12 Facts About Paul Cronin

Paul Cronin was an Australian actor who played roles in the Australian television series Matlock Police and The Sullivans.

Paul Cronin won the Silver Logie for Best Actor five times, including three years consecutively from 1978, the most awarded actor in Australia, alongside Martin Sacks.

Paul Cronin appeared as motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama Matlock Police, followed by its spin-off Solo One.

Paul Cronin played the central character of Dave Sullivan in the popular soap opera The Sullivans from 1976 to 1983.

In 1986 Paul Cronin led a consortium with Christopher Skase which was awarded the inaugural licence for the Brisbane Bears in the then-Victorian Football League.

Paul Cronin was born on 8 July 1938 in Jamestown, South Australia, and grew up in a farming family.

Paul Cronin was a state runner and a champion gymnast.

Paul Cronin eventually moved to Melbourne where he worked as a truck driver and a draftsman.

Paul Cronin worked in The Sullivans from 1976 to 1983.

In 1998 Paul Cronin replaced Channel Nine voice-over man Pete Smith as the alternative co-host on radio 3AW's Nightline and Remember When programs.

Paul Cronin was a member of the Patrons Council of the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria.

Paul Cronin won the Silver Logie for best actor five times, including three years consecutively from 1978, making him the equal most awarded actor in Australia, alongside Martin Sacks.