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Wayne Francis Earl Bell (18 April 1944 – 3 May 1994) was a New Zealand-born actor who achieved international stardom playing the part of original character Max Ramsay in the early years of the popular Australian soap opera, Neighbours.
Francis Bell was born on 18 April 1944 in Cambridge, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Neighbours (1985), Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994) and Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence (1991). He was married to Monica Dare. He died on 3 May 1994 in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Actor
- April 18, 1944
- Francis Bell
- May 3, 1994
When former Neighbours star Francis Bell plunged to his death from the top of an 11-storey block of council flats in Auckland last week, he had been battling severe depression for more than a month.
Francis Bell - As cantankerous plumber Max Ramsey, Kiwi Francis Bell was the original patriarch in iconic soap Neighbours. A popular and sought after actor in Australia, Bell had roles in numerous TV staples; he played ‘Pompey’ Elliot in the Anzacs mini-series.
Max Ramsay is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Francis Bell. Reg Watson created Max as one of the serial's twelve original characters. New Zealand actor Bell had wanted to appear in a major role in a long-running series for a while when he was cast as the head of the Ramsay family .
Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell GCMG PC KC (31 March 1851 – 13 March 1936) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of New Zealand from 14 to 30 May 1925. He was the first New Zealand-born prime minister, holding office in a caretaker capacity following the death of William Massey .
171K Followers, 2,874 Following, 1,665 Posts - Luby Francis Bell III (@thebuddybell) on Instagram: "This Podcast Doesn’t Matter available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts • #MyBigFatFabLife Tuesdays 9|8c on @tlc".
