Lex Marinos

Alexander Francis Marinos (born 1 February 1949) is an Australian actor. Notable for his acting role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, on the 1980s Australian comedy television series Kingswood Country and as host of Late Night Legends on ABC2, he was also a presenter on radio station Double Jay (2JJ, now Triple J) in the late 1970s with Ted Robinson.

Biography
Marinos was born on 1 February 1949 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, the son of a Greek immigrant father, Fotios ("Frank") Marinopoulos and Greek-Australian mother, Anne Karofilis who was the daughter of Adonis ("Tony") Karofilis, a Greek migrant from Kassos, Greece and Minnie Matheson, an Australian of Scottish and English origin, with descent going back to couple, Samuel Bradley, a convict, and Marian Mortimer, a free migrant who immigrated to Hobart, Tasmania in the 19th century, who are Marinos's maternal great-great-great-grandparents. Marinos' maternal grandparents, Adonis and Minnie worked and owned Greek café's in towns across the Riverina region of New South Wales including; Wagga Wagga, The Rock and also in the town of Bogan Gate. He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in Drama.

Honours and awards
Marinos was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to the performing arts. He is also a former Deputy Chair of the Australia Council and the Community Cultural Development Fund of the Australia Council.

In 2008 he delivered the 10th annual Tom Brock Lecture.

He won with fellow cast at the Equity Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble In A Television Movie or Mini-Series.

As actor

 * Glitch (2017) – Steve Tripidakis
 * Rake (2014) - Spiro
 * The Slap (2011) – Manolis
 * Lunchtime (2005) (voice) – Narrator
 * Pizza (2000) – Lawyer
 * Water Rats (1996) – Bellamy
 * Bedevil (1993) – Dimitri
 * A Country Practice (1993)
 * The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) – Angelo
 * Embassy (1990) TV Series – Tariq Abdullah (1991–92)
 * Pandemonium (1988) – Detective Sergeant Dick Dickerson
 * City West (1984) TV Series – Tim Pappas
 * Goodbye Paradise (1983) – Con
 * Hoodwink (1981) –
 * Kingswood Country (1980) – Bruno (1979–1984)
 * Cathy's Child (1979) – Con Havros
 * Chopper Squad (1978)
 * King's Men
 * Matlock Police (1975) - Kevin Hanson
 * Scattergood: Friend of All (1975) TV Series
 * The Aunty Jack Show (1972)
 * The Rovers

As television director

 * A Country Practice (1994) TV Series
 * Gillies and Company (1992) TV Series
 * Boundaries of the Heart (1988)
 * Hard Knuckle (1987) (TV)
 * Perhaps Love (1987) (TV)
 * An Indecent Obsession (1985)
 * Remember Me (1985) (TV)
 * Bodyline (1984) TV miniseries