James Condon

Biography

James Condon (27 September 1923 - 14 February 2014) was an Australian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particularly for appearing as the title character in the early soap opera The Story of Peter Gray, as well as smaller roles in Number 96 and Neighbours.

His career started in repertory theatre, before he joined ABC Radio in Perth in 1942. He served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, being promoted to flight lieutenant.

After the war, Condon worked for the BBC before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career, working on radio serials, including Portia Faces Life. When TV arrived in 1956 he moved to Sydney and appeared on the opening night of ABN2, Sydney, and in a number of ABC plays, including Tomorrow's Child and A Phoenix Too Frequent.

He played the lead role in ATN7's The Story of Peter Grey, one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television in 1961. And he was the husband of Neighbours actress Anne Haddy since 1977 until her death.

Known For

The Flying Doctors

Bob Cameron

Luke's Kingdom

Evil Angels

Reginald Scholes

Tim

Mr. Harrington

Kangaroo Palace

Judge

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1990	Bony	Tom Hemmings
1988	Evil Angels	Reginald Scholes
1982	Rubbish	(voice)
1979	Tim	Mr. Harrington
1978	Cass
1977	Barnaby and Me	The Chairman
1976	Silent Night, Holy Night
1975	Scobie Malone	Walter Helidon
1973	The Three Musketeers
1957	The Power Makers	Narrator (voice)

Year	TV Show	Role
1997	Kangaroo Palace	Judge
1991	The Private War of Lucinda Smith	Mr. Spencer Grant
1986	The Flying Doctors	Bob Cameron
1981	Bellamy
1976	Luke's Kingdom