Peter Cummins

For the Irish musician, see Pete Cummins.

Peter Cummins
Born(1931-06-02)2 June 1931
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DiedOctober 2024(2024-10-00) (aged 93)
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2003[1]

Peter Cummins (2 June 1931 – October 2024) was an Australian actor of stage and screen and chorister who was especially prominent in the 1970s and appeared in some of the most famous Australian films of the period.

Cummins was part of the Carlton group that were influential in Australian theatre of the early 1970s, which also included David Williamson, Max Gillies, Graeme Blundell and Bruce Spence.[2] He died in October 2024, at the age of 93.[3]

  1. ^ AusStage. "Peter cummins".
  2. ^ 'Graeme Blundell', Talking Heads, 29 June 2009, accessed 9 Oct 2012
  3. ^ "State Theatre Company South Australia would like to acknowledge the passing of a stage and screen legend who rose to prominence in the early 70s and was instrumental in shaping Australian theatre, Peter Cummins". State Theatre Company South Australia on Instagram. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.