Steve J. Spears

Acting · Writing · Crew

Born January 22, 1951, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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.

Filmography

• F.T.P.D. Fairy Tale Police Department — Writer
• Magic Mountain — Lion
• 1995Napoleon — Additional Writing
• 1994Cody: A Family Affair — Moli
• Heartbreak High — Writer
• 1989Afraid to Dance — Garage Man
• E Street — Dave, Writer
• 1987Those Dear Departed — Writer
• 1987Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train — Singer
• 1985The Empty Beach — Manny
• 1981Mad Max 2 — Mechanic
• 1978Temperament Unsuited
• The Greatest Tune on Earth — Screenplay