Ronald Albert Whelan (2 November 1905–1965) (real name Ronald Waxman) was an Australian actor, assistant director and unit manager. He was the son of actor

Albert Whelan Albert Whelan (born Albert Waxman; 5 May 1875 – 19 February 1961) was an Australian popular singer and entertainer, who was prominent in English music halls during the first half of the 20th century. Biography The son of an immigrant Polish Je ...

. Whelan alternated between England and Australia. He established himself Britain as an actor and dancer in revues and musical comedies. He alsp appeared in revues in Australia such as ''Snap'' (1924). A 1937 article claimed Whelan "has appeared in about 100 British films, yet he has not had a part in which he could use natural manner. He has played Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, Italian, German, and gangster (American) parts, and has always spoken broken English or dialect." Whelan returned to Australia in 1933. In the 1930s Whelan regularly worked for

Cinesound Productions Cinesound Productions Pty Ltd was an Australian feature film production company. Established in June 1931, Cinesound developed out of a group of companies centred on Greater Union, Greater Union Theatres that covered all facets of the film proc ...

as an actor (usually in villainous roles) and assistant director. In December 1935 he was involved in a car accident. He moved to the US and worked steadily as a character actor. He died in Los Angeles in 1965.

Credits

*''Snap'' (1925) - stage revue - actor *''Her Past'' (1934) - stage play - actor *''Mother of Pear'' (1934) - stage play, actor *''

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'' (1936) - film - actor, assistant director *'' Tall Timbers'' (1936) - film - assistant director, actor *'' Orphan of the Wilderness'' (1936) - film - assistant director, actor *''

It Isn't Done ''It Isn't Done'' is a 1937 Australian comedy film about a grazier ( Cecil Kellaway) who inherits a barony in England. Synopsis Hubert Blaydon, an Australian farmer, inherits a baronial estate and moves to England with his wife and daughter Patr ...

'' (1937) - film - actor *'' Lovers and Luggers'' (1937) - film - assistant director, actor *'' The Broken Melody'' - film - actor *'' Mr Chedworth Steps Out'' (1938) - film - assistant director *'' Dad and Dave Come to Town'' (1938) - film - assistant director *'' Gone to the Dogs'' (1939) - film - actor, assistant director *'' Ants in His Pants'' (1939) - film - assistant director, actor *'' Dad Rudd, M.P.'' (1940) - film - assistant director, actor *'' Forty Thousand Horsemen'' (1940) - film - assistant director *'' Sporting Blood'' (1945) - radio serial - actor *''

Eureka Stockade The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia, during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, wh ...

'' (1949) - film - production manager, actor *''Chips'' (1951) - radio serial - actor *''

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'' (1952) - filmm - actor *'' I Found Joe Barton'' (1953) - TV pilot - actor *'' Return to Paradise'' (1953) - film - assistant director *''

Captain Thunderbolt Frederick Wordsworth Ward (c. 1835 – 25 May 1870), better known by the Style (manner of address)#Self-styled, self-styled pseudonym of Captain Thunderbolt, was an Australian bushranger renowned for escaping from Cockatoo Island, New South Wal ...

'' (1953) - film - actor *'' With Cain Go Wander'' (1953) - radio play - actor *'' Eternal Night'' (1954) - stage play - actor *''The Strong Are Lonely'' (1956) - radio play - actor *'' The Shiralee'' (1957) - film - actor *'' Fountains Beyond'' (1957) - radio play - actor *'' Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' (1959) - film - production manager *''Whiplash'' (1960) - TV series - unit manager *'' No Man is an Island'' (1962) - film - unit manager *'' Drums of Africa'' (1963) - film - actor *'' I Spy'' (1965) - TV series - actor *'' Burke's Law'' (1965) - TV series - actor

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