Actor Leslie Dayman, who was prominent in such TV dramas as "E Street," "Prison," and "Sons and Daughters," has died.
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Leslie Dayman, an Australian actor, has away at the age of 85.
The death of the Victorian-born actor and filmmaker, whose career spanned five decades, was announced on October 20.
There is no known explanation for the death.
Before obtaining the part of Bill Hudson in the 1960s crime thriller Homicide, Dayman began his career in the theater in 1955.
In the 1980s and 1990s, he was the main attraction on numerous successful television series, including E Street (in which he played Senior Sergeant George Sullivan) and Sons and Daughters (in which he played businessman Roger Carlyle and prisoner Geoff McRae).
All Saints, Water Rats, Stingers, Blue Murder, and A Country Practice are just a few of the numerous popular local works in which Dayman has performed.
Gallipoli, Holy Smoke, Oscar & Lucinda, Molly, and The Silence were just a few of the movies in which he appeared.
Marianne Howard, Dayman's former co-star on E Street, broke the news on social media with a tribute, saying, "Rest in Peace, lovely Les Dayman. During my time watching E Street, I never could have asked for a greater on-screen father figure.
She said, "Your magnificent eyes always reminded me of my dad's eyes, therefore it was so nice to portray your daughter. Also, an interesting fact: our birthdays are one and the same!
Rose, Dayman's wife of 62 years, and their sons Nicholas and Timothy (from Dayman's marriage to Diane Chamberlain) are all that remain of Dayman's family.
Source: News.com.au