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Don Crosby - George Wallace Donald Crosby is a Actor and Scriptwriter Australien born on 29 october 1924

Don Crosby - George Wallace Donald Crosby

Don Crosby -  George Wallace Donald Crosby
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Nationality Australie
Birth 29 october 1924
Death 3 december 1985 (at 61 years)

Don Crosby (29 October 1924 – 3 December 1985) was one of Australia's most distinguished actors and radio producers, with a career spanning stage, film, radio and television. 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.

Usually with

Phillip Noyce
Phillip Noyce
(2 films)
Tony Barry
Tony Barry
(3 films)
John Power
John Power
(2 films)
John Ewart
John Ewart
(2 films)
Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Don Crosby - George Wallace Donald Crosby (7 films)

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Actor

Heatwave
Heatwave (1982)
, 1h33
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Judy Davis, Richard Moir, Bill Hunter, Chris Haywood, Paul Chubb, John Meillon
Roles Jim Taylor
Rating63% 3.187113.187113.187113.187113.18711
Around Christmas time a heatwave hits Sydney and an architect undertakes a controversial project.
Little Boy Lost, 1h30
Origin Australie
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Tony Barry, Don Crosby - George Wallace Donald Crosby, John Hargreaves, Steve Dodd, James Elliott, John Jarratt
Rating67% 3.3660453.3660453.3660453.3660453.366045
The film is based on the true story of a missing Australian child, Stephen Walls (played by Dawes). After his disappearance, a massive search is organized across the Guyra area as its citizens spring into action.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 2h
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Robyn Nevin, Steve Dodd, Lauren Hutton, Bryan Brown
Roles Jack Newby
Rating72% 3.640513.640513.640513.640513.64051
L'histoire vraie d'un homme en partie autochtone qui trouve la pression de l'adaptation à la culture blanche intolérable et qui, par conséquent, s'enclenche de manière violente et horrible.Ld
Newsfront
Newsfront (1978)
, 1h50
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Bryan Brown, Chris Haywood, Gerard Kennedy, Bruce Spence
Roles A.G. Marwood
Rating68% 3.438893.438893.438893.438893.43889
The plot of the movie is about newsreel cameramen and production staff who will do anything to get footage. Set between the years 1948 and 1956, when television was introduced to Australia, the film tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia as well as natural disasters. Len Maguire is constitutionally resistant to change, while his younger brother Frank Maguire welcomes any alterations in his own life and in the world around him.
The Picture Show Man, 1h38
Directed by John Power
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors John Meillon, John Ewart, Rod Taylor, Garry McDonald, Patrick Cargill, Harold Douglas Hopkins
Rating66% 3.3330053.3330053.3330053.3330053.333005
Maurice Pym is a travelling cinema operator in the 1920s who tours country New South Wales with his son Larry and pianist Freddie.
The Fourth Wish, 1h47
Directed by Don Chaffey
Actors John Meillon, Michael Craig, Anne Haddy, Ron Haddrick, Robyn Nevin, Edwin Hodgeman
Rating68% 3.4140653.4140653.4140653.4140653.414065
Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.

Scriptwriter

Newsfront
Newsfront (1978)
, 1h50
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Bryan Brown, Chris Haywood, Gerard Kennedy, Bruce Spence
Rating68% 3.438893.438893.438893.438893.43889
The plot of the movie is about newsreel cameramen and production staff who will do anything to get footage. Set between the years 1948 and 1956, when television was introduced to Australia, the film tracks the destinies of two brothers, their adventures and misadventures placed in the context of sweeping social and political changes in their native Australia as well as natural disasters. Len Maguire is constitutionally resistant to change, while his younger brother Frank Maguire welcomes any alterations in his own life and in the world around him.