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.
Cliff Ellen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1936 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972-2018 |
| Family | Joff Ellen |
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
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
edit| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Jack of all trades". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- ^ Inheritance | Full Dress Productions[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Cliff Ellen at IMDb
- Interview at Perfect Blend
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