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2mo ago

Mike Preston Dead at 93

Outlets recount his rise from 1950s UK pop to Australian television, culminating in his screen role in Mad Max 2.

TV star Mike Preston, star of the new TV show The Better Sex, keeps fit by jogging, shadow boxing, and doing set exercises. Every day he does at least 2½ hours training, mostly with his collie dog Shane. Preston skips with his 20-year-old skipping rope.He exercises each morning in Centennial Park, where pix were taken.White dots on shadow boxing pic are small gnats in the park. February 8, 1978. (Photo by Frederick Thomas Murray/Fairfax Media via Getty Images).
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Overview

  • Mike Preston died on June 8 in Florida and his wife, Josie Preston, confirmed the news to Variety.
  • He was 93 and is survived by his wife and two daughters, with no cause of death disclosed in initial reports.
  • Born Jack Davis, he earned three Top 40 hits in late-1950s Britain before relocating to Australia and hosting In Melbourne Tonight.
  • Preston built a long screen career that included a recurring role on the Australian police series Homicide and his best-known film part as Pappagallo in 1981’s Mad Max 2.
  • His last credited work was a 2002 voice role in the video game The Getaway and news of his death prompted tributes on social media as outlets summarized his multi-decade career.