Cliff Ellen | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 22 March 1936
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1972-2018 |
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.
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
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Petersen | 1974 | 1st Bushman | Feature film |
The Firm Man | 1975 | Carl | Feature film |
The Great Macarthy | 1975 | Player | Feature film |
Mad Dog Morgan | 1976 | Extra | Feature film |
The Trespassers | 1976 | Barman | |
Squizzy Taylor | 1982 | Paper Man | Feature film |
Phar Lap | 1983 | Float Driver | Feature |
Wrong World | 1985 | Old Man | Feature film |
The Four Minute Mile | 1988 | Jim Johnson | TV movie |
Proof | 1991 | Cemetery caretaker | Feature film |
Garbo | 1992 | Desk Sergeant | Feature film |
Paperback Romance | 1994 | Airline Porter | Feature film |
Crackerjack | 2002 | Norm | Feature film |
Roy Hollsdotter Live | 2003 | Gil | TV movie |
BoyTown | 2006 | Bertie | Feature film |
Noise | 2007 | Elderly Man | Feature film |
Josh Jarman | 2004 | Theatre actor | Feature film |
Tom White | 2004 | Tiger | Feature film |
Red Hill | 2010 | Gleason | Feature film |
I Love You Too | 2010 | Cliff | Feature film |
Title | Year | Role | Type |
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Matlock Police | 1974 | Storekeeper | TV series |
Cash and Company | 1975 | Ridley | TV miniseries |
Division 4 | 1974-1975 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Bluey | 1976-1977 | TV series | |
Against the Wind | 1978 | Warder | TV miniseries |
Skyways | 1979 | Charlie Higgins | TV series |
Water Under the Bridge | 1980 | Kitchen Man | TV miniseries |
I Can Jump Puddles | 1981 | Drunk | TV miniseries |
Cop Shop | 1978-1981 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Come Midnight Monday | 1982 | Clifford | TV series |
The Sullivans | 1978-1982 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Home | 1983 | Arnold | TV series |
All the Rivers Run | 1983 | Elijah | TV miniseries |
Special Squad | 1984 | Priester | TV series |
Carson's Law | 1983-1984 | 3 character roles | TV series |
The Flying Doctors | 1985 | Charlie the postman | TV miniseries |
The Fast Lane' | '1985 | Brooks | TV series |
Prisoner | 1983-1985 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Sentiments | 1988 | Chicken Man | TV series |
The Bartons | 1988 | Coach | TV series |
Boys from the Bush | 1991 | Toddy | TV series |
The Flying Doctors | 1991 | Bert | ,TV series |
Chances | 1991 | Celebrant | TV series |
Phoenix | 1993 | Harry | TV series |
Bingles | 1992-1993 | Ron | TV series |
Snowy | 1993 | Cec Brookes | TV miniseries |
A Country Practice | 1994 | Angus Coe | TV series |
The Games | 1998 | Harry Gibbs | TV series |
MDA | 2002-2003 | Judge Michaels | TV series |
Stories from the Golf | 2004 | Ted | TV series |
Blue Heelers | 1994-2004 | 3 character roles | TV series |
Neighbours | 1996-2005 | Angry Man / Charlie Cassidy | TV series |
Let Losse Live | 2005 | Hospital Patient | TV series |
East of Everything | 2008 | Dale's Dad (voice) | TV series |
Rush | 2008 | Des | TV series |
The Librarians | 2010 | Senior Citizen | TV series |
Bed of Roses | 2010-2011 | Clem | TV series |
Romper Stomper | 2018 | Martin Jordon | TV miniseries |
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