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Ivar Kants (born 19 July 1949) (commonly credited as Ivor Kants or Ivar Kanz) is an Australian actor of Latvian descent who has played numerous roles in soap operas including A Country Practice, G.P., All Saints, Water Rats, and Blue Heelers. He portrayed the role of Ken Garrett in the soap opera The Restless Years (1979)[1] and starred as Father Menotti, a caring inner-city parish priest in the 1980–81 TV series Menotti.[2]

Ivar Kants
Born (1949-07-19) 19 July 1949 (age 73)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
OccupationActor

A more prominent role was as school principal Barry Hyde, a regular in Home and Away. He has also appeared in Neighbours, Heartbreak High and in the TV movie The Plumber.[3] He narrated the Hairy Maclary audiobook series released by ABC for Kids.


Early life


Ivar Kants was born on July 19, 1949 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Both his parents were originally from Latvia, but they immigrated to Australia before he was born. Ivar left home at 19 to enrol in National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, and graduated with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1970.


Career


In addition to his on-screen work, Ivar has also had an illustrious theatre career, with his many roles in Shakespeare plays colouring his vocal work.

His ability to tell a story is supported by the many narrations he has recorded for SBS and the ABC.

He narrated the Hairy Maclary audiobook series released by ABC for Kids.


Personal life


Ivar has been married to Jenny Kants since 1970. They have four children, including his daughter Sarah Kants (born 1974), who is an actress.


Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
1973-1976 Certain Women Michael Fraser TV series
1975 Shannon's Mob Tarovic Episode: Without Incident
1976 Homicide Luke Episode: Leader of the Pack
The Outsiders Franz Benson Episode: Change of Image
The Understudy - TV movie
1977 Bluey Roger Stevens Episode: Lonely Ordeal
The Restless Years Ken Garrett TV series
Ballantyne's Mission - TV movie
1978 Glenview High Roger 2 episodes: Birdcage, The Sect
Puzzle Detective Constable Gilbert TV movie
1979 Chopper Squad James Episode: The Big Trip
Dawn! Len Movie
The Plumber Max TV movie
Barnaby and Me Boris TV movie
Doctor Down Under Dr. Bailey Episode: The Name of the Game
1980-1981 Menotti Father Jack Menotti TV series
Cop Shop Sgt. Roger Sutherland, Richard Evan Walters 4 episodes
1981 Bellamy Ogden Episode: The Bank You Can Trust
1982 Runaway Island Hendrik TV series
Brothers Kevin Wild Movie
1982, 1988, 1993 A Country Practice Tom Hartley, Ron Greenway, Jonathan Fletcher 6 episodes
1983 The Dean Case - TV movie
Moving Out Mr Clarke Movie
Carson's Law Steve Coutts 2 episodes: The Bolshevik, Picking up the Pieces
1984 The Secret Discovery of Australia Mendonca TV movie
Silver City Julian Movie
1984-1985 Special Squad Scalese 2 episodes: Ghosts, Business as Usual
1985 The Naked Country Sgt Neil Adams Movie
Jenny Kissed Me Lindsay Fenton Movie
1986 Prime Time - TV series
The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan (voice) TV movie
Twelfth Night Orsino Movie
1987 The Flying Doctors Tony Symonds 4 episodes
Gallagher's Travels Gallagher Movie
1988 Rafferty's Rules Father Phelan Episode: Confessions
The Last Resort - TV series
1988-1989 Mission: Impossible Von Schau, Father Thomas Vallis 2 episodes: The Legacy, Command Performance
1989 The Edge of Power Peter Mueller Movie
Cassidy Seger TV movie
1992 Six Pack Ben Episode: Loveless
1993 G.P. Morris Stevens Episode: Drowning Not Waving
You and Me and Uncle Bob Mick Movie
My Cage Edmuds Berzs Movie
1994 Escape from Jupiter Karl TV mini series
Neighbours Dave Gottlieb 18 episodes
1994-1997 Heartbreak High Roberto Bordino TV series
1994, 2002 Blue Heelers Terry Kennedy, Simon Curtis 3 episodes
1995 Return to Sandakan Narrator Documentary
1998 Murder Call Hugo Riccadelli Episode: Blowing the Whistle
1999 Water Rats Geoff Cooper Episode: Dangerous Encounters
2001 All Saints Dr. Richard Bird 5 episodes
2001-2002 Beastmaster Ramah, Slythius 9 episodes
2002 The Lost World Warbek the Druid Episode: Warbek the Druid
Counterstrike Crewman TV movie
Farscape Gaashah Episode: A Perfect Murder
2004-2006 Home and Away Barry Hyde TV series
2015 F Meat Fielding Short film
2018 Harrow Michael Wagner Episode: Lex Talionis

Accolades


Kants was nominated for Best Actor at the 1984 AFI Awards for Silver City.


References


  1. 1979: 22–28 December TV Times
  2. "Without much ado it's Channel 2" (The Sun-Herald, page 47)
  3. Chatenever, Rick (24 October 1980). "No Leaks in This Story". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 19 (article includes photograph of Ivar Kants). Retrieved 24 April 2016 via Newspapers.com.




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Ivar Kants (Adelaida, 19 de julio de 1949) es un actor australiano, más conocido por haber interpretado a Roberto Bordino en la serie Heartbreak High.



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