Ben Gabriel (25 February 1918 – 25 April 2012) was an English Australian character actor, director, voice artist and theatre founder.
One of his early roles was as the alien leader, 'the Soshun', in the ABC science fiction series The Stranger.
Character roles were aplenty in soap operas and serials from Sons and Daughters, Prisoner, Home and Away, All Saints, and Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
[4][5] His film repertoire extended with roles in such gems as The Office Picnic, The Mango Tree, Break of Day and Fighting Back.
[4] Northside Theatre Company & AET Trust [9] In 1949, Gabriel married opera singer Rhonney Webber.