James Condon
Birthday: Born in 1923-09-27 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Deathday: 2014-02-14
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.
TV Credits
Kangaroo Palace
Character: Judge
The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960's London....
Luke's Kingdom
Character:
A family of British pioneers in 1829 Australia....
The Flying Doctors
Character: Bob Cameron
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, p...
Movie Credits
Silent Night, Holy Night
Character:
Tells the story of how the famous Christmas carol Silent Night was written....
Rubbish
Character: (voice)
A young boy creates a world of puppet friends using pieces of rubbish found in the street....
Barnaby and Me
Character: The Chairman
Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued by criminals....
Tim
Character: Mr. Harrington
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love....
The Three Musketeers
Character:
"The Three Musketeers" is 1973 animated TV movie from Hanna Barbera that is a remake of their own 1968 cartoon of the same name. In this film, the queen consort of France is falsely accused by Cardinal Richelieu of being involved in a plot to overthrow her husband, the king of France. The king's musketeers, Athos, Porthos, Aramis and a new recruit named D'Artagnan, attempt to solve the situation....
Scobie Malone
Character: Walter Helidon
Sydney homicide detective Sergeant Scobie Malone and his offsider investigate the murder of Helga, whose corpse is found in the basement of the Sydney Opera House....
Cass
Character:
Torn by the conflict between society and her own life, as well as her failing marriage and love for another woman, Cass desperately tried to pull together the pieces of her shattered life....
Evil Angels
Character: Reginald Scholes
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder....