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Frank Bren
Frank Bren
Born	Frank Bren; September 7, 1943
Died	April 14, 2018 (aged 74)
Occupations	Actor; playwright; author; scholar;
Years active	as actor - 1967-2013

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Frank Bren (7 September 1943 – 14 April 2018) was an Australian actor, playwright/dramatist, director, translator and author, who was a scholar of international film history. He has written books (on the histories of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles.

Books and articles

Frank Bren was a scholar of Polish cinema and Chinese cinema film history. His book World Cinema 1: Poland (University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish cinema.^[1]^[2]

His book (with Law Kar), Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of Hong Kong cinema, dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.^[3]^[4]

Bren was writing a biography of French filmmaker and comedian, Pierre Étaix.^[5]

Bren has also written articles on film for international journals such as Far Eastern Economic Review, Screen International, Films and Filming, as well as for newspapers such as Libération and The Asian Wall Street Journal.^[6]

Acting career

Film, television and stage

Frank Bren played Colin "The Snake" Adder in Mark Savage's film Sensitive New Age Killer,^[7] and co-starred in the Craig Addison movie Betel Nut Girl.^[7]^[8] He also played two recurring roles, as twin brothers Colin Taylor and Alf Taylor, in the popular Australian TV series Neighbours during the 1990s.^[7] In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film Hating Alison Ashley.^[7] He was preparing a biopic of Chinese-American film director Esther Eng.^[9]

In all, Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in Australian television series and movies, including The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and Stingers.^[7]

Frank Bren^[10] wrote and starred in the play A History of Motion Pictures, which ran at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne).^[11]^[12] He has also written and starred in about a dozen plays since 1967, with runs in London, Amsterdam, and Melbourne.^[13] Some of the other plays he both wrote and starred in are The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones (1968),^[14] Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing? (1969),^[15] Odyssey of a Bald Man (1970),^[16] Larceny Makes No Noise (1988),^[17]^[18] Muckrake (1989),^[19] Honest! (1993),^[20] and Flashback (1997).^[21]

Death

Frank Bren died from cancer, aged 74, on 14 April 2018, at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Victoria.^[22]^[23] A tribute to his life was held at La Mama Theatre,^[24] and further tributes were written by writer John Snadden and film director Mark Savage.^[25]

Filmography (selected)

Title	Year	Role
Life at Stake (TV series)	1978	Hostage
The Flying Doctors	1989	Vince
Boys from the Bush (TV series)	1991	Vince
Pugwall & Pugwall's Summer (TV series)	1989-1991	Dr. Pongerton
Boney (TV series)	1992	Rabbit
Funky Squad (TV series)	1995
Neighbours (TV series)	1994-1995	Frank Taylor/Alf Taylor
Good Guys Bad Guys: Only the Good Die Young (TV movie)	1997	Bookie
Blue Heelers (TV series)	1998	Ronnie Fennell
Sensitive New Age Killer	2000	Colin 'The Snake' Adder
Bootleg (Tv miniseries)	2002	Shopkeeper
Trail of Passion (Video)	2003	Mal
MDA (TV series)	2003	Dr. Kenneth Patching
Stinger (TV series)	2002-2004	Eduardo
Hating Alison Ashley	2005	Mr. Nicholson
Bastard Boys (TV miniseries)	2007	Barrister
Betel Nut Girl	2013	Jack

Notes

^ Marek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, Berghahn Books, 2002 (Introduction).
^ Janina Falkowska, Slavic Review, Vol. 62, No. 3, p. 592 (2003).
^ Review by The Bookwatch, Nov. 2004, published by The Midwest Book Review [1] Archived 13 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by China Quarterly, reproduced by The Scarecrow Press [2] Archived 12 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Esther Eng Story (website)". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ "DonaldofChina.com". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Frank Bren at IMDb
^ "Dragon Horse Films". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
^ "The Esther Eng Story (website)". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^ "Frank Bren". AusStage.
^ Review Archived 16 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine of "A History of Motion Pictures" from Australian Stage, 4 May 2007.
^ A History of Motion Pictures Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ "Interview with Frank Bren". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
^ The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ "Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ Odyssey of a Bald Man Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ Larceny Makes No Noise Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ "A Crime Thriller Comedy" by Jason Romney, The Age, Entertainment Guide section, 30 September 1988, p. 7 (available here Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine via Google News Archive, retrieved on 6 February 2014).
^ Muckrake Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ Honest! Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ Flashback Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage
^ Frank Bren Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine, The Age
^ Frank Desmond Bren^{[permanent dead link]}, Legacy
^ In Memoriam Frank Bren - Pictures from the tribute to his life held at La Mama Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Film Alert 101
^ Vale Frank Bren - Actor, writer, director, scholar, critic - Friends John Snadden and Mark Savage remember Archived 20 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Film Alert 101

External links

Official pages

FrankBren.com Archived 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine – personal website

Reference material

Interview with Frank Bren about Neighbours
Review of A History of Motion Pictures (from Australian Stage)
Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View (The Scarecrow Press)
Frank Bren at IMDb

[1] Marek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, Berghahn Books, 2002 (Introduction).

[2] Janina Falkowska, Slavic Review, Vol. 62, No. 3, p. 592 (2003).

[3] Review by The Bookwatch, Nov. 2004, published by The Midwest Book Review [1] Archived 13 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by China Quarterly, reproduced by The Scarecrow Press [2] Archived 12 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "The Esther Eng Story (website)". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[6] "DonaldofChina.com". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.

[imdb.com-7] Frank Bren at IMDb

[8] "Dragon Horse Films". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[9] "The Esther Eng Story (website)". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[AusStage-10] "Frank Bren". AusStage.

[11] Review Archived 16 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine of "A History of Motion Pictures" from Australian Stage, 4 May 2007.

[12] A History of Motion Pictures Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[13] "Interview with Frank Bren". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.

[14] The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[15] "Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[16] Odyssey of a Bald Man Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[17] Larceny Makes No Noise Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[18] "A Crime Thriller Comedy" by Jason Romney, The Age, Entertainment Guide section, 30 September 1988, p. 7 (available here Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine via Google News Archive, retrieved on 6 February 2014).

[19] Muckrake Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[20] Honest! Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[21] Flashback Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, AusStage

[22] Frank Bren Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine, The Age

[23] Frank Desmond Bren^{[permanent dead link]}, Legacy

[24] In Memoriam Frank Bren - Pictures from the tribute to his life held at La Mama Archived 7 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Film Alert 101

[25] Vale Frank Bren - Actor, writer, director, scholar, critic - Friends John Snadden and Mark Savage remember Archived 20 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Film Alert 101

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-'''Frank Bren''' (7 September 1943 - 14 April 2018) is an Australian actor, playwright, and scholar of film history. He has written books (on the histories of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles.
+'''Frank Bren''' (7 September 1943 – 14 April 2018) was an Australian actor, playwright/dramatist, director, translator and author, who was a scholar of international film history. He has written books (on the histories of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles.
 ==Books and articles==
-Frank Bren is a scholar of Polish and Chinese film history. His book ''World Cinema 1: Poland'' (University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of [[Polish cinema]].<ref>Marek Haltof, ''Polish National Cinema'', Berghahn Books, 2002 (Introduction).</ref><ref>Janina Falkowska, ''Slavic Review'', Vol. 62, No. 3, p. 592 (2003).</ref>
+Frank Bren was a scholar of [[Polish cinema]] and [[Chinese cinema]] film history. His book ''World Cinema 1: Poland'' (University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish cinema.<ref>[[Marek Haltof]], ''Polish National Cinema'', Berghahn Books, 2002 (Introduction).</ref><ref>Janina Falkowska, ''Slavic Review'', Vol. 62, No. 3, p. 592 (2003).</ref>
-His book (with Law Kar), ''Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View'' (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of [[Hong Kong cinema]], dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.<ref>Review by ''The Bookwatch'', Nov. 2004, published by The Midwest Book Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QLD/is_2004_Nov/ai_n8698705]</ref><ref>Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by ''China Quarterly'', reproduced by ''The Scarecrow Press'' [http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012224158/http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB%2FCATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860 |date=12 October 2004 }}</ref>
+His book (with Law Kar), ''Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View'' (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of [[Hong Kong cinema]], dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.<ref>Review by ''The Bookwatch'', Nov. 2004, published by The Midwest Book Review [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QLD/is_2004_Nov/ai_n8698705] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213044620/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QLD/is_2004_Nov/ai_n8698705 |date=13 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by ''China Quarterly'', reproduced by ''The Scarecrow Press'' [http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012224158/http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB%2FCATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860 |date=12 October 2004 }}</ref>
-Bren is writing a biography of French filmmaker and comedian, [[Pierre Étaix]].<ref>[http://www.estherengstory.com/Personals/personals.html The Esther Eng Story (website)]</ref>
+Bren was writing a biography of French filmmaker and comedian, [[Pierre Étaix]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.estherengstory.com/Personals/personals.html |title=The Esther Eng Story (website) |access-date=21 May 2010 |archive-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529073953/http://www.estherengstory.com/Personals/personals.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Bren has also written articles on film for international journals such as ''[[Far Eastern Economic Review]]'', ''[[Screen International]]'', ''Films and Filming'', as well as for newspapers such as ''[[Libération]]'' and ''[[The Asian Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>[http://www.donaldofchina.com/Don_Who_/Press1/Life1/Book/Play/author.html DonaldofChina.com]</ref>
+Bren has also written articles on film for international journals such as ''[[Far Eastern Economic Review]]'', ''[[Screen International]]'', ''[[Films and Filming]]'', as well as for newspapers such as ''[[Libération]]'' and ''[[The Asian Wall Street Journal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.donaldofchina.com/Don_Who_/Press1/Life1/Book/Play/author.html |title=DonaldofChina.com |access-date=6 October 2007 |archive-date=7 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107171405/http://donaldofchina.com/Don_Who_/Press1/Life1/Book/Play/author.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-==Film and TV==
+==Acting career==
+===Film, television and stage===
-Frank Bren played Colin "The Snake" Adder in [[Mark Savage (Australian film director)|Mark Savage]]'s film ''Sensitive New Age Killer'',<ref name="imdb.com">{{IMDb name|0107129|Frank Bren}}</ref> and co-stars in the Craig Addison movie ''Betel Nut Girl''.<ref name="imdb.com"/><ref>[http://www.dragonhorsefilms.com/main/index.php/betel-nut-girl Dragon Horse Films]</ref> He also played two recurring roles, as twin brothers [[Colin Taylor (Neighbours)|Colin Taylor]] and [[Alf Taylor (Neighbours)|Alf Taylor]], in the popular Australian TV series [[Neighbours]] during the 1990s.<ref name="imdb.com"/> In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)|Hating Alison Ashley]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/> He is currently preparing a biopic of Chinese-American film director [[Esther Eng]].<ref>[http://www.estherengstory.com/EEMovie/eemovie.html The Esther Eng Story (website)]</ref>
+Frank Bren played Colin "The Snake" Adder in [[Mark Savage (Australian film director)|Mark Savage]]'s film ''Sensitive New Age Killer'',<ref name="imdb.com">{{IMDb name|0107129|Frank Bren}}</ref> and co-starred in the Craig Addison movie ''Betel Nut Girl''.<ref name="imdb.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dragonhorsefilms.com/main/index.php/betel-nut-girl |title=Dragon Horse Films |access-date=4 May 2012 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526013929/http://www.dragonhorsefilms.com/main/index.php/betel-nut-girl |url-status=live }}</ref> He also played two recurring roles, as twin brothers [[Colin Taylor (Neighbours)|Colin Taylor]] and [[Alf Taylor (Neighbours)|Alf Taylor]], in the popular Australian TV series [[Neighbours]] during the 1990s.<ref name="imdb.com"/> In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)|Hating Alison Ashley]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/> He was preparing a biopic of Chinese-American film director [[Esther Eng]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.estherengstory.com/EEMovie/eemovie.html |title=The Esther Eng Story (website) |access-date=21 May 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527162458/http://www.estherengstory.com/EEMovie/eemovie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-In all, Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in Australian television series and movies, including ''[[The Flying Doctors]], [[Blue Heelers]]'' and ''[[Stingers]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/>
+In all, Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in Australian television series and movies, including ''[[The Flying Doctors]], [[Blue Heelers]]'' and ''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]''.<ref name="imdb.com"/>
+Frank Bren<ref name="AusStage">{{cite web|url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2154|title=Frank Bren|work=AusStage}}</ref> wrote and starred in the play ''A History of Motion Pictures'', which ran at [[La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)]].<ref>[http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/a-history-of-motion-pictures--la-mama-338.html Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916073343/http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/a-history-of-motion-pictures--la-mama-338.html |date=16 September 2007 }} of "A History of Motion Pictures" from ''Australian Stage'', 4 May 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/72811 ''A History of Motion Pictures''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204253/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/72811 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref> He has also written and starred in about a dozen plays since 1967, with runs in London, [[Amsterdam]], and [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-bren.htm |title=Interview with Frank Bren |access-date=4 October 2007 |archive-date=15 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815083115/http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-bren.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the other plays he both wrote and starred in are ''The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones'' (1968),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102802 ''The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204206/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102802 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?'' (1969),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102813 "Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204132/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102813 |date=22 February 2014 }},  [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Odyssey of a Bald Man'' (1970),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102833 ''Odyssey of a Bald Man''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204155/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102833 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Larceny Makes No Noise'' (1988),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1480 ''Larceny Makes No Noise''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204230/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1480 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref><ref>"A Crime Thriller Comedy" by Jason Romney, ''[[The Age]]'', ''Entertainment Guide'' section, 30 September 1988, p. 7 (available [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19880930&id=scRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=65YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188,7447821 here] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129022810/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19880930&id=scRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=65YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188%2C7447821 |date=29 November 2021 }} via [[Google News Archive]], retrieved on 6 February 2014).</ref> ''Muckrake'' (1989),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1752 ''Muckrake''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204218/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1752 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Honest!'' (1993),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20211 ''Honest!''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204143/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20211 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref> and ''Flashback'' (1997).<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/29427 ''Flashback''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222204242/http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/29427 |date=22 February 2014 }}, [[AusStage]]</ref>
-==Plays==
-In 2007, Frank Bren wrote and starred in the play ''A History of Motion Pictures'', which ran at [[La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)]].<ref>[http://www.australianstage.com.au/reviews/melbourne/a-history-of-motion-pictures--la-mama-338.html Review] of "A History of Motion Pictures" from ''Australian Stage'', 4 May 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/72811 ''A History of Motion Pictures''], [[AusStage]]</ref> He has also written and starred in about a dozen plays since 1967, with runs in London, [[Amsterdam]], and [[Melbourne]].<ref>[http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-bren.htm Interview with Frank Bren]</ref> Some of the other plays he both wrote and starred in are ''The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones'' (1968),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102802 ''The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones''], [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?'' (1969),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102813 "Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?"],  [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Odyssey of a Bald Man'' (1970),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102833 ''Odyssey of a Bald Man''], [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Larceny Makes No Noise'' (1988),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1480 ''Larceny Makes No Noise''], [[AusStage]]</ref><ref>"A Crime Thriller Comedy" by Jason Romney, ''[[The Age]]'', ''Entertainment Guide'' section, 30 September 1988, p. 7 (available [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19880930&id=scRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=65YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188,7447821 here] via [[Google News Archive]], retrieved on 6 February 2014).</ref> ''Muckrake'' (1989),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/1752 ''Muckrake''], [[AusStage]]</ref> ''Honest!'' (1993),<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/20211 ''Honest!''], [[AusStage]]</ref> and ''Flashback'' (1997).<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/29427 ''Flashback''], [[AusStage]]</ref>
+==Death==
+Frank Bren died from cancer, aged 74, on 14 April 2018, at the [[Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre]] in Melbourne, Victoria.<ref>[https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/30466/frank-bren/ ''Frank Bren''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129022838/https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/30466/frank-bren/ |date=29 November 2021 }}, [[The Age]]</ref><ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/frank-bren-obituary?pid=188750099 ''Frank Desmond Bren'']{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Legacy</ref> A tribute to his life was held at [[La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)|La Mama Theatre]],<ref>[http://filmalert101.blogspot.com/2018/05/in-memoriam-frank-bren-pictures-from.html ''In Memoriam Frank Bren - Pictures from the tribute to his life held at La Mama ''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107064243/http://filmalert101.blogspot.com/2018/05/in-memoriam-frank-bren-pictures-from.html |date=7 November 2019 }}, Film Alert 101</ref> and further tributes were written by writer John Snadden and film director [[Mark Savage (Australian film director)|Mark Savage]].<ref>[http://filmalert101.blogspot.com/2018/04/vale-frank-bren-actor-writer-director.html ''Vale Frank Bren - Actor, writer, director, scholar, critic - Friends John Snadden and Mark Savage remember''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020124534/http://filmalert101.blogspot.com/2018/04/vale-frank-bren-actor-writer-director.html |date=20 October 2019 }}, Film Alert 101</ref>
+==Filmography (selected)==
+{|class="wikitable"
+| Title
+| Year
+| Role
+|-
+| ''Life at Stake'' (TV series)
+| 1978
+|Hostage
+|-
+| ''[[The Flying Doctors]]''
+| 1989
+| Vince
+|-
+| ''Boys from the Bush''  (TV series)
+| 1991
+| Vince
+|-
+| ''Pugwall & Pugwall's Summer'' (TV series)
+| 1989-1991
+| Dr. Pongerton
+|-
+| ''Boney'' (TV series)
+| 1992
+| Rabbit
+|-
+| ''Funky Squad'' (TV series)
+| 1995
+|
+|-
+| ''[[Neighbours]]'' (TV series)
+| 1994-1995
+| Frank Taylor/Alf Taylor
+|-
+| ''Good Guys Bad Guys: Only the Good Die Young'' (TV movie)
+| 1997
+| Bookie
+|-
+| ''Blue Heelers'' (TV series)
+| 1998
+| Ronnie Fennell
+|-
+| ''Sensitive New Age Killer''
+| 2000
+| Colin 'The Snake' Adder
+|-
+| ''Bootleg'' (Tv miniseries)
+| 2002
+| Shopkeeper
+|-
+| ''Trail of Passion'' (Video)
+| 2003
+| Mal
+|-
+| ''MDA'' (TV series)
+| 2003
+| Dr. Kenneth Patching
+|-
+| ''Stinger'' (TV series)
+| 2002-2004
+| Eduardo
+|-
+| ''Hating Alison Ashley''
+| 2005
+| Mr. Nicholson
+|-
+| ''Bastard Boys'' (TV miniseries)
+| 2007
+| Barrister
+|-
+| ''Betel Nut Girl''
+| 2013
+| Jack
+|}
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
 ;Official pages
-* [http://www.frankbren.com/ FrankBren.com] – personal website
+* [http://www.frankbren.com/ FrankBren.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101020726/http://frankbren.com/ |date=1 January 2014 }} – personal website
 ;Reference material
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+[[Category:2018 deaths]]
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+[[Category:Australian male dramatists and playwrights]]
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-[[Category:Living people]]
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