Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams, AO, FAHA, FRSA (born 12 July 1939) is an Australian humanist, social commentator, broadcaster, public intellectual and farmer. He hosts an ABC Radio National program, Late Night Live, four nights a week, and writes a weekly column for The Australian.His career has successful spanned advertising and film production, and has served on many non-profit boards including Greenpeace Australia, Ausflag, Care Australia, Film Victoria, National Museum of Australia, both the Adelaide and Brisbane festivals of ideas, the Montsalvat Arts Society and the Don Dunstan Foundation.Adams has been appointed both a Member and subsequently an Officer of the Order of Australia; and he has received numerous awards including five honorary doctorates from Australian universities; Republican of the Year 2005; the Senior ANZAC Fellowship; the Australian Humanist of the Year, the Golden Lion at Cannes; the Longford Award; a Walkley Award; and the Henry Lawson Australian Arts Award. In 1997 the International Astronomical Union named a minor planet orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter after him. A National Trust poll elected him one of Australia's 100 national living treasures.
University of Sydney, South Carolina State University
Spouse
Patrice Newell
Parents
Charles Adams
Movies
Not Quite Hollywood
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Fact
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Gtundy Via Scone, New South Wales, Australia [January 2009]
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He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1987 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Film and Television.
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He was awarded the A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1992 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the Australian Film and television industries.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Abra Cadabra
1983
producer
Fighting Back
1982/II
executive producer
Lonely Hearts
1982
executive producer
We of the Never Never
1982
executive producer
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
producer
The Getting of Wisdom
1977
producer
Don's Party
1976
producer
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
producer
The Naked Bunyip
1970
Documentary executive producer / producer
Jack and Jill: A Postscript
1970
producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Legalize Murder
2007
Video
Jack Norseman
Road to Nhill
1997
God (voice)
Dallas Doll
1994
Radio Announcer
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
Narrator (uncredited)
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
TV Series
Menger
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
Crewman (uncredited)
Battle of the Coral Sea
1959
Crewman (uncredited)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Todes Gruppe
2004
Short
Jack and Jill: A Postscript
1970
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jack and Jill: A Postscript
1970
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jack and Jill: A Postscript
1970
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jack and Jill: A Postscript
1970
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Heroes of Comedy
1999
TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Imagine
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Broadcaster
Australian Story
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Jesters
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
Into the Shadows
2009
Documentary
Himself
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
2008
Documentary
Himself
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Broadcaster
Spy Shop
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Fabric of a Dream: The Fletcher Jones Story
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Chaser's War on Everything
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Adventures of Bazza in Chunderland: The Making of 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'
2007
Video documentary
Himself
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom'