Noel Christian Tovey (25 December 1934 – 11 August 2025) was an Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer. <!-- TODO: main info for lead: dance, Indigenous, LGBTQ -->
Early life
Tovey was born in Melbourne in 1934 with Ngarrindjeri heritage through his mother and African and Creole French heritage through his father. In 1951, he was imprisoned for homosexual acts in Pentridge prison.