Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is aBritish Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television.

Mullinar born in Hereford, Hertfordshire, emigrated to Australia in 1966, at the urging of an Australian friend in London,Bill Hunter. He relocated to Sydney with his first wifeLiz who was at that time also an actor but would soon become a well-known casting agent.^[1]

Mullinar appeared in theatre productions, firstly with theAustralian Theatre for Young People^[2] and then with the Independent Theatre troupe in mid-1968 with whom he performed in the playsWait Until Dark,Uncle Vanya, andTango. He also had a major role in the controversial 1970 filmThe Set in which he plays Tony Brown, who has an affair with the film's protagonist, Paul, played by Sean McEuan. During the making ofThe Set, Mullinar, who was union shop steward for the film, was punched by another actor when Mullinar demanded to see his union card. TheSydney Morning Herald identified this actor as the female impersonator 'Kandy' Johnson, who was not a union member.^[3]

Mullinar took the leading role in Australian espionage dramaHunter late in the show's run in 1968, however he appeared in just eight episodes due to the cancellation of the series. He subsequently played the title role in television seriesRyan (1973).

Mullinar's second wife was actressPenny Ramsey. During publicity forRyan, Mullinar and Ramsey chose to make their relationship public - they had a young daughter at this stage but were not yet married - under threat of exposure by persons unspecified.^[4]

An article in theSydney Morning Herald in 1969 claimed that, before migrating to Australia, Mullinar had a small role in the 1965James Bond filmThunderball as well as appearing in the British TV seriesZ Cars andNo Hiding Place.^[5] An article in the MelbourneAge in June 1972 also claimed that Mullinar was a graduate of London'sRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art and had appeared in the filmWake in Fright, the aforementionedZ Cars andThunderball as well asSoftly, Softly: Task Force (as this show began in 1969, this seems unlikely, but he may have been involved in its predecessor,Softly, Softly). It stated that Mullinar had been shortlisted for the role of Frank Banner inDivision 4, which was ultimately given toGerard Kennedy.^[6]

Mullinar's other credits include:Cop Shop,Bellbird,Homicide,Division 4,Matlock Police,Against the Wind,Breaker Morant,Prisoner,Five Mile Creek,All Saints,Stingers,Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback,Reef Doctors,The Lost World, andThe Doctor Blake Mysteries.

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