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Alexander Francis Marinos OAM[1] (born 1 February 1949) is an Australian actor.[2] Notable for his acting role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, on the 1980s Australian comedy television series Kingswood Country and as host of Late Night Legends on ABC2, he was also a presenter on radio station Double Jay (2JJ, now Triple J) in the late 1970s with Ted Robinson.

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Lex Marinos
Marinos in 2014
Born	Alexander Francis Marinos (1949-02-01) 1 February 1949 (age 73) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present

Biography

Marinos was born on 1 February 1949 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of a Greek immigrant father, Fotios ("Frank") Marinopoulos and Greek-Australian mother, Anne Karofilis who was the daughter of Adonis ("Tony") Karofilis, a Greek migrant from Kassos, Greece and Minnie Matheson, an Australian of English origin, with descent going back to an English couple, Samuel Bradley, a convict, and Marian Mortimer, a free migrant who immigrated to Hobart, Tasmania in the 19th century, who are Marinos's maternal great-great-great-grandparents.[3][4] He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Drama.[4][5]

Honours and awards

Marinos was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to the performing arts. He is also a former Deputy Chair of the Australia Council and the Community Cultural Development Fund of the Australia Council.[6]

In 2008 he delivered the 10th annual Tom Brock Lecture.[7]

He won with fellow cast at the Equity Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble In A Television Movie or Mini-Series.

Filmography

As actor

• Glitch (2017) – Steve Tripidakis
• Rake (2014) - Spiro
• The Slap (2011) – Manolis
• Lunchtime (2005) (voice) – Narrator
• Pizza (2000) – Lawyer
• Water Rats (1996) – Bellamy
• Bedevil (1993) – Dimitri[4]
• A Country Practice (1993)[4]
• The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) – Angelo[4]
• Embassy (1990) TV Series – Tariq Abdullah (1991–92)[4]
• Pandemonium (1988) – Detective Sergeant Dick Dickerson
• City West (1984) TV Series – Tim Pappas
• Goodbye Paradise (1983) – Con[4]
• Hoodwink (1981) –
• Kingswood Country (1980) – Bruno (1979–1984)[4]
• Cathy's Child (1979) – Con Havros[4]
• Chopper Squad (1978)
• King's Men
• Matlock Police (1975) - Kevin Hanson
• Scattergood: Friend of All (1975) TV Series
• The Aunty Jack Show (1972)
• The Rovers

As television director

• A Country Practice (1994) TV Series[4]
• Gillies and Company (1992) TV Series
• Boundaries of the Heart (1988)
• Hard Knuckle (1987) (TV)[4]
• Perhaps Love (1987) (TV)
• An Indecent Obsession (1985)[4]
• Remember Me (1985) (TV)
• Bodyline (1984) TV miniseries[4]

References

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[ru] Маринос, Лекс

Алекса́ндр Фрэ́нсис Мари́нос (англ. Alexander Francis Marinos; род. 1 февраля 1949, Уогга-Уогга, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия), более известный под сценическим именем Лекс Мари́нос (греч. Λεξ Μαρίνος, англ. Lex Marinos) - австралийский актёр, режиссёр, сценарист, актёр озвучивания и медиаперсона греческого происхождения. Известен ролью Бруно, зятя-итальянца Теда Булпитта, в австралийском комедийном телесериале «Kingswood Country», а также как ведущий программы «Late Night Legends» на австралийском национальном общественном телеканале ABC2. В конце 1970-х гг. также был ведущим на радиостанции «Double Jay» («2JJ», в настоящее время «Triple J») с Тедом Робинсоном. Обладатель Ордена Австралии.

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