Michael Laurence

Michael Laurence (24 November 1935 – 23 March 2015) was an Australian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He began his career as a child actor on Sydney radio before obtaining a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Laurence appeared in various theater productions, ranging from Shakespearean roles to musicals. He is best known for creating the TV serial Return to Eden and for his work on the Nine Network production The Godfathers, which won the Logie Award for Best Comedy in 1971. Laurence also worked on popular serials such as Number 96, The Lost Islands, Which Way Home, The Last Frontier, and Shadow of the Cobra. Throughout his career, he accumulated over 200 hours of commercial television work that was sold to numerous countries.