Alexander Francis Marinos OAM[1] (1 February 1949 – 13 September 2024) was an Australian actor and television director, radio personality and voice artist.

He was most notable for his role as Bruno, the Italian son-in-law of Ted Bullpitt, in the 1980s Australian comedy television series Kingswood Country, and as host of "Late Night Legends" on ABC2.

Marinos was born on 1 February 1949 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,[2] the son of a Greek immigrant father, Fotios ("Frank") Marinopoulos[3] and Greek-Australian mother, Anne Karofilis, who was the daughter of Adonis ("Tony") Karofilis, a Greek migrant from Kasos, Greece and Minnie Matheson, an Australian of Scottish and English origin, with descent going back to Marinos's maternal great-great-great-grandparents, Samuel Bradley, a convict, and Marian Mortimer, a free emigrant, who arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, in the 19th century.

"[7][8] Marinos was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1994 for "service to the performing arts as an actor, director and writer.

[13] In 2012, the cast of The Slap, including Marinos, received the Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Movie or Mini-Series.