Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

Michael Pate
Michael Pate (b. 1920) worked in radio and theatre before making his film debut in Forty Thousand Horseman (1940). His experiences with an Entertainment Unit in the Pacific during WW2 formed the basis of his book An Entertaining War (1986). After the war, his performance in a Sydney production of the play Bonaventure led to a role in Hollywood 's film version, Thunder on the Hill (1951). He went on to appear in around 50 films, including Julius Caesar (1953) with Marlon Brando, Hondo (1953) with John Wayne, PT 109 (1963), Major Dundee (1965), and The Singing Nun (1966). He also received screenwriting credits for Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) and The Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961). After returning to Australia in 1968 Pate appeared in TV's Matlock Police , wrote and produced The Mango Tree (1977) and directed Mel Gibson in Tim (1979).

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