Steve J. Spears

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-01-22

Deathday 2007-10-16 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Steve J. Spears

Biography

Steven John Peter Spears (22 January 1951 – 16 October 2007) was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (1976). He was cited as "one of Australia's most celebrated playwrights". Spears studied law at the University of Adelaide, but through writing and performing student revues, was distracted into a career in the theatre. Spears died in Aldinga, South Australia, from brain cancer in 2007. He was 56.

Known For

Actor

1997
1989
Afraid to Dance

as Garage Man

1989
E Street

as Dave

1981
Mad Max 2

as Mechanic

1981
Space Stars

as Jace (voice)

Writer

1994
Heartbreak High

as Writer

1989
E Street

as Writer

1987

Crew

1995
Napoleon

as Additional Writing