Graeme Blundell
- "To be directed by Lucas meant working with a creator of pop mythology, the man who directed possibly the most influential film ever made and lodged the notion of the Force in the collective psyche. I had twelve lines in two scenes with two days to prepare. All I knew about Star Wars: Episode II and the character was contained in the pages of script I still clutched after the screen test. Confidentiality clauses would prevent me talking of plot points (I didn't know any), the character's relationship to the story (no idea), even the character's name."
- ―Graeme Blundell
Graeme Blundell (born August 7, 1945) played Ruwee Naberrie in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, although his scenes from Episode II did not make the final cut of the film. Blundell also stood in for Oliver Ford Davies (Sio Bibble) vocally in the scene with Queen Jamillia. Davies could not be there because he was in Tokyo, Japan, for a play.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Blundell was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father, Jack Blundell, was a wireless operator with the Royal Australian Air Force. He has a younger brother named Dennis and a younger sister named Margaret. He and his family moved to Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, when his brother was born, two years and a half after him. When he was five, they lived in Reservoir, another suburb of Melbourne. Blundell attended Spensley Street Primary School, Keon Park State School, Merrilands High School, Coburg High School and the University of Melbourne.[2]
Blundell has written extensively in The Australian newspaper. He has also written several books, including Australian Theatre: Backstage with Graeme Blundell in 1997, biographies Brett Whiteley: An Unauthorised Life in 1996 with his then-wife Margot Hilton and King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy in 2003, and his autobiography The Naked Truth: A Life in Parts in 2008.
In 1971, Blundell appeared with Bruce Spence (Tion Medon) in the film Stork. They worked together again in the short movie Three Old Friends, in the 1983 film Midnite Spares and in the 1987 film The Year My Voice Broke. He also worked with Jack Thompson (Cliegg Lars) for the 1976 movie Mad Dog Morgan. One of his castmates in the TV series Medivac was Rena Owen (Taun We in Episode II and Nee Alavar in Episode III). He also shared screen with Leeanna Walsman (Zam Wesell) in the 2000 film Looking for Alibrandi. In 2002, Blundell played again the father of Claudia Karvan (Sola Naberrie) in one episode of her TV series The Secret Life of Us.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
2011-2012 | Laid | Graham McVie | TV series |
2011 | Underbelly | Jack Lang | TV series |
2011 | City Homicide | Graham Proctor | TV series |
2011 | The Jesters | Himself | TV series |
2009 | East West 101 | Shock Jock | TV series |
2009 | In Her Skin | Ivan | a.k.a. I Am You |
2008 | The Hollowmen | Geoff | TV series |
2007 | Chandon Pictures | John | TV series |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith | Ruwee Naberrie | |
2004 | Through My Eyes | Rex Kuchel | TV movie |
2003 | Marking Time | Ralph Dare | TV movie |
2003 | Ocean Star | Clive 'Swampy' Marsh | TV series |
2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Alex's Dad | TV series |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones | Ruwee Naberrie | Deleted scenes |
2001 | Pizza | Judge | TV series |
2001 | All Saints | Peter Hurst | TV series |
2000 | Looking for Alibrandi | Ron Bishop | |
2000 | The Love of Lionel's Life | Stan | TV movie |
1998 | Murder call | Morgan Mason | TV series |
1996-1998 | Medivac | Doctor Harry | TV series - Also Director |
1996 | Idiot Box | Detective Eric | |
1996 | Fire | Senior Station Officer Druce | TV series |
1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Hughe | TV series |
1995 | Police Rescue | Coleman | TV series |
1994 | Gino | Larry Stone | |
1993 | Joh's Jury | Nicholas Cowdery | TV movie |
1992 | G.P. | Dr. Peter Swift | TV series |
1992 | The Distant Home | Dr. Chambers | |
1988 | Richmond Hill | Mick Fryer | TV series |
1987 | The Year My Voice Broke | Nils Olson | |
1987 | Those Dear Departed | Dr. Howie | |
1987 | Australian Dream | Geoffrey Stubbs | |
1984 | Melvin, Son of Alvin | Alvin Purple | |
1984 | Brass Monkeys | Noddy | TV series |
1984 | Kingswood Country | Unknown role | TV series |
1983/1984 | A Country Practice | Hilton Mercer & Antony York | TV series |
1983 | Midnite Spares | Sidebottom | |
1982 | The Best of Friends | Tom | |
1981 | Doctors & Nurses | Mr. X | |
1981 | Pacific Banana | Martin | |
1980 | Spring & Fall | Unknown role | TV series |
1980 | Young Ramsay | Bob O'Hara | TV series |
1980 | Going Home | Jim | TV movie |
1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Ralph | TV series |
1979 | The Odd Angry Shot | Dawson | |
1979 | Kostas | John | |
1978 | Weekend of Shadows | Bernie | |
1976 | Don's Party | Simon | |
1976 | Alvin Purple | Alvin Purple | TV series - Also Writer |
1976 | Mad Dog Morgan | Italian Jack | |
1976 | Power Without Glory | Snoopy Tanner | TV series |
1976 | The Sentimental Bloke | The Bloke | TV movie |
1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Alvin Purple & Balls McGee | |
1974 | Marion | Unknown role | TV series |
1974 | The Box | Don Cook | TV series |
1974 | Matlock Police | Jim Andrews | TV series |
1974 | Three Old Friends | Ron | Short movie |
1973 | Alvin Purple | Alvin Purple | a.k.a. The Sex Therapist |
1973 | Ryan | Flip Mitchell & Slade | TV series |
1971 | Stork | Westy | |
1970 | Brake Fluid | Unknown role | |
1969/1972 | Division 4 | Several roles | TV series |
1969 | Two Thousand Weeks | Journalist | |
1968 | The Girl-Friends | Unknown role | |
1965 | Watt's Last Voyage | Unknown role | |
1964/1974 | Homicide | Several roles | TV series |
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Biography: Graeme Blundell on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Casting Update: Son of Local Talent on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Naberrie Family Reunion on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Casting Update: Two More for III on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Naberrie Family Reunion on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Blundell, Graeme The Naked Truth: A Life in Parts (Hachette Australia, 2008)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Graeme Blundell on Wikipedia
- Graeme Blundell at the Internet Movie Database
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