Michael Merrick Long (11 October 1947 – 17 April 1991) was an Australian actor on stage, television and movies, as well as voice-only.

Career

He appeared in early television roles in Matlock Police, Homicide, Division 4, Bluey. He starred in the 1971 Australian stage production of Conduct Unbecoming as Subaltern Millington. Further television credits included Cop Shop, Prisoner (as Mick O'Brien), Taurus Rising (as Sam Farrer), Sons and Daughters (as Stephen Morrell) and Richmond Hill (as Craig Connors). He appeared in films including Squizzy Taylor, The Chain Reaction and Careful, He Might Hear You. He provided the voice over in television and radio commercials, documentaries and corporate videos, initially working for the ABC. This became his main work, continuing through his illness until a few weeks before his death.

Filmography

Television

Film

Stage

Death

Long died of lung cancer in 1991 at the age of 43.