{{Short description|Australian television director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Rodney Scott Kinnear''' (11 May 1931 – 2 May 2006)<ref>[https://billiongraves.com/grave/Rodney-Scott-Kinnear/7376385#/ Gravestone]</ref> was an Australian director, best known for his work in TV.
He worked at the BBC in London then returned to Australia to work for Colin Bednall at GTV-9. Kinnear started as a cameraman but soon became a director. He oversaw shows such as ''In Melbourne Tonight'' as well as the dramas filmed at the station for ''Shell Presents''. ==Select credits== *''Lovely to Look At'' (1957) (TV series) *''Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1959) *''The Big Day'' (1959) *''Ruth'' (1960)<ref name="ruth">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-television-plays-ruth/|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|date=30 July 2023|title=Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Ruth}}</ref> *''No Picnic Tomorrow'' (1960) *''Man in a Blue Vase'' (1960) *''The Sammy Davis Jnr Show'' (1960) - film of Sammy Davis Jnr in Australia - Kinnear was floor manager<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|title=New show by Sammy|date=1 February 1960|page=17}}</ref> *''This Is Television'' (1960)<ref name="FilmInk">{{Cite web |last=Vagg |first=Stephen |date=2023-08-08 |title=Forgotten Australian Television Documentaries: This is Television |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-television-documentaries-this-is-television/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=FilmInk |language=en-AU}}</ref> *''The Concert'' (1961) *''In the Southern Cross Hotel Tonight'' (1962) - TV variety special - producer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51186758 |title=5 days to make an hour's TV |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly |volume=30 |issue=14 |date=5 September 1962 |accessdate=26 February 2017 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> *''The One Day of the Year'' (1962) *''In Melbourne Tonight''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47224013 |title=ON CAMERA WITH KENNEDY |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly |volume=31 |issue=27 |date=4 December 1963 |accessdate=26 February 2017 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> *''Rolf Harris Special'' (1966) *''Berioska Ballet'' (1966) * ‘Superbird Action’ (1973) *''Benny Hill Down Under'' (1977) *''Barley Charlie'' (1964) (TV series) *''The World of the Seekers'' (1968) *''Ash Wednesday'' (1983) (documentary)
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==External links== *[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F20216-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Rod Kinnear] at National Film and Sound Archive *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455701/?ref_=tt_ov_dr Rod Kinnear] at IMDb *[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A91775 Rod Kinnear] at Austlit {{Rod Kinnear}}
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