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Dennis Olsen(I)

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Dennis Olsen was born on 28 February 1938 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He is an actor, known for H.M.S. Pinafore (1981), Iolanthe (1980) and The Gondoliers (1990).
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    Known for

    H.M.S. Pinafore
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • Sir Joseph Porter, KCB
    • 1981
    Iolanthe
    TV Movie
    • The Lord Chancellor
    • 1980
    The Gondoliers (1990)
    The Gondoliers
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Don Alhambra del Bolero
    • 1990
    Patience (1995)
    Patience
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Reginald Bunthorne
    • 1995

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    • Bud Spencer in Tre per sempre (1998)
      Tre per sempre
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Judge Graves
      • 1998
    • Patience (1995)
      Patience
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Reginald Bunthorne
      • 1995
    • The Gondoliers (1990)
      The Gondoliers
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • Don Alhambra del Bolero
      • 1990
    • Brian Vriends and Briony Williams in Struck by Lightning (1990)
      Struck by Lightning
      7.0
      • Barnabas
      • 1990
    • Under Capricorn (1983)
      Under Capricorn
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Banks
      • 1983
    • Sara Dane (1982)
      Sara Dane
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Captain Thorne
      • 1982
    • H.M.S. Pinafore
      9.4
      TV Movie
      • Sir Joseph Porter, KCB
      • 1981
    • Iolanthe
      TV Movie
      • The Lord Chancellor
      • 1980
    • Fra Diavolo (1977)
      Fra Diavolo
      TV Movie
      • Lord Allcash
      • 1977
    • Democracy
      Short
      • 1976
    • Sara Kestelman and Andrew McFarlane in Break of Day (1976)
      Break of Day
      6.3
      • Roger
      • 1976
    • The Fourth Wish (1976)
      The Fourth Wish
      6.7
      • Ross
      • 1976
    • This Love Affair
      TV Series
      • 1974
    • Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday (1969)
      Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday
      TV Series
      • Hymie Goldberg
      • 1969
    • The Proposal and the Bear (1968)
      The Proposal and the Bear
      TV Movie
      • Lomov
      • Luka
      • 1968

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    • H.M.S. Pinafore
      9.4
      TV Movie
      • stage director: operetta
      • 1981

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    • Born
      • February 28, 1938
      • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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      An acclaimed actor, singer and pianist, Dennis Olsen is well-known for his comic roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and it was in this capacity that Dennis Olsen was a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for a year. He is also well-known as a theatre director of opera and operetta. In 1987, Dennis Olsen was made an AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) for his services to the performing arts.

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