James Condon

Born: 1923-09-27

James Condon (27 September 1923 - 14 February 2014) was an Australian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particularly for appearing as the title character in the early soap opera The Story of Peter Gray, as well as smaller roles in Number 96 and Neighbours. His career started in repertory theatre, before he joined ABC Radio in Perth in 1942. He served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, being promoted to flight lieutenant. After the war, Condon worked for the BBC before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career, working on radio serials, including Portia Faces Life. When TV arrived in 1956 he moved to Sydney and appeared on the opening night of ABN2, Sydney, and in a number of ABC plays, including Tomorrow's Child and A Phoenix Too Frequent. He played the lead role in ATN7's The Story of Peter Grey, one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television in 1961. And he was the husband of Neighbours actress Anne Haddy since 1977 until her death.


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Evil Angels

as Reginald Scholes
Released: 1988-11-03

Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in...

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Tim

as Mr. Harrington
Released: 1979-07-13

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his...

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Scobie Malone

as Walter Helidon
Released: 1975-10-03

Sydney homicide detective Sergeant Scobie Malone and his offsider investigate the murder of...

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Barnaby and Me

as The Chairman
Released: 1977-08-08

Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued...

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The Three Musketeers

as uncredited
Released: 1973-11-23

"The Three Musketeers" is 1973 animated TV movie from Hanna Barbera that is a remake of their...

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Cass

as uncredited
Released: 1978-10-30

Torn by the conflict between society and her own life, as well as her failing marriage and love...

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Silent Night, Holy Night

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-01

Tells the story of how the famous Christmas carol Silent Night was written.

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Rubbish

as (voice)
Released: 1982-01-01

A young boy creates a world of puppet friends using pieces of rubbish found in the street.

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The Flying Doctors

as Bob Cameron
First aired: 1986-05-15

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved...

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Luke's Kingdom

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-03-31

A family of British pioneers in 1829 Australia.

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Kangaroo Palace

as Judge
First aired: 1997-05-25

The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960's London.

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