birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title name occupation
roma , queensland , australia 4 july 1944 gilly meagher -lrb- 2010 -- present -rrb- 1972 -- present ray meagher.jpg ray meagher
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ray meagher

ray meagher -lrb- born 4 july 1944 -rrb- is a veteran australian character actor .
he has appeared regularly in australian film and television since the mid-1970s , and is notable as the longest continuing performer in an australian television role , as alf stewart on `` home and away '' , having played the role since the first episode in 1988 .
he is the only original actor still with the series as of 2015 .
meagher won the gold logie award for his role in `` home and away '' in 2010 .
