Biography
Michael Duffield (20 January 1915 – 16 June 1986) was an English-born character actor who worked extensively in Australia. Born in Reading, Berkshire, he began his career with a role in the 1939 television play French Without Tears and appeared in more than fifty onscreen parts over the following decades.
Duffield was also a prominent stage actor, beginning in 1950 and performing in numerous productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company. He won awards in 1962 for his performance in The Caretaker and played Winston Churchill in The Soldiers. He received a nomination for the 1979 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Methuselah in The Last of the Knucklemen (1979), which he had originated on stage. His film credits include The Last Wave (1977), in which he played Andrew Potter.
