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Raymond Francis Meagher OAM (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988.
Ray Meagher is an Australian actor who has played Alf Stewart on Home and Away since 1988. He is the only original actor still with the series and has won two awards and six nominations.
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- July 4, 1944
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Ray Meagher is an Australian actor best known for playing Alf Stewart on Home and Away since 1988. He has also appeared in other shows like Prisoner, Matlock Police and Muriel's Wedding.
- July 4, 1944
- Ray holds a Guinness World Record as the longest serving actor in an Australian serial. Previously, the record was held by fellow Home and Away actors Norman Coburn (Don Fisher) and Kate Ritchie (Sally Fletcher) until they left the show.
- Ray’s previous on-screen encounter with Alf’s current love interest - actress Belinda Giblin who plays Martha Stewart - was a violent tussle! Despite Belinda’s equally long career in Aussie TV shows, including a role in ‘80s soap Sons and Daughters, Ray and Belinda have only met on screen once before, back in the early ‘70s.
- Ray was an early mentor to Hollywood actress and former co-star Isla Fisher when she joined the soap as a teen. She might be a big star now, but Ray remembers giving some sound advice to the Wedding Crashers actress after she took the role as troubled kid Shannon Reed.
- Although Ray’s been treading the boards in pantomime in the UK for over 20 years the 75-year-old has finally retired. Oh, yes, he has! The Aussie actor has played everyone from arch villain Captain Hook in Peter Pan to the evil Abanazar in Aladdin but he's decided his panto days are over.
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Biography. Raymond Francis Meagher OAM (born 4 July 1944) is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian film and television since the mid-1970s. He is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, portraying Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the role since the first episode in 1988.
Jul 4, 2022 · The long-running soap's Alf Stewart actor received messages of love and gratitude from his co-stars on Instagram. Ray Meagher has been playing the iconic character for 34 years and commented on the cancellation of Neighbours.
