Alan Hopgood's guest appearances

Alan Hopgood

100 Not Out

Talking Prisoner

Donald Trump

Dave Asprey

Jane Fonda

Eckhart Tolle

Mitch Albom

Chris Hill

David Sinclair

Andy Ramage

Gwyneth Paltrow

John Demartini

Mario Martinez

Pete Evans

Jamie Oliver

Jack Wolfson

Lisa Messenger

OwlTail

Wally Wallace

Talking Prisoner EP 25 Interview with Alan Hopgood (Wally Wallace)Welcome to Episode 25 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down and spoke with Actor, Author, Producer, Writer and leading playwright Alan Hopgood who played Wally Wallace on Prisoner. We spoke in great length to Alan about his life growing up, how he got into acting from a very young age and about his time at the University of Melbourne and his first television play The Sound of Thunder. Alan spoke to us about his time on Bellbird in which he appeared in 872 episodes as Dr Reed and told us lots of behind the scenes information about Bellbird. Alan is a leading playwright and wrote a play called “And the Big Men Fly” which also starred Elspeth Ballantyne and was able to give us all the behind the scenes about this successful play. We spoke in great length about a movie Alan wrote called Alvin Purple which was a box office smash hit back in 1973 and where he got the idea to write it. We spoke in length about Alans time on Prisoner playing Wally Wallace and working alongside Betty Bobbitt and Gerda Nicholson and how he got the part of Wally and what he thought about his character Wally. Alan spoke to us about his time on Neighbours playing Lassiters Hotel owner Jack Lassiter and working alongside Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson) We also spoke to Alan about him receiving an order of Australia for his services to the performing arts and raising awareness in Men’s health through his book and plays. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel.#alanhopgood #prisoner #cellblockh #neighbours #bellbird

Talking Prisoner EP 25 Interview with Alan Hopgood (Wally Wallace)Welcome to Episode 25 of Talking Prisoner. Hosts Ken Mulholland and Matt Batten sat down and spoke with Actor, Author, Producer, Writer and leading playwright Alan Hopgood who played Wally Wallace on Prisoner. We spoke in great length to Alan about his life growing up, how he got into acting from a very young age and about his time at the University of Melbourne and his first television play The Sound of Thunder. Alan spoke to us about his time on Bellbird in which he appeared in 872 episodes as Dr Reed and told us lots of behind the scenes information about Bellbird. Alan is a leading playwright and wrote a play called “And the Big Men Fly” which also starred Elspeth Ballantyne and was able to give us all the behind the scenes about this successful play. We spoke in great length about a movie Alan wrote called Alvin Purple which was a box office smash hit back in 1973 and where he got the idea to write it. We spoke in length about Alans time on Prisoner playing Wally Wallace and working alongside Betty Bobbitt and Gerda Nicholson and how he got the part of Wally and what he thought about his character Wally. Alan spoke to us about his time on Neighbours playing Lassiters Hotel owner Jack Lassiter and working alongside Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson) We also spoke to Alan about him receiving an order of Australia for his services to the performing arts and raising awareness in Men’s health through his book and plays. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel.#alanhopgood #prisoner #cellblockh #neighbours #bellbird

Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 25 Interview with Alan Hopgood (Wally Wallace)

Alan Hopgood is a playwrite and actor of nearly 60 years in Australia creating waves in the mental health and wider health world. Alan is 83 years old and still writes, plays, directs and is passionate about sharing messages of health with communities affected by health challenges. His business Health Play (find out more at www.healthplay.com.au) has a series of 12 plays, any one of which can be featured in a local community to raise awareness of the featured condition. The plays cover issues including suicide, dementia, depression, grief, ageing, cancer, widowhood, diabetes and more. Hopgood’s first very successful play was And the Big Men Fly in 1963 produced by the Union Theatre Repertory Company. The script writer at the time was Brad Hopgood. The play was adapted for TV by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973. In 1964, he followed with The Golden Legion of Cleaning Women. In 1966 he produced Private Yuk Objects, which he claims was the first play anywhere in the world on the subject of the Vietnam War. Hopgood has also written a number of film and television screenplays, including the comedy film Alvin Purple (1973), which was the most commercially successful Australian film of the early 1970s. Hopgood was an actor with the Melbourne Theatre Company for ten years and was an early “soap” star in Bellbird, in which for six years he played the town doctor. He has also performed in the later soaps, Prisoner (for which he also scripted many episodes) and Neighbours as Jack Lassiter (a role he reprised in August 2013).[2] As an actor, his cinema credits include My Brilliant Career (1979), The Blue Lagoon (1980), Roadgames (1981), Evil Angels (1988, released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand)[3] and The Man from Snowy River II (1988). He has worked with a large number of actors including Frank Thring, Meryl Streep, Brooke Shields, Sam Neill, Judy Davis.[4] He developed prostate cancer and his book on the experience Surviving Prostate Cancer – One Man’s Journey (1996) was widely praised. He often tours giving humorous talks on men’s health.[4] Hopgood was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in 2005 for his services to the performing arts as an actor, playwright and producer, and to the community through raising awareness of men’s health issues.[5] The post 100NO 272: Alan Hopgood AM on The Power Of Comedy To Help Prevent Suicide, Bullying, Depression, Dementia, Diabetes &amp; More appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Alan Hopgood is a playwrite and actor of nearly 60 years in Australia creating waves in the mental health and wider health world. Alan is 83 years old and still writes, plays, directs and is passionate about sharing messages of health with communities affected by health challenges. His business <a href="http://healthplay.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health Play</a> (find out more at <a href="http://www.healthplay.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.healthplay.com.au</a>) has a series of 12 plays, any one of which can be featured in a local community to raise awareness of the featured condition. The plays cover issues including suicide, dementia, depression, grief, ageing, cancer, widowhood, diabetes and more. Hopgood’s first very successful play was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Big_Men_Fly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And the Big Men Fly</a> in 1963 produced by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Theatre_Repertory_Company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Union Theatre Repertory Company</a>. The script writer at the time was Brad Hopgood. The play was adapted for TV by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a> in 1973. In 1964, he followed with The Golden Legion of Cleaning Women. In 1966 he produced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Yuk_Objects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Private Yuk Objects</a>, which he claims was the first play anywhere in the world on the subject of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vietnam War</a>. Hopgood has also written a number of film and television screenplays, including the comedy film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Purple" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alvin Purple</a> (1973), which was the most commercially successful Australian film of the early 1970s. Hopgood was an actor with the Melbourne Theatre Company for ten years and was an early “soap” star in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellbird_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bellbird</a>, in which for six years he played the town doctor. He has also performed in the later soaps, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prisoner</a> (for which he also scripted many episodes) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neighbours</a> as Jack Lassiter (a role he reprised in August 2013).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hopgood#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a> As an actor, his cinema credits include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brilliant_Career_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Brilliant Career</a> (1979), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Lagoon_(1980_film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Blue Lagoon</a> (1980), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadgames" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roadgames</a> (1981), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Angels_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evil Angels</a> (1988, released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hopgood#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[3]</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Snowy_River_II" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Man from Snowy River II</a> (1988). He has worked with a large number of actors including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Thring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Thring</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryl_Streep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meryl Streep</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Shields" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brooke Shields</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Neill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam Neill</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Davis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Judy Davis</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hopgood#cite_note-Entertainoz-4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[4]</a> He developed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">prostate cancer</a> and his book on the experience Surviving Prostate Cancer – One Man’s Journey (1996) was widely praised. He often tours giving humorous talks on men’s health.[4] Hopgood was awarded the A.M. (Member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Australia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Order of Australia</a>) in 2005 for his services to the performing arts as an actor, playwright and producer, and to the community through raising awareness of men’s health issues.[5] The post <a href="https://thewellnesscouch.com/100no/100no-272-alan-hopgood-am-on-the-power-of-comedy-to-help-prevent-suicide-bullying-depression-dementia-diabetes-more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">100NO 272: Alan Hopgood AM on The Power Of Comedy To Help Prevent Suicide, Bullying, Depression, Dementia, Diabetes &amp; More</a> appeared first on <a href="https://thewellnesscouch.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wellness Couch</a>.

100NO 272: Alan Hopgood AM on The Power Of Comedy To Help Prevent Suicide, Bullying, Depression, Dementia, Diabetes & More