as Rev. Koestler
- *Holly's Heroes* (2005), series, as Max Peterson
- *Stiff* (2004), as Herb Gardiner
- *Dalkeith* (2001), as Mick
- *The Saddle Club* (2001), series, Actor
- *Something in the Air* (2000), series, as Bill Mackay, Bill McKay
- *The Games* (1998), series, as Radio Newsreader (voice)
- *Two Girls and a Baby* (1998), as Catherine's Dad
- *Good Guys, Bad Guys* (1997), series, as Judge Moody
- *Halifax f.p.* (1994), series, as Joshua Lippmann
- *The Man from Snowy River* (1994), series, as Gil Tyson
- *Blue Heelers* (1993), series, Writer
- *Phoenix* (1992), series, as Bill Douglas
- *Flair* (1990), series, as Harris · Writer
- *Round the Twist* (1990), series, as Cornelius Crenshaw
- *Evil Angels* (1988), as President Cox
- *Rikky and Pete* (1988), as Laughing Uncle
- *The Man From Snowy River II* (1988), as Simmons
- *Ground Zero* (1987), as Commisioner #2
- *Sword of Honour* (1986), series, as Stuart Rogers
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Neil Hutton · Writer
- *Neighbours* (1985), series, Writer
- *A Slice of Life* (1983), as Dr. Williams · Writer
- *Roadgames* (1981), as Lester
- *Pacific Banana* (1981), as Sir Harry Blandings · Writer
- *The Man Who Saw Tomorrow* (1981), Screenplay
- *All the Green Year* (1980), series, as Mr. Reeves
- *My Brilliant Career* (1979), as Father — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/my-brilliant-career.md)
- *Prisoner* (1979), series, as Albert "Wally" Wallace
- *The Prophecies of Nostradamus* (1979), Writer
- *Alvin Purple* (1976), series, Writer, Creator
- *The True Story of Eskimo Nell* (1975), Writer
- *Alvin Rides Again* (1974), Writer
- *Alvin Purple* (1973), Writer
- *The World of the Seekers* (1968), Writer

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