Television roles While having his comedy roots in vaudeville, Gorman began his television career with appearances on the Australian television series
Consider Your Verdict in 1964 and again in 1966. His first recurring star role in a series was the
ATN series
Mrs. Finnegan as Darby Finnigan in 13 episodes from 1970 to 1971. In 1976, he joined the cast of
The Sullivans and remained in his role of Jack Fletcher for the series' entire 1976–1983 run. Gorman played the guest role of Bert Gibbs in
Prisoner in 1984, and appeared in several episodes of the series
The Henderson Kids (1985). In 1985 he guested in nine episodes of
Neighbours as
Wally Walters, returning to the series again in 1999 in a different role. He starred as Reg Hide in the 1987 series pilot
Jackal and Hide alongside
Norman Yemm, his former co-star from
The Sullivans, who co-starred in the pilot as the character of Norm Jackal. In 1994, he played the role of Mr. Fowler in the
Hugh Jackman vehicle
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga. In 1997 he held the role of Grandpa in seven episodes of
The Wayne Manifesto. From 2000 through to 2001, he appeared in the series
Something in the Air in four episodes as Ken. He also appeared as Harry Patterson in all 26 episodes of the 2004 comedy series
Fergus McPhail.
Film roles Gorman was also involved in numerous films, beginning in 1968 as Otto in the
western drama (released in English as
The Drifting Avenger), and up to his later projects,
Animals and the
short film Like It Was Yesterday (both 2012). Gorman was described as being one of the last Australian vaudeville performers. ==Death==