Robert Menzies (born 4 November 1955) is an Australian actor, who is best known for starring in Three Dollars. Menzies was nominated as Best Lead Actor in Television Drama in the 2009 AFI Awards for Television for his acting in the ABC TV production of 3 Acts of Murder.
He is the grandson of former Australian Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and his wife, Dame Pattie Menzies.
In 2024, Menzies appeared as King Lear in Bell Shakespeare's production of King Lear.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1982HeatwaveStudent 1985BlissDamien 1986 Cactus Robert Feature film 1988Tender HooksYawn1990Golden BraidErnst1991Stan and George's New LifeGerald1992The Nun and the BanditRichard 1995 Dad and Dave: On Our Selection Cranky Jack Feature film 1996Lust and RevengePsych1997Oscar and LucindaAbel1999Siam SunsetEric2000MuggersAlvin Innocence David Feature film 2002LambThe fatherShort2003HorseplaySeamus 2004 Under the Radar Ched Feature film FloodhouseHarry 2005 Three Dollars Nick Feature film 2006Opal DreamHumphSnowManShort 2009 Lucky Country The Rabbiter Feature film Smash CutCrowd Member2013CanopyOlder Jim2014The End of the EarthPilgrimShort2015The DaughterTaxi DriverForce of DestinyDoctor2016HalfbeardShopkeeperShort2017A Terrible BeautyJohnShort2021Little TornadoesJim2023The RoosterMr Poulson
Television + Year Title Role NotesRef1979The Young DoctorsCarl1 episode1980-81Cop ShopBill / Trevor4 episodes1981A Step in the Right DirectionTV movie1988The Dirtwater DynastyRichie Eastwick5 episodesWestward Ho!TV movie1991The Flying DoctorsColin1 episode1994WedlockedCarl4 episodes1996MercuryPeter1 episode1997State CornonerTerry1 episode1998Good Guys Bad GuysLeo1 episode2000DogwomanJim MorganTV movie2001My Brother JackGavinStingersKevin Mason1 episode2002The Secret Life of UsMr Vedder2 episodesMDAIain West2 episodes1997-06Blue HeelersVarious4 episodes2006The Society MurdersPaul GallabyTV film2007-08SatisfactionAlden2 episodes2008Monash: The Forgotten AnzacJohn MonashTV film20093 Acts of MurderArthur UpfieldTV film2010City HomicideJames Boyd1 episode2011Cop HardKing Cowboy1 episode2014The Doctor Blake MysteriesMr Michaels1 episode 2015 The Beautiful Lie Phillip Ballantyne TV miniseries 2017-19 Glitch Pete Rennox TV series2018Jack IrishDr Greaves4 episodes2021The OrchardEwen EvansPodcast seriesThe NewsreaderOlive1 episode
Theatre Year Title Role NotesRef 1999 Betrayal Sydney Theatre Company2023FlakeBobRed Stitch2024King LearKing LearSydney Theatre Co
References
External links 3 Acts of Murder official website 3 Acts of Murder youtube Behind The Scenes
Robert Menzies at RGM Artists