Graham Matters (19 July 1948 – 7 May 2021) was an Australian actor and musician.
He appeared in the 1976 film Oz as Wally, the Wizard, record salesman and tram conductor. He was one of the original Australian cast members of The Rocky Horror Show in 1974. Matters was the lead singer of the band Redhouse.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1970 Part One: 806 Film 1976 Oz Wally / The Wizard / Record Salesman / Tram Conductor / Doorman / Face at Party (voice) Feature film 1988 The Black Arrow Voice Animated TV movie 1988 Hard Knuckle Kevin TV movie 1988 Wind in the Willows Mole (voice) Animated TV movie 1990 Dead Sleep Patient Feature film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1979 Skyways Dave 2 episodes 1978–1980 Cop Shop Ray Bartlett / Gary Dunn / Peter Saunders 6 episodes 1991 Dinky Di's Various characters (voice) 1997 The Adventures of Sam 2 episodes 2005–2007 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky Bottle Top Bill (voice) 4 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1969; 1972 Hair Three Principals Metro Theatre, Sydney, Metro Theatre, Melbourne 1974 The Rocky Horror Show Rocky Horror New Art Cinema, Sydney 1976 The Faraway Land of Magical Frank Frank Total Theatre, Melbourne 1977; 1978 Ned Kelly Police / Townspeople / Pub Dancer / Blacktrackers Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney 1980; 1981 Boy’s Own McBeth Mr. Elston Paris Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Opera Theatre, Adelaide, Los Angeles 1985 The Rocky Horror Show Civic Theatre, Burnie, Princess Theatre, Launceston, Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy, Canberra Theatre, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Albury Civic Theatre, Wangaratta Town Hall, Shepparton Civic Centre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Memorial Theatre, Ballarat 1991 Cho Cho San Singer Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/232308
References
External links Biographical cuttings on Graham Matters, former theatrical performer, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals held at the National Library of Australia