Given the question: Facts: - imagesize: 150px - death place: melbourne , australia - yearsactive: 1963 -- 1998 - death date: 13 december 1999 - spouse: kirsty child - birth date: 18 may 1938 - name: peter adams - birthname: peter john adams - birth place: taumarunui , new zealand - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter adams -lrb- actor -rrb- .
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peter john adams -lrb- 18 may 1938 -- 13 december 1999 -rrb- was a new zealand-born australian actor , best remembered for his performances in australian television .born in taumarunui , new zealand , adams later emigrated to australia .he died in melbourne in 1999 , of cancer , at the age 61 .