Michael Caton
| Michael Caton | |
|---|---|
 Caton in 2011 | |
| Born |
21 July 1943 Monto, Queensland, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Esakoff |
Michael Caton (born in Monto, Queensland,[1] 21 July 1943) is an Australian television, film and stage actor, and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series, The Sullivans, playing Darryl Kerrigan from 1997's low budget hit film The Castle and playing Ted Taylor in the popular Packed to the Rafters. He is married to Helen Esakoff. Caton has been inducted into the Australian Film Walk of Fame in honour of his work in Australia's cinema and television industries.[2] His son Septimus narrates My Kitchen Rules and Robot Wars.
Media career
Television
In 1976 Caton starred as Uncle Harry Sullivan in the long running Channel 9 war family drama The Sullivans.
Caton starred in the Australian drama series Five Mile Creek from 1983 until 1985. He then appeared in the risqué 1990s soap opera Chances (in 1991 and 1992).
Since 1999, Caton has hosted two lifestyle programs – Hot Property and Hot Auctions – on the Seven Network until 2009, and Channel Nine since 2010.
In 2005, he was a contestant on the third series of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
He was in the Channel 7 dramedy Packed to the Rafters, playing Ted Taylor, father of Julie Rafter, and grandfather to all the grandchildren and their partners.
Caton works with the Queensland rugby league team as 'cultural ambassador', a role which he inherited from deceased long-time team manager Dick Turner.[3]
| Year | Television Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Skippy | Young Man | 1 episode (#3.83 El Toro) |
| 1970 | Division 4 | Steve | 1 episode (#69 The Man from Lightning Ridge) |
| 1970–74 | Homicide | Bruce Perkins / Ambrose | 2 episodes (#247 A Time for Grieving / #403 A Thing of the Past) |
| 1974 | Ryan | Claude | 1 episode (#1.37 Goodbye Holly Beckett) |
| 1976 | King's Men | Joey Oslow | 1 episode (#1.10 Public Enemy Number 1) |
| 1976–77 | The Sullivans | Uncle Harry Sullivan | 12 episodes |
| 1982–93 | A Country Practice | Max Grainger / Dwayne, Trev & Lennie Kerby / Clive Bradley / Malcolm Fellows | 8 episodes |
| 1983 | The Weekly's War | Les Haylen | TV short |
| 1983–85 | Five Mile Creek | Paddy Malone | 38 episodes |
| 1987 | The Flying Doctors | Noel Farley | 1 episode (#2.22 Every Day a Gift) |
| 1988 | Home and Away | Barry Davenport | 2 episodes (#1.61/#1.63) |
| 1988 | Hey Dad..! | Chris Gordon | 1 episode (#2.33 VW for Sale) |
| 1991 | Chances | Bill Anderson | |
| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Ken Hayden | 1 episode (#1.139) |
| 1996 | G.P. | Michael Ree | 1 episode (#8.7 New Confusions) |
| 1997 | Heartbreak High | Barney | 1 episode (#4.24) |
| 1997 | Blue Heelers | Ken Norse | 1 episode (#4.6 Fowl Play) |
| 1998 | Wildside | Brian Savini | 1 episode (#1.15) |
| 1998 | All Saints | Bob Parkin | 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Stingers | Benny | 1 episode (#1.11 Ten Feet Tall and Bullet Proof) |
| 1999–current | Hot Property / Hot Auctions | Himself | Host |
| 1999 | All-Star Squares | Self | Panellist |
| 2000 | The Track | Voice over | TV documentary |
| 2001 | Always Greener | Jack | 1 episode (#1.8 Dog Days) |
| 2002 | Dossa and Joe | Joe Bailey | 6 episodes |
| 2002–03 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Detective Sergeant Red Lilywhite | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | The Weakest Link | Self | Contestant – Celebrity Special episode |
| 2003 | The Fat | Self | 1 episode (#6.16) |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self | 5 episodes, series 3 |
| 2006 | How the Hell Did We Get Here? | Self | 2 episodes |
| 2008-2013 | Packed to the Rafters | Ted Taylor | 111 episodes |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Private Collection | ||
| 1979 | The Last of the Knucklemen | Monk | |
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Shapley | |
| 1982 | Fluteman | Oswald Snaith | |
| 1982 | Monkey Grip | Clive | |
| 1986 | Great Expectations, the Untold Story | Travis | TV movie |
| 1988 | The 13th Floor | Dr Fletcher | |
| 1988 | Joe Wilson | Dave Regan | TV mini-series |
| 1990 | The Paper Man | Leonard Webb | TV mini-series |
| 1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Frank Barrett | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | Bill Masters | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Castle | Darryl Kerrigan | |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Max Shepherd | TV movie |
| 1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Mr Hob | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Echo of Thunder | Bill Gadrey | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Interview | Barry Walls | |
| 2001 | The Animal | Dr Wilder | |
| 2004 | Strange Bedfellows | Ralph Williams | |
| 2015 | Last Cab To Darwin | Rex |
Stage
Caton appeared in the 1971 Melbourne production of the rock musical Hair. He has also appeared on stage at the Twelfth Night Theatre. Caton appeared as Sheriff Lavers in the 1982 Sydney Theatre Company production of The Stripper. In 2007–08, Caton appeared in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical as Bob.
References
- ↑ People: Michael Caton, Dimensions (ABC TV), 29 August 2002.
- ↑ "Putting on the Ritz". Southern Courier. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ Masters, Roy (9 July 2011). "Maroons follow Tosser's advice to the letter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Caton. |
- Michael Caton at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/story/2010/03/05/day-changed-catons-lives/