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Maurice Fields (born Maurice Sheil, 4 August 1926 – 18 December 1995)[1] was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian.

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Maurie Fields
Born	Maurice Sheil 4 August 1926 Manly, New South Wales.
Died	18 December 1995(1995-12-18) (aged 69) Melbourne, Australia.
Other names	Maurice Fields
Occupation	Vaudeviilian performer actor comedian
Years active	1967-1995
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Field, Val Jellay (1960–95)
Children	4 including Marty Fields

Career

Fields became a well-known face on television first thanks to his comic sketches on live programs like Sunnyside Up and later dramatic roles, as the conniving John Quinney in ABC TV's Bellbird, as well as in many soap operas on commercial television including Cop Shop, The Box, Prisoner (a small part playing "crooked" screw, Leonard "Len" Murphy, and had previously played "Maurie Parks" a friend of "Faye Quinn"[2]) and in The Flying Doctors, publican Vic Buckley. He was also a regular as Fred Farrell in situation comedy series Bobby Dazzler (1977) and did regular comedy segments on Hey Hey It's Saturday.

He was also the editor of the jokes pages of the Australasian Post magazine for many years, a role continued by his son Marty after Maurie's passing. He appeared in retro-capture with his son Marty, in the Hey Hey reunions.

Selected filmography

• Hunter (1967)
• Country Town (1971) (TV film)
• Cactus (1986) (film)
• Evil Angels (film) 1988
• Bellbird - John Quinney

Television

• Cop Shop
• The Box
• Prisoner
• Hey Hey Its Saturday - as himself
• The Flying Doctors - Vic Buckley
• Neighbours - Sid

Personal life and Logie Honor

Fields was the son of an accountant and married twice. His first wife was Dorothy and they had three children, Lorraine, Eileen and Alan. He then married the comedian and actress Val Jellay, who also portrayed his screen wife in The Flying Doctors. They played publicans Vic and Nancy Buckley. He was the father of comedian Marty Fields.

He died on 18 December 1995, from a heart attack, and became the first actor to be posthumously inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. That honor was accepted at the awards ceremony in his name by his widow and long-time acting partner, Val Jellay.[3]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [4]
The Great Aussie Joke (with Shane Bourne)	Released: 1988 Format: LP Label: Hammard (HAM 186)	-
Cheers!	Released: December 1990 Format: LP Label: Virgin (AZMF 001)	81
At His Best	Released: 1990 Format: LP Label: Virgin (VOZCD 2057)

Charting singles

List of charting singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [4]
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"	1990	149	Cheers

References

External links

• Maurie Fields at IMDb

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