James Condon

Acting

James Condon

Born
Died
(aged 90)
Birthplace
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Credits
16 titles

Biography

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 16

YearTitleRole
2000 Something in the Air TV Gordon Flood (1 ep)
1997 Kangaroo Palace TV Judge (2 ep)
1991 The Private War of Lucinda Smith TV Mr. Spencer Grant (2 ep)
1990 Bony Film Tom Hemmings
1988 Evil Angels Film Reginald Scholes
1986 The Flying Doctors TV Bob Cameron (1 ep)
1982 Rubbish Film (voice)
1981 Bellamy TV (26 ep)
1979 Tim Film Mr. Harrington
1978 Cass Film
1977 Barnaby and Me Film The Chairman
1976 Silent Night, Holy Night Film
1976 Luke's Kingdom TV Jason Firbeck (13 ep)
1975 Scobie Malone Film Walter Helidon
1973 The Three Musketeers Film
1957 The Power Makers Film Narrator (voice)
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