Gary Merrill

He died of lung cancer at Falmouth, Maine. It is interesting to note that in both Neighbours and Memento Pearce's character suffers a head injury that results in a change of his demeanour. Merrill was married twice, first to Barbara Leeds and then to Bette Davis. However he continues to act in Australian theatre productions as well as Australian films such as The Hard Word (2002) and makes his home in Melbourne. His television career was equally routine: None of his series (which included Then Came Bronson and Young Doctor Kildare) lasted more than a season. Since then, he has appeared in several US productions including L.A. Confidential, Ravenous, Rules of Engagement, Memento, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Time Machine. His film career began promisingly, with roles in films like Twelve O'Clock High (1949) and All About Eve (1950), but the bulk of his screen appearances were as second- or third-billed characters in formulaic Westerns, war movies, and medical dramas. His first major breakthrough into film came with his over-the-top role as a transvestite in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he began acting in 1944, while still in the United States Army. He started in several plays when he was young, and moved his way into television when he was hired for Neighbours in 1985. film and television actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of TV guest appearances. Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at mimicking accents. S. His father died in a plane crash when Guy was 9 years of age. Gary Merrill (August 2, 1915 - March 5, 1990) was a U. Guy Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is an English-born Australian actor. He was born in England, but his parents (father a New Zealander pilot, mother a British school-teacher) moved to Australia (Geelong) when he was 3 years of age.