Cliff Ellen

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Cliff Ellen
Born (1936-03-22) 22 March 1936 (age 87)
OccupationActor
Years active1972-2018
Family Joff Ellen

Cliff Ellen (born 22 March 1936) is an Australian character actor who played a prominent guest role on the soap opera Neighbours as Charlie Cassidy.

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His first role was in Homicide . His credits include Crackerjack , [1] Garbo , and Phar Lap . A theatre actor of many years, Ellen played the role of Gaston in the Australian touring production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile as well as Hannie Rayson's Inheritance. [2] He also appeared in the 2006 Australian film BoyTown . Ellen writes a column for a local newspaper based on the Mornington Peninsula.

Cliff Ellen is the nephew of Joff Ellen, Australian television actor and comedian

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
Petersen 19741st BushmanFeature film
The Firm Man 1975CarlFeature film
The Great Macarthy 1975PlayerFeature film
Mad Dog Morgan 1976ExtraFeature film
The Trespassers 1976Barman
Squizzy Taylor 1982Paper ManFeature film
Phar Lap 1983Float DriverFeature
Wrong World 1985Old ManFeature film
The Four Minute Mile 1988Jim JohnsonTV movie
Proof 1991Cemetery caretakerFeature film
Garbo 1992Desk SergeantFeature film
Paperback Romance 1994Airline PorterFeature film
Crackerjack 2002NormFeature film
Roy Hollsdotter Live2003GilTV movie
BoyTown 2006BertieFeature film
Noise 2007Elderly ManFeature film
Josh Jarman 2004Theatre actorFeature film
Tom White 2004TigerFeature film
Red Hill 2010GleasonFeature film
I Love You Too 2010CliffFeature film

Television

TitleYearRoleType
Matlock Police 1974StorekeeperTV series
Cash and Company 1975RidleyTV miniseries
Division 4 1974-19753 character rolesTV series
Bluey 1976-1977TV series
Against the Wind 1978WarderTV miniseries
Skyways 1979Charlie HigginsTV series
Water Under the Bridge 1980Kitchen ManTV miniseries
I Can Jump Puddles 1981DrunkTV miniseries
Cop Shop 1978-19813 character rolesTV series
Come Midnight Monday 1982CliffordTV series
The Sullivans 1978-19823 character rolesTV series
Home1983ArnoldTV series
All the Rivers Run 1983ElijahTV miniseries
Special Squad 1984PriesterTV series
Carson's Law 1983-19843 character rolesTV series
The Flying Doctors 1985Charlie the postmanTV miniseries
The Fast Lane''1985BrooksTV series
Prisoner 1983-19853 character rolesTV series
Sentiments1988Chicken ManTV series
The Bartons1988CoachTV series
Boys from the Bush 1991ToddyTV series
The Flying Doctors 1991Bert,TV series
Chances 1991CelebrantTV series
Phoenix 1993HarryTV series
Bingles 1992-1993RonTV series
Snowy 1993Cec BrookesTV miniseries
A Country Practice 1994Angus CoeTV series
The Games 1998Harry GibbsTV series
MDA 2002-2003Judge MichaelsTV series
Stories from the Golf 2004TedTV series
Blue Heelers 1994-20043 character rolesTV series
Neighbours 1996-2005Angry Man / Charlie CassidyTV series
Let Losse Live 2005Hospital PatientTV series
East of Everything 2008Dale's Dad (voice)TV series
Rush 2008DesTV series
The Librarians 2010Senior CitizenTV series
Bed of Roses 2010-2011ClemTV series
Romper Stomper 2018Martin JordonTV miniseries

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References

  1. "Jack of all trades". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
  2. Inheritance | Full Dress Productions [ permanent dead link ]