william mcinnes
the person we miss
… sarah watt and william mcinnes in 2005 .
william mcinnes grew up in queensland and lives in melbourne with his two children .
for two weeks, william mcinnes will join the 612 stable as drive presenter .
william mcinnes on meeting gregory peck, cabbage head, snorting and other ramblings .
there' s a whole lot more to william mcinnes' first novel than cricket .
home finding aids papers of rev. william c. mcinnes, s. j .
william mcinnes is an actor and an author; his latest novel is full bore .
william mcinnes :
shit happens for no other reason than… that' s life .
william mcinnes and justine clarke in a still from look both ways, directed by sarah watt .
actor and writer william mcinnes has rediscovered a new, but old, way to be diverted .
william mcinnes and sigrid thornton will act together in an upcoming play at the melbourne theatre company .
watt is survived by her husband, actor william mcinnes, and their two children clem and stella .
author and actor william mcinnes' new series auction room begins on april 15. picture: supplied .
not as funny as william mcinnes' other books that i have read, but still very enjoyable .
william mcinnes' s new novel, the laughing clowns (hachette australia), is out this week .
we’d love your help. let us know what’s wrong with this preview of full bore by william mcinnes .
intense: william mcinnes as matt with cheree cassidy as alice in the coming season of the time of our lives .
beloved and iconic australian actor william mcinnes features as inspector peel in the highly - anticipated new sbs drama deep water .
i' m in melbourne talking with william mcinnes, writer, actor and raconteur about his new book full bore .
william mcinnes on meeting gregory peck, cabbage head, snorting and other ramblings. - abc melbourne - australian broadcasting corporation
the stars of the telemovie dangerous remedy, from left, maeve dermody, jeremy sims, susie porter and william mcinnes .
william mcinnes writes on the challenges of living, loving and grieving, almost one year after his wife' s death .
only william mcinnes would think chest hair is an appropriate gift for a young child... @ reblev # mantinsel urltoken
we’d love your help. let us know what’s wrong with this preview of worse things happen at sea by william mcinnes .
praise for william mcinnes' writing' warm, nostalgic, funny and undeniably australian' sydney morning herald' a natural storyteller' sun - herald' if there is a quintessence of australianness at its best, william mcinnes has distilled it.' the age
soon after, mcinnes’ father passed away. and in 2011, william lost the love of his life, sarah to cancer .
william mcinnes will be a guest at the age melbourne writers' festival. this weekend he appears at tasmanian living writers' week .
william mcinnes was born on september 10, 1961 in redcliffe, queensland, australia. he is an actor and writer, known for
stepping into the role of the hardened chief is william mcinnes - one of the most talented and popular actors on the australian landscape today .
william mcinnes and john birmingham are both writers who' ve had successful careers in other fields - some public, some not so public .
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boardwalk books owner debbie allen (left) and assistant katrina rosetta welcome author and actor william mcinnes to a book - signing at cudgen surf club .
william mcinnes, one of australia' s best - loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture .
urltoken william mcinnes joins natasha mitchell on life matters to discuss his novel' laughing clowns' and his late wife, the film - maker sarah watt .
the coffee with william mcinnes had gone well, exceptionally well. meeting at a cafe in melbourne’s inner west, leticia carceres, associate director at the melbourne theatre company, was hoping to persuade the perpetually busy mcinnes to accept a role in a new production of the effect. mcinnes had agreed .
understanding that it' s a lot of fun to be alive in australia - that' s the gist of william mcinnes' new book, full bore .
william mcinnes is an award - winning australian author and actor. this story was recorded live at the wheeler centre’s 5th birthday - a gala night of storytelling .
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only william mcinnes would think chest hair is an appropriate gift for a young child... @ reblev # mantinsel urltoken
actor and author, william mcinnes – the boy from redcliffe, who signs a lot of books and loves a chat. photo by l. j. may .
yes, william mcinnes has been around a while. he' s 53 this year and with a self - effacing sense of humour accepts that his body has undergone certain changes .
william mcinnes is trying his hardest to be jovial. he cracks jokes, calls me & quot; old cock & quot; a lot and does a rather neat impersonation of ray winstone .
behind the scenes of david caesar' s new film, prime mover. william mcinnes loves the locals... for more, check out urltoken or' like' us on facebook urltoken
starting from monday, december 14, william mcinnes will entertain, educate and delight audiences of 612 abc brisbane. the actor and author is an australian household name, starring in longstanding and popular television dramas including blue heelers and sea change as well as his critically acclaimed role in look both ways. as an author, william writes about everyday life of regular australians including a weekly column for the courier mail. born in redcliffe, william is happy to be returning to his home state and talking to you over summer. strap yourself in and tune into william mcinnes weekdays from 3pm on 612 abc brisbane .
william mcinnes (will join writer and tv personality anna daniels and singer jeunae rogers at behind queensland' s words, noosa' s 2017 writers festival and queensland day celebration on 10 june 2017 .
mcinnes starred on the show until 1998, when he left to focus on other work .
the qualities that endear australian audiences to william mcinnes as an actor are the same that endear him as a writer. it’s that wry, laconic voice and the affectionate, authentic take on australian life .
mcinnes reveals he went to barwon heads the weekend just passed, his first visit since seachange. ‘‘what was it like? ’’ thornton asks. ‘‘it’s beautiful still, ’’ mcinnes says .
and mcinnes & apos; s new series auction room begins on the abc on april 15 .
william mcinnes is best known for his roles in sea change and blue heelers, but he also starred in the award - winning australian film look both ways, which was directed by his wife, sarah watt .
william mcinnes, one of australia' s best - loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture. a chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping - off point for william' s inimitable take on our sport - obsessed nation, australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh with warm affection. his trademark humour and anecdotes litter this collection, making it a true delight. these are truly aussie stories: about us, and about the things - and the people - in our lives. * * includes bonus chapters of two william mcinnes classics: a man' s got to have a hobby and holidays * * praise for william mcinnes' writing' warm, nostalgic, funny and undeniably australian' sydney morning herald' a natural storyteller' sun - herald' if there is a quintessence of australianness at its best, william mcinnes has distilled it.' the age
william was most recently seen in sbs drama series, deep water and upcoming performances include the new rake for tv .
william mcinnes is a well - established actor, appearing in many classic australian shows and movies, and the author of the memoirs a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right, as well as the novels cricket kings and the laughing clowns. william grew up in queensland and now lives in melbourne with his two children .
the film’s emotional essence is beautifully crystallised by the performances of justine clarke and william mcinnes. they make a heartfelt pairing and create a chemistry indicative of watt’s larger vision and tone, which is neither depressing nor cheerful .
actor, writer, and all - round entertainer william mcinnes has been beloved by australians for decades, and his new book full bore is packed with musings, anecdotes and reflections told with his warm and wry humour .
william mcinnes will share nibbles and drinks with audience members as he reads from his latest book the making of modern australia and then returns to talk with richard fidler about his life as a novelist. broadcaster, editor and scriptwriter virginia
spotted: revered actor william mcinnes accompanying five teenagers to opera australia & # 39; s the mikado opening night. lavish production of a gilbert and sullivan masterpiece. super lovely chef curtis stone has popped back to outback australia to showcase
words by actor william mcinnes and pictures by his wife and acclaimed filmmaker sarah watt, were the double bill playing at retrospect galleries in oracle on thursday night. the premise of the exhibition is to showcase the everyday items of home and
william mcinnes is a very tall man – height: 6 ft 4 inches (please, i don’t do conversions). he was born to col and iris mcinnes on 10 september 1963 in the town of redcliffe, queensland, australia (which is about 40 km north of the capital city of brisbane) and is the youngest of five children .
but a key part of look both ways, about newspaper photographer nick (william mcinnes, watt’s husband) coming to terms with having cancer, wasn’t so much a reflection of the director’s experiences as a tragic, pre - emptive art - meets - life coincidence. the kinds of feelings mcinnes’ character felt would soon be faced by the director herself .
‘‘they got it very quickly, how to play off each other, ’’ he says of thornton and mcinnes .
growing up in 1970s suburban brisbane, william mcinnes was overawed by the rugby league greats of the day – characters whose faces and stats were collected on matchboxes and footy cards. looking back with poignancy and humour, mcinnes recalls the characters, the language, the politics, the club songs and all the arcane rituals that surrounded one of his boyhood passions .
another queenslander who & # 39; s made similar observations in this week & # 39; s courier mail is actor and writer william mcinnes... and with bill, the nsw bias amongst the commentary team is more enjoyable than infuriating
william mcinnes, one of australia' s best - loved entertainers and authors, takes a look at the aussie obsession with sports and pop culture. a chance encounter in an auction house is the jumping - off point for william' s inimitable take on our sport - obsessed nation, australian popular culture and the artefacts and memorabilia that both make us cringe with recognition and laugh
after some push - ups, the man jogged alongside mcinnes and looked at him. mcinnes takes on a deep voice to imitate the man. ‘‘ seachange, ’’ he told mcinnes, ‘‘it’s a lonnng time ago. ’’ the man headed off, leaving the actor to consider both the reach of the show and the march of time .
seriously, australian film and television actor and author william mcinnes makes and takes a very good joke. after recently re - watching
dangerous remedy
which featured his brilliant portrayal of a very nasty, corrupt victorian cop, you could think otherwise .
william mcinnes' bestselling memoir, a man' s got to have a hobby, takes us back to the long summer holidays of the 1960s and 70s, and the last of the baby - boomer childhoods. william writes with humour and affection about his family, and especially his mum and dad, who talked to the tv set and enjoyed life in their house near the bay .
a wonderfully warm view of australian family life, even in the amazingly creative life that was the family of william mcinnes and sarah watt. written taking turns about chapters, watts final chapter as she faces death, is a remarkable piece of australian literature. the lighter moments, always written by mcinnes, are deliciously funny. his description of the white rabbit the family adopted had me leaking all over with laughter. always an serviceable actor, mcinnes is a superb writer and his shar
neither mcinnes nor thornton are running away from their seachange days, and indeed, are soon revelling in them. ‘‘there were a lot of great people on it, ’’ mcinnes says. ‘‘and it was fun, ’’ thornton says .
apart from being a fan of his professional performances, she also had some hyper local knowledge of mcinnes. they live in the same area, and she had stood behind mcinnes in the supermarket queue. then there was the yarraville gardens christmas carols, which mcinnes had hosted. ‘‘it was hilarious, ’’ carceres says. ‘‘he was so funny. ’’ (‘‘some of my best work, i think, ’’ intones mcinnes in mock seriousness when the connection is mentioned. )
nevertheless, as an actor, william mcinnes’s many tv roles have made him a household name. he worked for four years on blue heelers playing sergeant nicholas ‘nick’ schultz, a copper in a small country town that had more violence and corpses than midsomer murders .
william mcinnes is one of the most accomplished and popular actors on the australian landscape today. equally at home in theatre, film and television, comedy and drama, he has played countless lead and supporting roles in some of the most successful and memorable productions this country has had to offer and has multiple afi and logie nominations for this extensive body of work. william is also the author of nine books .
from a child' s point of view an adult' s word can seem pretty strange sometimes. during his fifth year, william mcinnes is introduced to all kinds of adult themes including gallstones, the definition of
fart
and the importance of political principle .
at 8. 00 mcinnes shares his perspective: “shit happens to people sometimes for no reason other than that’s… life. ”
margaret whitlam, mem fox, don chipp, william mcinnes, malcolm fraser, george negus and jessica watson are just a few. derryn hinch will speak on may 11 on his new book human headlines: my 50 years in the media. beaumaris residents cheryl and andrew
for his unforgettable role in the feature film, look both ways, william won the film critics circle of australia award for best actor and received an afi award nomination best lead actor. in 2008, william received both an afi award and a film critics circle of australia award for his performance in unfinished sky. william’s other feature film credits include david caesar’s dirty deeds and prime mover, blessed directed by ana kokkinos, and the hopes and dreams of gazza snell. in 2006, william was awarded the sydney morning herald, sun herald and the age australian star of the year award .
series one: activities at fairfield university and misc. papers, 1958 - 2006. series two: scrapbook / photo albums of overseas trips, 1973 - 1996. series three: pages from president william c. mcinnes, s. j. scrapbook, 1967 - 1970 .
mcinnes has remembered that, anyway he reckons you wouldn' t last long, if you weren' t the real deal .
far from that, east west 101 is an australian - based drama about a water - and - oil cop partnership between zane malik (don hany) and ray crowley (william mcinnes). malik is a devout young muslim, while crowley is a veteran officer with an ego
william mcinnes, actor and author, is an australian household name. he has starred in longstanding and popular television dramas such as blue heelers and sea change, and his role in the 2005 film look both ways, written and directed by his wife sarah watt, was critically acclaimed .
i' m going to outlaw pre - shredded cheese in america, and i' ll make america grate again ,
william joked while imitating trump .
he writes about his father - a strong character who talks to the furniture, dances with william' s mother in the kitchen, and spends his free time fixing up the house and doing the best for his family. in william' s writing you can hear his father speaking and listen to his mother singing .
even so, william mcinnes was named one of ‘tv’s sexiest stars’ by tv week magazine. if he was ever in danger of becoming vain about this accolade, one female fan put him in his place when she told him that he would be quite handsome if he didn’t have such a big nose .
as an author, william writes about the everyday life of regular australians. his debut book, a manís got to have a hobby, details his familyís life in the 60s and 70s. william is the author of eight books and brings a unique perspective on talent attraction and career insights in an industry context. william writes a weekly column for the courier mail and has been the chair of the advisory council to museum of australian democracy and is a present member of the advertising standards board .
“people seem to think they have permission to give me a serve, ” he laments. “i was on a golf course a couple of years ago and a bloke came up to me and said, ‘you’re william mcinnes? ’ i said, ‘yes i am’. he said, ‘you’re a shithouse actor’ .
william mcinnes is a highly acclaimed and accomplished actor and writer. he shone in dramatic lead television roles in dramas such as the shark net, my brother jack, blue heelers, stepfather of the bride, seachange, the critically acclaimed abc telemovie curtin, and the hard hitting sbs series east west 101 .
william is the author of five best selling books - a man’s gotta have a hobby, winner of a 2006 australian book industry award, cricket kings, which was a 2007 australian book industry award nominee, that’d be right and the making of modern australia. william’s fifth book, worse things happen at sea, co - written with his late wife sarah watt, was awarded the 2012 indie non fiction book of the year. william’s latest book, the laughing clowns, was released in october 2012 .
william most recently starred in the abc telemovie, dangerous remedy, alongside claudia karvan in the time of our lives and as the host of auction rooms and hello birdy .
an interview with william mcinnes can be like herding cats, leaping from one topic to the next down a winding path of wit and charm, and this interview is no different. the last line of his book sums him up, which says that sometimes he can see things that make people happy and takes them to a lovely place. that' s exactly what william says the point of his latest book, full bore, is about: finding bits of loveliness in life .
this is a book that i have wanted to read for some time, and i found it in a friend' s bookshelf so snaffled it! (and returned it when finished !). illustrated with sarah watt' s beautiful photographs, it is a sort of memoir / biography of william mcinnes and sarah watt' s family and the story of her cancer. with some of william' s wry and funny comments, and many poignant moments, i really enjoyed it .
it no longer worries william mcinnes that people keep insulting him – even when one of those people is his mother. he’s been able to benefit from his tendency to annoy people who have never met him by taking on roles such as matt, the nearest thing to a villain in the time of our lives .
william mcinnes has been nominated for many stage and screen awards (but not for as many logies as john wood). in 1997 he won a variety club drama award and also two logie awards for ‘most outstanding actor’ – in 2000 for playing max connors in seachange and again in 2002 for my brother jack .
william mcinnes is a man with many labels: actor, author, democrat, and all - round good bloke. his dad col wasn & # 39; t always so flattering. when the former redcliffe boy asked his father why he was so lucky to be growing up in australia, the answer was :
a remarkably moving book written by william mcinnes and sarah watt. tracks the highs and lows of their life together, including beautiful stories of moments with each other and their children alongside tragedies such as their still born first child and sarah' s cancer. i really connected with this book and particularly sarah watt .
in this moving interview with jane hutcheon for abc’s one on one program, mcinnes reveals what an amazing life perspective these tragic events have given him .
at 9. 30 mcinnes talks about the people society idolizes – actors, musicians, artists – and why they have nothing on his deceased wife .
mcinnes was the first guest host of let loose live on 29 may 2005; the show was axed by the seven network after just two weeks .
warning: it' s probably not wise to listen to the audiobook of this (read by william himself) on public transport or anywhere else that you may be embarrassed. when i wasn' t hooting with laughter, i was having a little cry. william is a master comedy storyteller, but he' s also a sentimental old boofhead with the tenderest of hearts. william manages to capture the essence of australia past and present in his own rambling style, telling stories about people and places and times that are all too fami
william mcinnes was big on our television screens in the 90s, appearing on shows like blue heelers, country practice and sea change. he’s taken a hiatus in the past few years, it seems that he is more interested in spending time with his children, 20 - year - old clem and 15 - year - old stella .
at montalto vineyard, william will discuss his career and creative endeavours. join this irreverent storyteller in conversation with melbourne author john harms, for an evening of anecdote, absurdity and australiana .
i thoroughly enjoyed this collection of simple stories and anecdotes from every day family life. i think it was the sheer ordinary nature of the mcinnes - watt household that impressed me most of all. just because these people are in film and acting, doesn' t make their family life extraordinary. i saw a lot of myself in mcinnes and found many of his quirks and inefficiences quite affirming! knowing what became of william and sarah, the final chapters bring on an ominous feeling as sarah discusses
mcinnes sought advice from his mother, asking why total strangers were giving him “both barrels”. his mother said: “well, look at you. you’re six foot four, you’re moderately successful, and you look quite smug. ” when mcinnes said: “oh thanks, ma”, she said: “suck it up! ”
mcinnes is a big fellow - 6ft 3
and solid, he had the sort of build that has a propensity to grow larger with age ...
the effect is a four - hander, although mcinnes says the other three carry it. “i pop in off the bench occasionally, which is good. ”
a wonderfully warm view of australian family life, even in the amazingly creative life that was the family of william mcinnes and sarah watt. written taking turns about chapters, watts final chapter as she faces death, is a remarkable piece of australian literature. the lighter moments, always written by mcinnes, are deliciously funny. his description of the white rabbit the family adopted had me leaking all over with laughter. always an serviceable actor, mcinnes is a superb writer and his share of this book is no less entertaining and provoking than any which preceded it. it just hurts so much to realise his great love, sarah watt, died so soon after it was written .
william mcinnes’ voice is deep, authoritative, familiar and trustworthy. he has read countless audio books and narrated numerous documentaries including the abc’s cross - platform series, the making of modern australia, for which he also wrote the book of the same name. he is great with straight, dramatic and comedic reads and is also brilliant with characters and accents .
warning: it' s probably not wise to listen to the audiobook of this (read by william himself) on public transport or anywhere else that you may be embarrassed. when i wasn' t hooting with laughter, i was having a little cry. william is a master comedy storyteller, but he' s also a sentimental old boofhead with the tenderest of hearts. william manages to capture the essence of australia past and present in his own rambling style, telling stories about people and places and times that are all too familiar to many australians. definitely a delightful read .
the reason was that carceres had already cast sigrid thornton, and mcinnes would play opposite. the last time the pair had been together was in seachange, the celebrated abc comedy drama series in which thornton’s laura and mcinnes’s max were an electrifying couple. and now, some 14 years on, carceres had managed to reunite them .
full bore, says mcinnes, is a “gentle sort of collection. ” it’s about how lives are “made of little moments, and they’re the fun things that connect us all. ” the stories are about connecting with others, because for him, sharing stories with other people is one of the ways he finds meaning in life. and the title? that’s just how william mcinnesapproaches life in general. to go at something ‘full bore’ means to do it “with a great deal of gusto and endeavour, ” but that also means “living life not at a million miles an hour but to embrace it… in all its swings and roundabouts and ups and downs. ” you can watch our interview with william mcinnes live in melbourne here .
and mcinnes tells of being among the throng trying to get served in a great coffee shop on his recent visit, ‘‘bumping my head on pots and pans and hams’’ .
mcinnes says sarah, his late wife, watched the first series: ‘‘sarah stopped watching it after i came on: ‘you’ve ruined that one for me... ’’’
i' ve always enjoyed mcinnes' work and this book did not disappoint. mcinnes has an amazing ability to make you laugh and cry in one sentence and i love that all of his reflections and recollections are the stuff of ordinary, mundane, day to day life - the stuff that really matters in the end. sarah and william compliment each other beautifully. it is sad that their co - writing cannot be shared in the future. reading this book made me appreciate the small things in my everyday life. it made me lov
anne christine rechkemmer, the daughter of clark a. rechkemmer of brecksville, ohio, and the late eleanor c. rechkemmer, was married on saturday evening to patrick john chatfield, a son of suzanne t. chatfield and james v. chatfield of saratoga springs, n. y. the rev. william mcinnes performed the ceremony at st. ignatius of loyola roman catholic
william mcinnes is one of australia' s most popular writers and actors. his books include the bestselling memoirs a man' s got to have a hobby and that' d be right. in 2012 his book worse things happen at sea, co - written with his wife, sarah watt, was named the best non - fiction title in the abia and indie awards .
in william' s first book a man' s got to have a hobby he wrote about family life in the 1960s with humour, affection and honesty. worse things happen at sea does the same for family life in 2000s; written by william and sarah in a way that many australians can relate to and enjoy. this book celebrates the wonderful, messy, haphazard things in life - bringing home babies from
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular stage and screen actors. his leading roles in sea change and blue heelers have made him a household name. the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim. he has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, and has won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in 2000 and 2004. william grew up in queensland and has travelled extensively throughout australia. he now lives in melbourne with his two children. he was married to the late film maker sarah watt .
“what people are going to discover, ” says thornton, “what people won’t have seen on television because i was always on an apple box, is that there is an extraordinary height disparity between william and me .
his fourth book, the making of modern australia, was released in 2010; it was accompanied by a television documentary series of the same name on the abc that mcinnes narrated .
in 2002, mcinnes was part of the cast of marshall law, which was cancelled after one season; and he returned for several episodes of blue heelers in 2004 and 2005 .
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular stage and screen actors. his leading roles in sea change and blue heelers have made him a household name. the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim. he has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, and has won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in
loved this book - very touching and funny and beautiful writing from both william and sarah. here is my blog on my connection to their watery worlds: http: / / swimmingpoolstories. blogspot. c ...
christina beck calcagni, a daughter of patricia belle dantzler calcagni and stephen m. calcagni of roxbury, conn. , was married yesterday in chestnut hill, mass. , to august albert sack vi, the son of mr. sack iv of wainscott, n. y. , and the late susan van wyck sack. the rev. william mcinnes performed the ceremony at the roman catholic church of st .
it’s certainly not all random, however. there are a few key threads that run through mcinnes’ writing. often his memories are spurned by everyday objects, like a matchbox, a toy from a cereal box, or even a packet of biscuits in the pantry. many of the stories mcinnes weaves from these things are deeply nostalgic, throwbacks to another era when things were different .
beautiful story of a close and caring family. sweet sarah has a warm heart in spite of tragic circumstances and william who plays the clown is a father very involved with his children. sad, funny and very poignant book .
i thoroughly enjoyed this collection of simple stories and anecdotes from every day family life. i think it was the sheer ordinary nature of the mcinnes - watt household that impressed me most of all. just because these people are in film and acting, doesn' t make their family life extraordinary. i saw a lot of myself in mcinnes and found many of his quirks and inefficiences quite affirming! knowing what became of william and sarah, the final chapters bring on an ominous feeling as sarah discusses her cancer diagnosis. a beautifully written book, with terrific pictures - i found it quite a joy to read .
it was during post - production on watt & apos; s acclaimed look both ways, in which mcinnes starred, that watt was first diagnosed with breast cancer. having thought she & apos; d beaten the disease, it returned as secondary, terminal bone cancer soon after the release of my year without sex in 2009. mcinnes is as philosophical as you can be given the circumstances .
the build - up of paraphernalia in the kids' bedrooms, the greg chappell catalogue in the loo, the plastic gold trophies, speak of something that goes to the heart. william mcinnes' first novel celebrates this infatuation and gives it a kind of glory. people who don' t get it are not going to like cricket kings, but such folk would only read the da vinci code and the business pages anyway .
some of the yarns are very personal, and mcinnes speaks with frank honesty, but it’s not just about him. the tangible link between objects and memories ring true for a lot of people, some of whom mcinnes has crossed paths with. in full bore we meet a meticulously well put - together man at a party, who has a framed snakes and ladders game from a rice bubbles packet on his wall because it reminds him of his father, a woman mourning her husband as she auctions off his furniture, or even mcinnes’ own son with a little golden book called scruffy the tugboat .
william mcinnes is a talented writer and a natural storyteller. a tail - end baby boomer, he recalls summer holidays that seemed to go on forever, when he and his mates would walk down to fish in the bay; a time when the aussie battler stood as the local labor candidate and looked out for his mates; and a time when the whole family would rush into the lounge room to watch a new commercial on tv .
so after the changes matt goes through, will people come up to mcinnes and say nice things? he laughs. “no, i don’t think they are ever going to end up liking me. ”
thornton recalls being part of the audition process for wenham’s replacement, and for her, casting mcinnes was a ‘‘pretty much a no - brainer’’. ‘‘i think it must have been difficult coming in, ’’ thornton says. ‘‘the show by that stage had developed such a following when david left. the thing that i liked was that william was such the polar opposite of david that i think it injected the show with a whole new life. ’’
william’s guest speaking engagements include the history council of victoria annual lecture, voices on the coast literary breakfast, the preoperative nurses conference and the 2012 etawa teachers conference. he has mc’d for the australia day concert and the australia post bicentenary event .
mcinnes calls it
entertainment with a brain
and the people featured include everyone from elvis impersonators flogging off memorabilia, to people in high society auctioning off a lifetime & apos; s collection of antiques .
they recall the ‘‘really nice’’ brother and sister who used to run it, and begin listing the lollies on offer. bullets, big boss cigars, cobbers, mcinnes offers. musk sticks, thornton adds .
i' ve always enjoyed mcinnes' work and this book did not disappoint. mcinnes has an amazing ability to make you laugh and cry in one sentence and i love that all of his reflections and recollections are the stuff of ordinary, mundane, day to day life - the stuff that really matters in the end. sarah and william compliment each other beautifully. it is sad that their co - writing cannot be shared in the future. reading this book made me appreciate the small things in my everyday life. it made me love and appreciate my family and helped me to stand back and enjoy the everyday moments with the light heartedness and affection they deserve .
one of australia’s most popular and recognisable actors, william mcinnes’s tv roles in blue heelers and seachange made him a household name, the mini - series shark net and my brother jack earned him widespread critical acclaim, and cameo appearances on the landmark australian sitcom kath & kim cracked us up. bill has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, won a variety club drama award in 1997 and two logie awards for most outstanding actor in 2000 and 2004 .
after a recurring role in a country practice in 1990, mcinnes appeared in series such as bligh, ocean girl, good vibrations and snowy before making his name as senior constable nick schultz on blue heelers in 1993 .
also an award - winning actor and best known for his leading roles in blue heelers and seachange, william has won two logies and an afi award for best actor in the film unfinished sky. he recently starred in the tv dramas deep water and rake .
william mcinnes is a very popular australian actor, writer, columnist and raconteur. he was born and grew up in redcliffe, queensland and now lives in melbourne with his two children. as an award - winning actor, he won two logies and an afi award for best actor for his role in the film unfinished sky and received critical and public acclaim for his leading role in the film look both ways, written and directed by his wife, artist and filmmaker sarah watt .
besides, writing, acting and family life, mcinnes says he takes an interest in civic life, because you get politicians you deserve and sometimes that can end up being a load of
clowns running the show .
for all the seriousness of the subject, there will be those who come to see thornton and mcinnes just because they are back performing together. and beyond contemplating some weighty issues, there will be a revelation to some .
drivers caught in the act when they believe they are unobserved at the traffic lights, collectible toys from the cereal packets of yore, awkward dinner party conversations and the messy universe of the young are all in safe hands here. the snapshots of every day life provide glorious material for full bore, another celebration by author william mcinnes of what richness can be found in the small moments. the author, in both writing and speaking mode, is a master at going off on a tangent and then
this book is a throughly enjoyable read, and will have you chuckling along with mcinnes and his stories while also reflecting back on your own past, and the ways that everyday moments, objects and memories can take you back .
raw, sad and honest sharing about sarah' s encounter with cancer and how the family reacted. earlier chapters dealt with family life before the cancer and william is a very funny story teller - i snorted and laughed through his mis - adventures. a wonderfully human book .
in 2012, mcinnes lost his film maker wife sarah watts to breast cancer. these days he says he and the kids, now young adults, stick to an annual holiday as the time process their loss and make more memories ,
“if you want happiness you can just take a pill, and zonk yourself and be in a blissful state, ” mcinnes says. “go and meditate on the top of a mountain, not engage with the rest of the world .
mcinnes laughs .
it & apos; s like a pleasant half hour of television. it & apos; s one of those shows where you can kick off your shoes, sit back and meet some nice, funny folk .
yet mcinnes always seemed a likely replacement. knight says mcinnes was one of the actors he had written the part of diver dan for, but he was tied up with blue heelers. ‘‘i thought, well, the great thing about will, he’s actually got a lot of depth, ’’ knight says. ‘‘his great ambition in life, i think, would have been to be a curmudgeonly labor senator up in queensland but unfortunately, he’s enormously gifted as an actor. ’’
william mcinnes and sarah watt’s personal take on the simplicity yet messiness of everyday life is a pure joy to read. worse things happen at sea is about two famous australians in the television, film and writing industry; yet two very ordinary people who live through the day - to - day stuff we all do: raising children, renovating homes, coping with the illness of love ones, making mistakes, fixing things and not being able to fix things. the fact that sarah watt died after a battle with cancer la
while still acting, william found a new vocation as a writer, and delighted readers with very funny memoirs about his father and growing up in redcliffe, a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right. for more about bill’s writing, see the main profile article below .
despite his many achievements, mcinnes has a reputation for being self - effacing. of those days on the seachange set, he initially recalls his fake tan, the hair dye, and being ‘‘as big as clive palmer and just as wide’’ .
on television, mcinnes is perhaps best known for his dramatic roles in programs such as the shark net, my brother jack, blue heelers, stepfather of the bride, seachange, east west 101 and the time of our lives alongside claudia karvan .
william mcinnes is one of australia’s most popular writers, delighting readers with his memoirs a man’s got to have a hobby and that’d be right, his novels cricket kings and the laughing clowns, and his insight into australian life since the 1940s, written with essential media and entertainment, the making of modern australia. in 2011, with his wife sarah watt, he co - wrote worse things happen at sea, which was named the best non - fiction title in the abia and the indie awards in 2012. his latest book is holidays .
mcinnes offers that it was a ‘‘nice gig’’, but questions his own performance: he was a ‘‘relatively’’ good - looking actor, standing at a certain angle, clenching his jaw a bit. ‘‘that was just me being a ponce, i think. ’’
the man behind the the characters has lived a life as fulfilling and rich – and full of heartbreak – as any he has portrayed on screen. mcinnes and his wife, actor and director sarah watt, lost their first son – cosmo – at birth .
mcinnes played max connors, whose background was a formidable career as a foreign correspondent. knight says they braced for a ratings hit. instead, the audience grew. ‘‘we just were waiting for the numbers to plummet, and incredibly, they started going up .
william mcinnes’s new novel the birdwatchers (see cover photo bottom left) was published in october 2013, and is about love, twitchers and learning to trust. it’s a story about a bloke who' s losing his hearing; a bird that can' t fly but likes being read to; and a teenage daughter who doesn' t know who to be angry at. it' s about a woman living with the echo of illness finding out how much fun it can be to trust someone; a man called murph who has a secret; and perry como .
🙋🏼♀hands up hardcore fangirl of everything mcinnes has written and this one is no exception. his novels (cricket kings and the birdwatcher) are glorious and his extensive range of non - fiction texts are thoroughly engaging reads. i was given this book as a gift for christmas 2016 😳 and my only excuse is that i knew once i read it i wouldn’t have a mcinnes book to look forward to. hopefully there’s another one on the way soon. in full bore we are taken on a meandering ramble of amusing anecdotes t
‘william mcinnes has made a career of playing pretty uptight, taciturn types after hitting our screens as a romantic lead in seachange. but we know he can be very funny and very laid back in his observations of aussie backyard life and its rituals. [ the novel ]... has his trademark laconic larrikin tone and a meandering, slow pace that takes its unhurried rhythm from the careful patience of birdwatchers (of which he is one). this gentle story underlines the way human and bird behaviour share certain characteristics from ruffled feathers to mating rituals. ’ caroline baum .
the effect is a very long way from christmas carols in the park, or for that matter, the pearl bay of seachange. and indeed, those who might come in hope of seeing laura and max will see thornton and mcinnes in a very different place .
mcinnes and watt married two decades ago when he was an unemployed actor with poor prospects. they had two children, clem, now 18, and stella, 13, and settled into a comfortable family life in footscray, in melbourne & apos; s western suburbs .
william' s ramblings - like his memory that
shoots off in all directions
- ranged from free toys found in cereal packets, rugby players, fashions and how they jump generations, tattoos, and the sealed section of the magazine cleo with its
nude coots
, as his dad used to call them .
thornton and mcinnes remained mates after seachange, partly helped by having weekenders in the same area. but there are no guarantees performers will stay in touch after a gig finishes. it’s clear as they swap stories and anecdotes that there is a strong history of friendship between them .
after pottering around writing the occasional article for newspapers, he wrote a column for the australian women’s weekly called ‘william tells’ (groan). this only encouraged him, and in 2006 his first book, a man’s got to have a hobby, was published to great acclaim, which astonished him more than it surprised anyone else.
daryl william mathew gabriel mcinnes ( born 10 september 1963 ) is an australian film and television actor and writer . he portrays the role of matt tivolli in the time of our lives . he is best known for his roles as senior constable nick schultz in blue heelers and max connors in seachange . 
daryl william mathew gabriel mcinnes (born 10 september 1963) is an australian film and television actor and writer. he portrays the role of matt tivolli in the time of our lives. he is best known for his roles as senior constable nick schultz in blue heelers and max connors in seachange.
daryl william mathew gabriel mcinnes (born 10 september 1963) is an australian film and television actor and writer. he portrays the role of matt tivolli in the time of our lives. he is best known for his roles as senior constable nick schultz in blue heelers and max connors in seachange.