Leslie Dayman, who was born as Leslie Ernest Dayman, was an actor from Australia.
He is best known for his performances on television (serials and telemovies) and film, major small screen roles including Homicide, Prisoner, Sons and Daughters and E Street.
Who was Leslie Dayman?
Leslie Ernest Dayman was born in Footscray, Victoria, Australia on 19 January 1938.
He was the son of AFL/VFL footballer Les Dayman.
He started a career in theatre in 1955 and thereafter worked as an actor, director and narrator.
A staple of the small screen, his television career began in 1964, when he appeared in the police procedural crime series Homicide.
As senior detective Bill Hudson he appeared in 104 episodes from 1966 to 1968.
In the 1980s, he was a regular cast member in three major Australian soap operas, all of which had international success:
In Grundy Television’s Sons and Daughters, he played Roger Carlyle, a ruthless shady businessman in episodes broadcast in 1984 and 1985;
Also in 1985, he starred in Prisoner, another Grundy production, as Geoff MacRae, one of three male prisoners in a 6-month story arc,
And in E Street, he played Senior Sergeant George Sullivan for the series entire run from 1989 to 1993.
Other television appearances included Division 4, Bellamy, Cop Shop, Holiday Island, A Country Practice, Water Rats, Stingers, All Saints, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Sara Dane.
Movie appearances include Weekend of Shadows, Gallipoli, Oscar and Lucinda, Footy Legends, Stepfather of the Bride, The Silence and Holy Smoke!.
He acted in many South Australian Theatre Company productions and was its director from 1968 to 1969.
Leslie Dayman’s death
He passed away on 20 October 2023, at the age of 85.
His former co-star Mez Howard confirmed his death on social media. No cause of death was revealed.
He is survived by his wife his two sons, and his two grandchildren.
About Leslie Dayman Wife; Who was Leslie Dayman married to?
Dayman had two wives in his life. His first wife was Diane Chamberlain Dayman, who was also an actor and a member of the South Australian Theatre Company.
His second wife was Rosie Dayman, whom he married in 1961. They were together until his death in October 2023.
About Leslie Dayman’s children
Dayman had two sons with his first wife, Diane Chamberlain, who was also an actor.
Their names are Nicholas Andrew and Timothy Paul.
He also had two granddaughters and a grandson.
One of his grandsons, Chris McDermott, was the inaugural captain of Adelaide Crows, a football team.
About Les Dayman’s Siblings Family
Here is a list of some of Dayman’s family members and their names:
- Father: Leslie Clarence Dayman
- Mother: Edith Annie Dayman (née Smitham)
- Siblings: Clement Gordon Lyle Dayman, and five others whose names are unknown
- First wife: Diane Chamberlain Dayman
- Second wife: Rose Dayman
- Sons: Nicholas Andrew Dayman and Timothy Paul Dayman
- Grandson: Chris McDermott
- Granddaughters: Two, whose names are unknown
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