Alistair MacDougall

Alistair MacDougall is an Australian actor and photographer. He began his career taking the role of Ryan Lee in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He then moved to the United States and appeared as Adam Cartwright Jr. in Bonanza: The Return and Ty Cooper in High Sierra Search and Rescue, which were both NBC productions. In later years, MacDougall became a professional photographer and started his own businesses.

Alistair MacDougall
Born
Australia
OccupationActor, model, photographer
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)Valerie MacDougall

Career

MacDougall began his career working as a model and his significant roles were filming adverts for Levi Strauss & Co.. He later stated that this work was only to support himself financially and that acting was his "love".[1] His debut acting role came in 1991, with MacDougall portraying the role of Ryan Lee in the Australian soap opera, Home and Away.[1] The character was portrayed as a villain and gained MacDougall notoriety in Australia. In a November 1992 interview featured in Inside Soap, MacDougall claimed he became fearful making public outings because of his character's villainy.[1]

MacDougall then began his pursuing his acting career in the United States. He soon appeared in the 1993 episode of Cobra, titled "Something in the Air".[2] He also took the role of Adam Cartwright Jr. in the made for television film Bonanza: The Return, which aired on NBC on 28 November 1993.[3][4] His role in the show is an Australian cowboy.[4] An American series, MacDougall kept his Australian accent and this was written into the character's backstory.[5] His next role was a criminal who takes a woman hostage in Renegade.[6]

In 1995, MacDougall took the regular role of Ty Cooper, in another NBC television series titled High Sierra Search and Rescue. Ty's role in the show was a deputy sheriff.[7][8] NBC were forced to recast MacDougall's role of Adam in the Bonanza sequel Bonanza: Under Attack, with Jeff Phillips assuming the part. The network had not considered a schedule clash when they signed MacDougall to appear in High Sierra Search and Rescue.[9] In 1996, MacDougall appeared as Eric Shay in the Pacific Blue episode titled "Over the Edge".[10]

MacDougall eventually gave up trying to become successful in Hollywood and returned to Australia.[11] MacDougall later graduated from the University of New South Wales with a design degree focusing on photography.[12] He began working as a photographer based in Sydney, New South Wales.[13] He runs two photography companies, Photo Organic dealing with wild life photography and another, called MacDougall Photography ran with his wife Valerie.[12][14]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1991-1992 Home and Away Ryan Lee Recurring role
1993 Cobra Jared Krill Guest role
1993 Bonanza: The Return Adam Cartwright Jr. Film
1994 Renegade Criminal Guest role
1995 High Sierra Search and Rescue Ty Cooper Regular role
1996 Pacific Blue Eric Shay Guest role
2000 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Uncredited Film

References
  1. "Home and Away's heartbreaker". Inside Soap. Attic Futura (UK) Ltd (2): 10–11. November 1992.
  2. Brad Turner (director), Stephen J. Cannell (writer) (18 November 1993). "Something in the Air". Cobra. Series 1. Episode 10. Syndication.
  3. Bobbin, Jay (28 November 1993). "Double dose of 'Bonanza'". The Press Democrat. p. 112. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hughes, Mike (28 November 1993). "Western with the 'Bonanza' brand". The News Journal. p. 119. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A bonzer Bonanza". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Russell Solberg (director), Stephen J. Cannell (writer) (3 January 1994). "Hard Rider". Renegade. Series 2. Episode 12. Syndication.
  7. "More of Sunday". The Republic. 11 June 1995. p. 50. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Hibbert, Amy (10 June 1995). "'High Sierra Search and Rescue' a heartwarming, demanding series". Southern Illinoisan. p. 26. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. R. Greenland 2010, p.87.
  10. Corey Michael Eubanks (director), Steve Mitchell (writer) (23 March 1996). "Over the Edge". Pacific Blue. Series 1. Episode 4. USA Network.
  11. Seddon, Shelley (4 June 2017). "Cameron Daddo and Alison Brahe: The original Aussie golden couple come home". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. "Alistair MacDougall (Professional Photographer) Bio". Photo Organic. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  13. "Alistair M: Photographer - New South Wales, Australia". StarNow. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  14. "About MacDougall Photography". MacDougall Photography. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  • R. Greenland, David (2010). Bonanza: A Viewer's Guide to the TV Legend. BearManor Media. ISBN 1-5939-3541-2.
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