Reg Lye

Personal Info

Birthday

October 14, 1912

Day of Death

1988-03-23

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Reginald Thomas Lye

Reg Lye

Biography

Reg Lye (1912-1988) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. He was one of the busiest Australian actors of the 1950s, appearing in the majority of locally shot features at the time, as well as on stage and radio. He moved to England in the early 1960s, (also starring in television, such as Mrs Thursday and The Wednesday Play), but returned to Australia when the film industry revived in the 1970s.

Known For

The Saint

Crown Court

The Champions

The Expert

Budgie

Gideon's Way

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Return of the Saint

Filmography

1983
Molly
as Old Dan
1982
Freedom
as Old Farmer
1981
The Killing of Angel Street
as Riley
1979
Tarka the Otter
as Dairy Farmer
A Man Called Intrepid
as Newsvendor
1978
Death on the Nile
as Workman (uncredited)
1977
Wombling Free
as Assistant Surveyor
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Mr. Bag
1975
Sunday Too Far Away
as Old Garth
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
as Caretaker
1974
Dracula
as Zookeeper
1973
Spell of Evil
as Caretaker
1972
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
as Sexton
Burke & Hare
as Old Joe
1971
Man Charged
as Charles Gutteridge
10 Rillington Place
as Tramp
1970
The Games
as Gilmour
Performance
as Workman (uncredited)
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Lorry Driver
1969
Battle of Britain
as Workman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
as Angry Homeowner
1968
The Lost Continent
as The Helmsman
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
as Griffin the Chef
The Gorge
as Jack
1967
Danger Route
as Balin
Fathom
as Mr. Trivers
A Challenge for Robin Hood
as Much
Another Day, Another Dollar
as Toby
1966
The Wrong Box
as 3rd Undertaker
1965
King Rat
as Tinker Bell
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Reg Denton
The Madhouse on Castle Street
as Walter Tompkins
1962
The Amorous Prawn
as Uncle Joe
1959
The Ambitious One
as Matthews
1958
Dust in the Sun
as Dirks
The Stowaway
as Buddington
1957
The Shiralee
as Desmond
Three in One
as The Swaggie
1956
Smiley
as Pa Greevins
1954
King of the Coral Sea
as Grundy