Jeff Kevin
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- Actor
- theatre director
- choreographer
- writer
- drama lecturer
Jeff Kevin | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) |
| Other names | Jeffrey Kevin |
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| Years active | 1966-2010, 2021-present |
| Known for | Number 96 |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Church (actress) (married; 1977) |
Jeffrey Kevin (born 1944) is an Australian actor, theatre director, choreographer, writer, and former drama lecturer best known for his role in the television soap opera Number 96, from 1972 to 1977 as Arnold Feather for 338 episodes.
His character was involved in some of the more-remarkable story lines in the program, including his marriage to Patti Olsen and her subsequent death at the hands of the "Pantyhose Strangler". He also fell in love with Robyn Ross, who he did not realise was transgender. That broke new ground for a TV serial, in that Ross was played by cabaret artist Carlotta, who was the first transgender actress to portray a transgender character anywhere in the world.[1][2]
Jeffrey Kevin was born in 1944[1] and started his performance career in theatre in the late 1960s and by the early 1970s, started appearing in several television guest appearances, including roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide and Division 4, and in police dramas The Long Arm and The Link Men.
In 1972, Kevin was cast in the comedic role of 19-year-old, unlucky-in-love Arnold Feather in the soap opera Number 96, although Kevin was 27 at the time.[1] The role was created by series screenwriter Johnny Whyte. Feather continued in the role from mid-1972 until the series ended in August 1977. He also appeared in the series' 1974 spin-off film, Number 96. During 1977, Arnold's character was briefly phased out and replaced by his twin brother, Charles "Chook" Feather, also played by Kevin.
In the late 1970s, he acted in the serial The Sullivans and made an appearance in Skyways. In 1988, he briefly acted in the soap opera Home and Away as Catholic priest Father Rawlings.
In 2003, Kevin became a drama lecturer at Wollongong University he since retired, but as of 2021 and 2025 still works as an actor and director in occasionally local theatre.[2]
Personal life
Kevin married English-born Australian actress and model, Suzanne Church (born (9 October 1951),[1] in August 1977. She had also appeared in Number 96, as Jane Chester.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Division 4 | Gary Vickers | TV series |
| 1969 | Voyage Out | Peter | TV movie |
| 1970 | The Link Men | Benito Costello | TV series |
| 1970 | The Long Arm | Tony | TV series |
| 1970 | Eden House | Bernie | TV movie |
| 1969–71 | Homicide | Various roles | TV series |
| 1972–77 | Number 96 | Arnold Feather / Chook Feather | TV series |
| 1974 | Number 96 | Arnold Feather | TV movie |
| The Sullivans | TV series | ||
| 1979–81 | Skyways | Geoff Goodwin | TV series |
| 1988 | Home and Away | Father Rawlings | TV series |
| 1991 | The Miraculous Mellops | Mr. O'Neil | TV series |
| 1993 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series |