Ronald Whelan (actor)
Appearance
Ronald Whelan (2 November 1905–1965) was an Australian actor, assistant director and unit manager. He was the son of actor Albert Whelan.[citation needed]
In the 1930s he regularly worked for Cinesound Productions as an actor (usually in villainous roles) and assistant director.[1]
He moved to the US and worked steadily as a character actor. He died in Los Angeles in 1965.[2]
Credits
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- Snap (1925) - stage revue[3]
- Her Past (1934) - stage play
- Thoroughbred (1936) - actor, assistant director[4]
- Tall Timbers (1936) - assistant director, actor
- Orphan of the Wilderness (1936) - assistant director, actor
- It Isn't Done (1937) - actor
- Lovers and Luggers (1937) - assistant director, actor
- The Broken Melody - actor
- Mr Chedworth Steps Out (1938) - assistant director
- Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) - assistant director
- Gone to the Dogs (1939) - actor and assistant director
- Ants in His Pants (1939) - assistant director, actor
- Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940) - assistant director, actor
- Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) - assistant director
- Sporting Blood (1945) actor in radio serial
- Eureka Stockade (1949) - production manager, actor
- Kangaroo (1952) - actor
- Captain Thunderbolt (1953) - actor
- The Shiralee (1957) - actor
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) - production manager
- Whiplash (1960) - TV series - unit manager
- No Man is an Island (1962) - film - unit manager
- Drums of Africa (1963) - actor
- I Spy (1965) - actor
- Burke's Law (1965) - actor
References
[edit]- ^ "Versatile Ronald Whelan". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 26, no. 1, 305. South Australia. 29 May 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 1965. p. 80.
- ^ "Albert Whelan's Son". The News. Vol. II, no. 347. Tasmania, Australia. 11 July 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Instructs Himself". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 63. New South Wales, Australia. 3 June 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Ron Whelan at IMDb