Mike Preston (born 1938 in Hackney, London, England) is an international film and television actor. Preston had been a boxer before switching to a singing career. He had three hits in the UK Singles Chart, before immigrating to Australia where he performed as a nightclub singer. He then became a host on television, and then an actor. His first ongoing starring role on television was in the long-running police drama series Homicide as Sen. Det. Bob Delaney from 1972-1973. He later appeared in the soap opera Bellbird as Father John Kramer between the years of 1974-1976. He later took a lead role in prison-based soap opera Punishment 1981, but this series was short-lived. For you to download is the 1968 Spin single from the LP "Something Old, Something New", "Dear Heart" (EK 2438).
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Mike Preston (born 1938 in Hackney, London, England) is an international film and television actor. Preston had been a boxer before switching to a singing career. He had three hits in the UK Singles Chart, before immigrating to Australia where he performed as a nightclub singer. He then became a host on television, and then an actor. His first ongoing starring role on television was in the long-running police drama series Homicide as Sen. Det. Bob Delaney from 1972-1973. He later appeared in the soap opera Bellbird as Father John Kramer between the years of 1974-1976. He later took a lead role in prison-based soap opera Punishment 1981, but this series was short-lived. For you to download is the 1968 Spin single from the LP "Something Old, Something New", "Dear Heart" (EK 2438).
Would love to know where Mike Preston is now. He and my Mum went to school together.. I have a photo of him taken in 1949 before he was famous..
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