Simon Cain
Simon Cain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Terence Cain 19 May 1938 |
| Died | 1 May 2019 (aged 80) |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Binstead (stage name Patricia Kerr Oct 1960; div. 19??)[1] Lynette Green (m. 19??; div. 1982) (1 child) |
| Children | Rachel Lee Ave Waters |
Simon Cain (19 May 1938 – 1 May 2019[2][3]) was an English-Australian actor, horse breeder and art gallery owner.
Biography[edit]
Initially attending Banstead Residential School, Simon and his brother Barry were sent to Australia in 1950 for schooling,[4][5] growing up on a farm school in Pindjarup.[6] It was whilst living in Perth, selling televisions that Simon became interested in dramatic arts. Upon moving to Sydney, he began to appear in small parts on stage. This led to roles in TV plays and series such as Whiplash.[7]
Returning to the UK in 1964, Cain worked at St Martin's Theatre.[8] His further TV credits include No Hiding Place, The Rat Catchers, Doctor Who (as Curly in the James Bond-esque The Enemy of the World and then as one of the titular monsters in Doctor Who and the Silurians), Manhunt and Doomwatch plus a few films including various Carry On movies (noted below) before going back to Australia in 1972.
Continuing his career as a horse breeder, Cain was drawn to the United States by the preaching of evangelist Herbert W. Armstrong.[9] First coming to Longview, Texas in 1991,[10] he met a family in Gilmer who also bred horses. On a subsequent visit, he purchased some Australian artefacts and decided to stay in order to introduce the culture of Aboriginal art to America.[11] This led to Cain opening Indigenous Aspirations in Gilmer, an art gallery specialising in Aboriginal Art. He moved the art gallery to Longview in 1999 and also gave lectures on the subject to students and church groups.[6]
Filmography[edit]
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) – Short
- Follow That Camel (1967) – Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)
- Carry On Doctor (1967) – Tea Orderly (uncredited)
- The Blood Beast Terror (1968) – Gardener
- Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) – Bagpipes Soldier (uncredited)
- School for Sex (1969)
- The Chairman a.k.a. The Most Dangerous Man in the World (1969) – U.S. Signals Captain
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969) – X-Ray Man
- Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) – Barman
References[edit]
- ^ "Local Stage Star Weds Actor", Windsor and Richmond Gazette, 19 October 1960 (pg.8)
- ^ The Western Australian Government Gazette, No.29 (Perth, 28 February 2020); page 463
- ^ Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Lawn-Anoa-0321, www.findagrave.com
- ^ Lost cousins Barry and Terence Cain believed sent to Australia in late 1940's
- ^ Irregularly C - What a Carry On
- ^ a b "Australian Aboriginal art gallery opens", Longview News-Journal, 12 September 1999 (pg.2C)
- ^ Whiplash eps - Classic Australian Television
- ^ Who Are Those Guys ~ Simon Cain - Westerns...All Italiana!
- ^ "Sounds of the Outback, South of Gilmer", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 April 1998 (pg.1)
- ^ "Fun from Down Under", Longview News-Journal, 4 October 1999 (pg.3A)
- ^ "Yamboree", The Tyler Courier-Times, 18 October 1998 (pg.20)
External links[edit]
- 1938 births
- 2019 deaths
- English male stage actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- 20th-century English actors
- British emigrants to Australia
- English expatriates in Australia
- Actors from the London Borough of Bromley
- Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery
- Male actors from Kent
- People from Orpington