Alan Cassell

Alan Cassell

1932-02-16 – 2017-08-30 (age 85) Manchester, UK
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Biography

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Alan Cassell (born 1932) was an Australian actor, born in the UK and best known for his roles in film and television.

Cassell was one of the actors who worked in Bruce Beresford's early Australian films.

Film credits include:Money Movers, Cathy's Child (for which he was nominated for "Best Actor"), Squizzy Taylor, Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues and The Club. His most recent films are The Honorable Wally Norman and Strange Bedfellows.

TV roles include: Taurus Rising, Special Squad, The Flying Doctors, The Power, The Passion, Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Stingers and MDA.

Cassell commenced his acting career in WA and worked for many years as a stage Actor. Winning "Best Actor of the Year" for his role in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" He later worked for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company. He was in the original cast of "Away" which toured to New York and appeared in "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Lauren Bacall for the Sydney Theatre Company.

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Known For

Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant

1980

as Lord Kitchener

Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues

1981

as Mr. Vickers

Vietnam
Vietnam

1987

as John Gorton

The Newman Shame
Money Movers
Money Movers

1978

as Sammy Ross

The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile

1988

as Gordon Landy

The Settlement
The Settlement

1984

as Lohan

The Big Hurt
The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour

1982

as Lieutenant Ted Carse

Harlequin
Harlequin

1980

as Mr. Porter

Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows

2004

as Stan Rogers

Squizzy Taylor
Squizzy Taylor

1982

as Det. Brophy

The Honourable Wally Norman
The Honourable Wally Norman

2003

as Willy Norman

The Dark Room
The Dark Room

1982

as Ray Sangster

The Club
The Club

1980

as Gerry Cooper

The Fire in the Stone
Plugg
Plugg

1975

as Herman Cavanagh

Touch the Sun: Princess Kate
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate

1988

as Bob McLelland

Midnight Dancer
Midnight Dancer

1988

as Belinda's Father

Cathy's Child
Cathy's Child

1979

as Dick Wordley