Cast and Crew of The Lighthorsemen

Cast of
The Lighthorsemen

About The Lighthorsemen

  • Released on September 10, 1987

Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne... The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba. But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?

Full Cast of The Lighthorsemen

Peter Phelps
plays Dave Mitchell

Nick Waters
plays Lighthorse Sargeant

John Larking
plays Stationmaster

John Haywood
plays Dave's Dad

Di O'Connor
plays Dave's Mum

Shane Briant
plays Reichert

Ralph Cotterill
plays Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein

Bill Kerr
plays Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel

Grant Piro
plays Charlie

Tony Bonner
plays Col. Murray Bourchier

Serge Lazareff
plays Rankin

Gary Sweet
plays Frank

John Walton
plays Tas

Tim McKenzie
plays Chiller

Jon Blake
plays Scotty

Matthew Randell
plays British Sergeant

Peter Douglas
plays Cockney Lance Corporal

Patrick Frost
plays Sgt. Ted Seager

Adrian Wright
plays Lawson

Jim Willoughby
plays Farrier Sergeant

Iain Strutt
plays Armourer Sergeant

Sigrid Thornton
plays Anne

Anne Scott-Pendlebury
plays Sister

Kingsley MacDonald
plays Bugler

Brenton Whittle
plays Padre

Anthony Andrews
plays Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen

Anthony Hawkins
plays Allenby

David Sadler
plays Dying Turk

Michael Kitschke
plays Trooper at Ruins

John Kelly
plays British Major

Gerard Kennedy
plays Ismet Bey

Jon Sidney
plays Grant

Graham Dow
plays Hodgson

James Wright

Gary Stalker
plays Cpl. Nobby

Stephen Crockett
plays Chauvel's Aide

Tony Mack
plays Allenby's Sigs Officer

Scott Bradley
plays Lt. Frank Burton

Bill Stacey
plays German Artillery Officer

David Bracks
plays Turkish Range Finder

Simon Palomares
plays Turkish Officer

Mark Pretti
plays Ambulance Driver

Robert Simper
plays German Trench Officer

Steve Bastoni
plays Turkish Demolition Soldier

Peter Merrill
plays Young German Officer

Peter Browne
plays Arch

Terry Brittingham
plays Ambulance Officer

Ashley Cooper
plays 'A' Trooper

Jason Dunn
plays Trooper In Demolition Room

Brendan Egan
plays 'A' Trooper

Steve Harrison
plays 'A' Trooper

Lou Horvath
plays 'A' Trooper

Adrian Ireland
plays 'A' Trooper

William Kerr
plays 'A' Trooper

Kevin May
plays 'A' Trooper

Tom Mudge
plays 'A' Trooper

Ricky Noble
plays 'A' Trooper

Tom O'Brien
plays 'A' Trooper

Vic O'Neal
plays 'A' Trooper

Johnny Raaen
plays 'A' Trooper

Leo Scanders
plays 'A' Trooper

Barry Stephan
plays 'A' Trooper

Richard Stevens
plays 'A' Trooper

Milton Stevens
plays 'A' Trooper

Tamas Szegedi
plays 'A' Trooper

Farah Mak
plays Daughter (uncredited)


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