Allen Bickford

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Allen Bickford [1] is an Australian actor of film and TV. [2] He has appeared in classic Australian TV series such as Matlock Police [3] and Homicide [4] as well as the British series Man at the Top .

In 1970, he appeared as Dan Kelly in the film Ned Kelly which starred Mick Jagger as Ned Kelly.

He appeared as the sinister hitman Collins in the award-winning 1981 film The Killing of Angel Street . His character was loosely based on the Sydney gangster Abe Saffron who was widely believed to be involved in the disappearance of the Sydney heiress and green activist Juanita Nielsen. [5]

In 1983 he appeared in the TV film Platypus Cove .

In 1986 he appeared in an episode of The Flying Doctors . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Allen Bickford". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. ↑ Man at the Top , retrieved 2019-08-20
  3. ↑ King Hit , retrieved 2019-09-20
  4. ↑ "Homicide 1". www.classicaustraliantv.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Allen Bickford on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Allen Bickford". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-20.


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