Guido Lorraine

Guido Lorraine (2 September 1912 – 31 December 2009) was a Polish-born actor, musician and singer, known primarily for his roles in war films.

[1] He studied at the School of Foreign Trade in Lwów (Lviv), where he sang in restaurants to earn money.

His film credits during the era included Hotel Sahara in 1951, 1955's The Colditz Story and Blue Murder at St Trinian's in 1957.

[2] He arrived in Australia in 1959 with the performance of a musical operetta Grab Me a Gondola in which he had the main role, and made his home in Melbourne to pursue his acting career.

Much of his career centred on entertainment for the Polish community living in Australia, including a series of theatre performances, revues and cabarets.