Brian Wenzel

Brian Wenzel
Brian Wenzel
Born	Brian Thomas Wenzel; 24 May 1929; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	6 May 2024 (aged 94); South Australia, Australia
Occupations	Actor; comedian; director; singer;
Years active	1946–1995, 2002, 2009–2014
Known for	A Country Practice (TV series) as Frank Gilroy; Rove Live (TV series) (recurring)
Spouse	Linda Wenzel (m. 1953)

Brian Thomas Wenzel (24 May 1929 – 6 May 2024) was an Australian actor, comedian, director and singer.^[1] He was in the entertainment business for 75 years, including circus, stage, television and film.

After numerous character roles in Crawford Productions serials and films, and after appearing in the ABC serial Certain Women and The Young Doctors, he was cast in the permanent role of Frank Gilroy, an old-fashioned and upright police sergeant (later chef and barman) of the fictional Wandin Valley in A Country Practice, opposite co-star Lorrae Desmond, which he played from 1981 to 1993.

Wenzel had a small role in 1995 in Neighbours as Gordon "Flakey the Clown" Orchard. He was also briefly a cast member of Rove Live in 2009.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wenzel, Brian". Trove, National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ Bennett, Craig (10 June 2013). "Sgt Frank Gilroy The secret to 60 years of marriage...". Woman's Day. p. 30. ISSN 1321-9839. EBSCOhost 88351346.

[trove-1] "Wenzel, Brian". Trove, National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[60_years_of_marriage-2] Bennett, Craig (10 June 2013). "Sgt Frank Gilroy The secret to 60 years of marriage...". Woman's Day. p. 30. ISSN 1321-9839. EBSCOhost 88351346.

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Brian Wenzel
Born	Brian Thomas Wenzel (1929-05-24)24 May 1929 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	6 May 2024(2024-05-06) (aged 94) South Australia, Australia
Occupations	Actor comedian director singer ^[1]
Years active	1946–1995, 2002, 2009–2014^[1]
Known for	A Country Practice (TV series) as Frank Gilroy Rove Live (TV series) (recurring)
Spouse	Linda Wenzel (m. 1953) ^[2]