Alan Cassell

Alan Cassell

Birthday: 1932-02-16

Place of Birth: Manchester, UK

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. ​

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Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows

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Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant

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Money Movers
Money Movers

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house....

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Plugg
Plugg

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The Honourable Wally Norman
The Honourable Wally Norman

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Touch the Sun: Princess Kate
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate

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Squizzy Taylor
Squizzy Taylor

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The Big Hurt
The Big Hurt

A reporter looking into the death of a research scientist finds more deaths connected to the man, in...

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Cathy's Child
Cathy's Child

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Midnight Dancer
Midnight Dancer

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The Settlement
The Settlement

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The Fire in the Stone
The Fire in the Stone

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The Newman Shame
The Newman Shame

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The Dark Room
The Dark Room

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The Club
The Club

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The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour

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Vietnam
Vietnam

The trials and tribulations of the Goddard family after the entry of Australia into the Vietnam War....

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Harlequin
Harlequin

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Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues

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The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile

For two brilliant young athletes - Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia - the 1952...

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