Michael Beecher (20 November 1939 – 4 March 1993) was an Australian-based model and actor. He was the son of Rear Admiral Otto Humphrey Becher and Valerie Chisholme Baird.
Beecher had originally wanted to train and work as a diplomat.
His highest-profile role was as debonair hospital superintendent Dr. Brian Denham in Australian soap opera The Young Doctors, a role he played from the programme's inception in 1976 until leaving the series (shortly before its demise) in 1982. Prior to The Young Doctors he had worked as a photographic model.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Type
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| 1975 || Paradise || Faulkner || TV movie
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| 1978 || Barnaby and Me || French Reporter || TV movie
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| 1982 || Runaway Island || || TV movie
|}
Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Type
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| 1976 || Silent Number || || TV series
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| 1976-82 || The Young Doctors || Dr. Brian Denham || TV series
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| 1977 || The Outsiders || || TV series
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| 1977 || Bluey || Courier || TV series, 1 episode
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| 1986 || The Haunted School || Henry Blackburn || TV miniseries
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| 1987 || The Flying Doctors || || TV series
|}