Name
Don Crosby
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-10-29
Deathday
1985-12-03 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Don Crosby (29 October 1924 – 3 December 1985) was one of Australia's most distinguished actors, with a career spanning stage, radio, television and film. He urged the use of Australian actors where possible and spoke out against cuts in ABC funding. In 1980 he was awarded an OAM, and in 1985 he received the Australian Film Institute's Raymond Longford award for services to the industry. He was president of Actors Equity of Australia from 1976 until his death in 1985.
Known For
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
(69 Votes)
6.739
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white cultur...
Relase Date : 21 Jun, 1978
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The Picture Show Man
(11 Votes)
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A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies...
Relase Date : 5 May, 1977
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- 1978 Newsfront as A.G. Marwood
- 1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Jack Newby
- 1972 Hancock Down Under as Mervyn
- 1974 Billy and Percy
- 1977 The Picture Show Man as Major Lockhart
- 1958 New Guinea Patrol as Self - Narrator
- 1971 Barrier Reef ( 1 episode ) as Dave McPhie
- 1968 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo ( 1 episode ) as Snapes
- 1972 The Spoiler ( 1 episode ) as White
