In Australia

Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson

J. C. Williamson

James Cassius Williamson was an American actor and later Australia's foremost theatrical manager, founding J. C. Williamson Ltd....

, playing Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove is a 1936 British comedy film, written by J. B. Priestley, directed by Carol Reed and starring Edmund Gwenn, Cedric Hardwicke and Victoria Hopper. To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave...

and Michael Egan's The Dominant Sex. During this time he had appeared in the radio serials The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the "disguised superhero" tales such as Zorro and Batman....

 and Khyber

Khyber

The term Khyber may refer to:*The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province of Pakistan*The Khyber Pass, a mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan.*The Khyber Agency, part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

 by Edmund Barclay

Edmund Barclay

Edmund Barclay was an English-Australian writer best known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's greatest playwright ever." He also wrote stage plays and film scripts including The Silence...

, in both series opposite Hilda Scurr. His stage contract over, he stayed behind, as leading man with 2GB

2GB

2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...

's B. S. A. Players, starring in its first comedy success Dolly and Dan. After a brief appearance in the 1936 movie The Flying Doctor, he joined the ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

 where he played in Edmund Barclay

Edmund Barclay

Edmund Barclay was an English-Australian writer best known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's greatest playwright ever." He also wrote stage plays and film scripts including The Silence...

's As Ye Sow, Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...

's Cavalcade

Cavalcade (play)

Cavalcade is a play by Noël Coward. It focuses on three decades in the life of the Marryotts, a quintessential British family, and their servants, beginning at the start of the 20th century and ending on New Year's Eve in 1929....

, Max Afford's Fly by Night and Edmund Barclay's Into the Light. He made two more films: Lovers and Luggers and Mr Chedworth Steps Out. He founded a production company "Raglan Radio Recordings", making a number of adventure serials. But despite having some excellent actors (including Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Peter Finch was a British-born Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as "crazed" television anchorman Howard Beale in the film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a...

 and Nigel Lovell) under contract, his venture failed and he returned to England in 1939.

Selected filmography

• The Forger
  The Forger (film)
  The Forger is a 1928 British silent crime film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Nigel Barrie, Lillian Rich and James Raglan. It was based on the 1927 novel The Forger by Edgar Wallace...
  
  (1928)
• The Chinese Puzzle (1932)
• The Shadow
  The Shadow (1933 film)
  The Shadow is a 1933 British film directed by George A. Cooper.-Cast:* Henry Kendall as Reggie Ogden* Elizabeth Allan as Sonia Bryant* Felix Aylmer as Sir Richard Bryant* Jeanne Stuart as Moya Silverton* Cyril Raymond as Silverton...
  
  (1933)
• Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
  Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
  Mr. Chedworth Steps Out is a 1939 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall. The film is a comedy about a mild-mannered clerk who is dominated by his wife and gets fired from his job after years of service...
  
  (1939)
• Whispering Smith Hits London
  Whispering Smith Hits London
  Whispering Smith Hits London is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom. An American detective is summoned to London to investigate a death in suspicous circumstances.-Cast:...
  
  (1951)
• The Floating Dutchman
  The Floating Dutchman
  The Floating Dutchman is a 1952 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Sydney Tafler and Mary Germaine. A Scotland Yard detective goes undercover amongst jewel thieves after a dead Dutchman is found floating in the river. It was based on a novel by Nicholas...
  
  (1952)
• Operation Diplomat
  Operation Diplomat
  During World War II, Operation Diplomat was an Allied naval training operation. It was executed in March 1944 by the British Eastern Fleet to practice operational procedures that would be used by ships allocated to the British Pacific Fleet....
  
  (1953)
• The Black Rider
  The Black Rider (film)
  The Black Rider is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson and Leslie Dwyer. A gang of smugglers use a haunted castle as their base, detering curious locals by pretending to be ghosts.-Cast:...
  
  (1954)
• No Smoking (1955)
• The Birthday Present
  The Birthday Present
  The Birthday Present is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson. It stars Tony Britton, a top toy salesmen returning from a business trip to Germany with a watch hidden inside a toy, intended as a birthday present for his wife Sylvia Syms. He is caught by customs, arrested, and sentenced...
  
  (1957)
• Chain of Events
  Chain of Events
  Chain of Events is a 1958 British film directed by Gerald Thomas from a play by Leo McKern. It starred Susan Shaw, Dermot Walsh, Jack Watling, Freddie Mills and Joan Hickson....
  
  (1958)

Television appearances

• The Three Musketeers
• No Hiding Place
  No Hiding Place
  No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967....
  
  

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