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==Select Filmography== |
==Select Filmography== |
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*''[[Rita (1959 film)|Rita]]'' (1959) |
*''[[Rita (1959 film)|Rita]]'' (1959) - TV opera |
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*''Make Outs Music'' (1959) - variety |
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*''Cafe Continental'' |
*''Cafe Continental'' |
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*''The BP Super Show'' |
*''[[The BP Super Show]]'' (1959) - variety show, guest star |
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*''[[The Square Ring (play)#1960 Australian TV adaptation|The Square Ring]]'' (1960) |
*''[[The Square Ring (play)#1960 Australian TV adaptation|The Square Ring]]'' (1960) |
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*''[[The Emperor Jones (1960 TV play)|The Emperor Jones]]'' (1960)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref> |
*''[[The Emperor Jones (1960 TV play)|The Emperor Jones]]'' (1960)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref> |
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*''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' (1961) |
*''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' (1961) |
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*''[[Call Me a Liar]]'' (1961) |
*''[[Call Me a Liar]]'' (1961) |
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*''[[Just Barbara]]'' (1961) and ''Chez Barbara'' - variety show starring Barbara Virgil - Jenkins was a regular performer |
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Revision as of 07:15, 8 July 2020
Joe Jenkins was an American dancer who moved to Australia and appeared in a number of TV plays. He was a rare black actor who played lead roles in Australia at the time.[1][2]
Jenkins came to Australia with the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and decided to stay.[3] He made his acting debut in The Square Ring.[4]
Select Filmography
- Rita (1959) - TV opera
- Make Outs Music (1959) - variety
- Cafe Continental
- The BP Super Show (1959) - variety show, guest star
- The Square Ring (1960)
- The Emperor Jones (1960)[5]
- The Two Headed Eagle (1960)
- The End Begins (1961)
- Call Me a Liar (1961)
- Just Barbara (1961) and Chez Barbara - variety show starring Barbara Virgil - Jenkins was a regular performer
References
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (25 May 2020). "The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia". Filmink.
- ^ "Negro in "Live" Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1961. p. 30.
- ^ "Survival Drama". The Age. 16 March 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "Drama of the Ring". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 April 1960. p. 19.
- ^ "Emperor Jones on Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.
External links
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