'Great actor, great guy': Paul Cronin dies at 81

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Best known for his role in The Sullivans, he won five silver Logies and starred in many Australian television shows.

Cronin - who won five silver Logies - played Dave Sullivan in the beloved soap opera from 1976 to 1983, and Gary Hogan inHe died surrounded by his four daughters and grandchildren, it was reported.

"He was the most wonderful father, he was protective, he would have done everything for his girls," his daughter Susanne said.Aside from acting, Cronin was a passionate AFL supporter who founded the Brisbane Bears team in the late 1980s.Born in Jamestown, South Australia in 1938, he was married to wife Helen for 50 years. She died in 2013.

 

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