Ronald Albert Whelan (2 November 1905–1965) (real name Ronald Waxman[1]) was an Australian actor, assistant director and unit manager. He was the son of actor Albert Whelan.[2]
Whelan alternated between England and Australia. He established himself Britain as an actor and danceer in revues and musical comedies. He alsp appeared in revues in Australia such as Snap (1924).[3]
A 1937 article claimed Whelan "has appeared in about 100 British films, yet he has not had a part in which he could use natural manner. He has played Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, Italian, German, and gangster (American) parts, and has always spoken broken English or dialect."[4]
Whelan returned to Australia in 1933. In the 1930s Whelan regularly worked for Cinesound Productions as an actor (usually in villainous roles) and assistant director.[5] In December 1935 he was involved in a car accident.[6]
He moved to the US and worked steadily as a character actor. He died in Los Angeles in 1965.[7]
Credits
- Snap (1925) - stage revue - actor[8]
- Her Past (1934) - stage play - actor
- Mother of Pear (1934) - stage play, actor[9]
- Thoroughbred (1936) - film - actor, assistant director[10]
- Tall Timbers (1936) - film - assistant director, actor
- Orphan of the Wilderness (1936) - film - assistant director, actor
- It Isn't Done (1937) - film - actor
- Lovers and Luggers (1937) - film - assistant director, actor
- The Broken Melody - film - actor
- Mr Chedworth Steps Out (1938) - film - assistant director
- Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) - film - assistant director
- Gone to the Dogs (1939) - film - actor, assistant director
- Ants in His Pants (1939) - film - assistant director, actor
- Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940) - film - assistant director, actor
- Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) - film - assistant director
- Sporting Blood (1945) - radio serial - actor
- Eureka Stockade (1949) - film - production manager, actor
- Chips (1951) - radio serial - actor
- Kangaroo (1952) - filmm - actor[11]
- I Found Joe Barton (1953) - TV pilot - actor[12]
- Return to Paradise (1953) - film - assistant director[13]
- Captain Thunderbolt (1953) - film - actor
- With Cain Go Wander (1953) - radio play - actor
- Eternal Night (1954) - stage play - actor
- The Strong Are Lonely (1956) - radio play - actor
- The Shiralee (1957) - film - actor
- Fountains Beyond (1957) - radio play - actor
- Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) - film - production manager
- Whiplash (1960) - TV series - unit manager
- No Man is an Island (1962) - film - unit manager
- Drums of Africa (1963) - film - actor
- I Spy (1965) - TV series - actor
- Burke's Law (1965) - TV series - actor
References
- ^ "Family Notices". The Australian Jewish Herald. Vol. 52, no. 19. Victoria, Australia. 22 June 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "J. C. WILLIAMSON'S ENTERTAINERS". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26, 156. South Australia. 25 October 1924. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Whelan, Ronald". Practitioners [W]. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Versatile Ronald Whelan". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 26, no. 1, 305. South Australia. 29 May 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Versatile Ronald Whelan". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 26, no. 1, 305. South Australia. 29 May 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 1965. p. 80.
- ^ "Albert Whelan's Son". The News. Vol. II, no. 347. Tasmania, Australia. 11 July 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CHOOSING DELYSIA'S STAGE DAUGHTER". The Herald. No. 17, 829. Victoria, Australia. 7 July 1934. p. 33. Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Instructs Himself". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 63. New South Wales, Australia. 3 June 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (20 February 2025). "Wrecking Australian Stories: Kangaroo". Filmink. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "HEAR HERE". Daily Mirror. No. 3475. New South Wales, Australia. 23 July 1952. p. 16 (Country Edition). Retrieved 20 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FILM CO'S AIRLIFT TO SAMOA", Pacific Islands Monthly, Sydney: Pacific Publications, June 1952, nla.obj-332836550, retrieved 20 February 2025 – via Trove
External links
- Ron Whelan at IMDb
- Ron Whelan at Ausstage
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