Tom Oliver

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Tom Oliver (born 12 June 1938) is a retired English-born actor who began his career in theatre in his homeland country before immigrating to Australia, where he was best known for his television soap opera roles including Number 96 as Jack Sellers and the long-running role of lovable rogue Lou Carpenter in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, 1988 to 2016.

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Career

Oliver, who lived in Australia, found work as a stockman, spending three years in this field, travelling around the country. He returned to the United Kingdom shortly after embarking on an overland trek across Asia to return to Australia. However, the trip was interrupted by sickness and Oliver returned to the United Kingdom, where he contacted Albert Finney, who was then planning to produce the film Ned Kelly in Australia in 1963. Finney gave him a letter of introduction to a Sydney and Oliver emigrated in 1963 and later became an Australian citizen. He comes from Fareham, Hampshire, to visit his old friends.

Oliver became a popular theatre and television actor in Australia. He appeared in numerous guest starring roles on Australian drama series Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, and Crawford's adventure film Hunter (1967).

Oliver appeared in serial Bellbird from 1969 to 1971, and in the 1971 film Nickel Queen, directed by John McCallum, he was later cast. He has worked in Crawfords and other industries since being a television celebrity. He appeared in several British television series at the start of the 1970s, such as Paul Temple, Thirty Minute Theatre, and even in the Gerry Anderson series "United Check A-OK" as a doctor and a SHADO technician in the episode "The Sound of Silence."

In 1967, Oliver appeared as a host on Play School for a brief period.

In 1972, he appeared in The cast of fledgling soap opera Number 96 as Janie Somers' new beau Jack Sellars. The show's producers were impressed with his appearance, and the character was turned into a regular lead regular in the serial, with back-slapping rough diamond Jack named "Jolly Jack Sellars."

Oliver became one of the most popular cast members of Number 96. During his time on the show, he married Lynn Rainbow, a 96 actor who played Sonia Vansard and opened a wine bar in Kensington, Sydney cunningly named Jack's Cellar. He reprised his television appearance in a Number 96 spinoff of the serial in late 1973, as well as a portion of the show's regular cast, including Rainbow. Oliver stayed in the series for more than two years before eventually choosing to leave in mid-1974. He quickly returned to guest starring roles on television and film of various sizes. In September 1975, he briefly returned to Number 96 in the role of Jack Sellars. He has been married to his new wife, Jan Oliver, since 1985. Lou, a Maltese Shitzu, was a character on Neighbours. He is an avid gardener and mountain fisherman.

Oliver's film appearances included ABBA: The Movie (1977). His main role in the film is as ABBA's gruff bodyguard; however, he also appears in the film as a barman and as a chatty moustached taxi driver who appears mainly from behind; Oliver appeared in many Australian drama series and serials throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Prisoner, Holiday Island, Cop Shop, and Sons and Daughters. He appeared in the acclaimed miniseries The Dismissal, depicting Reg Withers. Oliver has been nominated for three times for the Best Supporting Actor Award in Australia. Oliver appeared on stage, including The Knack, Cactus Flower, How the Other Half Loves, and The Club.

Today Oliver is best known for his long-serving role as Lou Carpenter in Neighbours. Lou, Madge Bishop's former flame, appeared in a few episodes as lovable rogue used-car salesman Lou. The character was reintroduced to the series in early 1992 and was a central character until 2016. Oliver was written out of the program in 1996, but the show's producers retorted after receiving numerous petitions from fans, and he was soon reintroduced. He was the show's longest serving actor by 2009, both in continuous and total terms. Oliver changed his role on Neighbours to a part-time regular cast member from the 2009 season. Oliver appeared in a documentary special on the 30th anniversary of the show The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the United Kingdom in March 2015. Oliver had to put his reputation as Lou further in 2015, and would only appear as a visitor from time to time. Oliver resigned from the role after 24 years in October 2016, and his last appearance aired in December 2016.

Lou did not appear in the series finale, but there was also a mention of his character in the form of "T Oliver" in a lawyers' office. Jason Herbison, an executive, later revealed that he had personally called Oliver to inform him about the final episode, but Oliver turned it down because he was "at a different time in his life now."

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