- He was in the entertainment business for 75 years, including circus, stage, television and film (including made for TV movies and theatrical release films).
- Won the 1983 Logie Award in the Best Supporting Actor In A Series category for his role as Sergeant Frank Gilroy in A Country Practice (1981).
- Wenzel went on to be a part of the entertainment industry for more than 60 years, covering the circus, stage, TV and film.
- He was best known for his permanent role as Sgt Frank Gilroy on A Country Practice which he played throughout the entire series, between 1981 and 1993.
- He was an Australian actor, comedian, director and singer.
- He had an unsettled early life and spent much of his childhood in remand homes run by various organisations including the Christian Brothers and the Salvation Army. Wenzel ran away several times.
- In 2021, Wenzel opened up about his recent health problems, suffering two mini strokes in 2018 that robbed him of his ability to walk unaided.
- His professional career began at the age of 17 in a comedy stage play.
- Wenzel, as well as Shane Porteous and Joyce Jacobs appeared in the first episode of A Country Practice in November 1981 and stayed with the series until it ended in 1993.
- He started acting professionally in 1946 when his first performance in an acting role came at the age of 17 in a comedy stage play. He subsequently appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, pantomime and children's theatre, including production's of Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, The Imaginary Invalid and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
- In 2009, Wenzel appeared in a TV ad in the role for a sexual dysfunction therapy. His Sgt. Gilroy (now 80 years old), arrives to save the day when a newlywed wife complains about her husband "speeding" in the sack-and then prosecutes him in court. This ad created much controversy and Wenzel was featured on A Current Affair, defending the advert and stating that he was "an actor and this is what I do" and being thrown into the spotlight after almost 20 years out of it. In May, he appeared on a spoof of the ad that was aired on Rove Live.
- Brian Wenzel has worked with the Adelaide Festival of the Arts and the South Australian Theatre Company.
- He was an Australia Day ambassador for the state of Victoria, and a lifelong supporter of the Carlton Football Club.
- At age 14, he left school and joined the Sole Bros. circus as a pony groom and dog trainer.
- During World War II, he was criticised because of his German sounding surname.
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