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1938Jun, 12

Tom Oliver

Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor
Tom Oliver (born 12 June 1938) is a British-born Australian retired actor who started his career in theatre in his native country, before emigrating to Australia.

He appeared in numerous Crawford Productions TV police procedurals, but is better known for his TV soap opera roles, including small roles in Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and A Country Practice.

He is probably better known for his more permanent roles in soaps Bellbird, as Tom Grey, Number 96 as Jack Sellers and in Neighbours as Lou Carpenter, a role he played for 25 years, in which he is known for his constant sparring with Harold Bishop.

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Events on 1938

  • 18Feb

    Nanking Massacre

    Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee" and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
  • 12Mar

    Austria

    Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
  • 23Sep

    Munich Agreement

    Mobilization of the Czechoslovak army in response to the Munich Agreement.
  • 30Sep

    Munich Agreement

    Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
  • 30Oct

    The War of the Worlds (radio drama)

    Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.