Alf Stewart
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by |
Ray Meagher Max Buckley (Flashback) Robert Jago (Flashback) |
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| Duration | 1988– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 17 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Alan Bateman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Caravan Park Owner Bottle shop owner Bait shop owner General Store owner Surf Club committee member Co-owner of the Beachside Diner Barman Fisherman |
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| Home | Summer Bay House | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Gordon Stewart |
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| Mother | Sarah-Jane Stewart |
| Sisters |
Morag Bellingham Celia Stewart Barbara Stewart Debra Stewart |
| Half-sisters | Colleen Smart |
| Wife |
Martha Baldivis (1969–1985) Ailsa Hogan (1988–2000) |
| Sons | Owen Dalby Duncan Stewart |
| Daughters |
Quinn Jackson Ruth Stewart |
| Stepdaughters | Shauna Bradley |
| Grandsons |
Ric Dalby Bryce Stewart |
| Granddaughters | Martha MacKenzie |
| Grandfathers | Angus Stewart |
| Nephews |
Lance Smart Alan Fisher |
| Nieces |
Maureen Evans Rebecca Nash Bobby Simpson |
| First cousins | Jennifer Atkinson |
| Other relatives |
Seb Miller Sam Marshall |
Alfred James "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Ray Meagher. The character debuted on-screen during the serial's pilot episode on 17 January 1988. Meagher is the only remaining original cast member still present. Meagher has played the role of Alf for over 20 years.
Meagher was cast in the role of Alf after appearing as a supporting character in numerous roles. He was one of only eight older actors that were cast in the serial's original line up. Upon receiving his first regular role Meagher said "It's good for me to play someone like that after all the other blokes." During an interview published on the Channel 5 website, Meagher revealed that he did not audition for Alf and the producers originally saw him for the role of Tom Fletcher (eventually played by Roger Oakley).
Meagher holds a Guinness World Record as the longest-serving actor in an Australian serial for portraying Alf since 1988. As of 2011 he is the only remaining original cast member still present. During flashbacks to the character's past, Alf was portrayed by Max Buckley and Robert Jago respectively.
In April 2010, it was announced Meagher was taking a break from Home and Away, so he could travel to London to star in the West End production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Meagher said "[Home and Away] have very generously allowed me to do Priscilla in the West End from 20 September roughly until early March." Meagher returned to the West End in October 2011. However, the actor, whose contract was up for renewal in 2012, said he was committed to staying in Home and Away because he still enjoyed the role of Alf. Meagher is the only cast member whose contract entitles to extra holidays.
In February 2013, Meagher told a reporter from the AAP that he had signed a five-year contract with Home and Away. But he is allowed to leave providing he gives six months notice.
In his early years Alf was described as a "good-natured rogue with a finger in every pie." Meagher said that although some people think he is miserable, he sees him as an "upstanding member of the community". He further added "He can be a bit grumpy and gets stuck into people and you have to be quick to catch his apology if he is wrong, but on the whole he is a big softie."
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