Leonard Teale

Leonard Teale
Born
Leonard George Thiele

(1922-09-26)26 September 1922
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died14 May 1994(1994-05-14) (aged 71)
EducationBrisbane Grammar School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • radio announcer
  • TV presente
  • narrator
Years active1939-1986
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Children4

Leonard George Thiele[1] AO (26 September 1922 – 14 May 1994), professionally Leonard Teale, was an Australian actor of radio, television and film and radio announcer, presenter and narrator known for his resonant baritone voice. He is best remembered for his role in the long-running Australian police procedural drama Homicide as David "Mac" MacKay.[2]

As a professional actor he adopted Teale – a homophone of his birth surname, Thiele – as a stage name.

  1. ^ "Leonard George Teale (1922–1994)". Teale, Leonard George (1922-1994). Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  2. ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 124–127.