Alan Cassell
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-02-16 in Manchester, UK
Died
2017-08-30
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Cassell (born 1932) was an Australian actor, born in the UK and best known for his roles in film and television. Cassell was one of the actors who worked in Bruce Beresford's early Australian films. Film credits include:Money Movers, Cathy's Child (for which he was nominated for "Best Actor"), Squizzy Taylor, Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues and The Club. His most recent films are The Honorable Wally Norman and Strange Bedfellows. TV roles include: Taurus Rising, Special Squad, The Flying Doctors, The Power, The Passion, Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Stingers and MDA. Cassell commenced his acting career in WA and worked for many years as a stage Actor. Winning "Best Actor of the Year" for his role in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" He later worked for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company. He was in the original cast of "Away" which toured to New York and appeared in "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Lauren Bacall for the Sydney Theatre Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Cassell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Blue Heelers
The Flying Doctors
as Robert Freeman
The Flying Doctors
as Charles
Mission: Impossible
Rafferty's Rules
as Bill Ryan
Plugg
as Herman Cavanagh
Halifax f.p.
as Doctor Wallace
Janus
as Chief Justice
Bony
as Sgt. Yeates
The Power, The Passion
Special Squad
Breaker Morant
as Lord Kitchener
Sara Dane
as Governor Phillip
Vietnam
as John Gorton
The Settlement
as Lohan
Strange Bedfellows
as Stan Rogers
Puberty Blues
as Mr. Vickers
Money Movers
as Sammy Ross
Harlequin
as Mr. Porter
The Highest Honour
as Lieutenant Ted Carse