James Condon
| James Condon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Thomas Condon 27 September 1923 Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Died | 14 February 2014 (aged 90) Narrabeen New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor, scriptwriter, voice over |
| Years active | 1942–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Cranmer (19??-19??); 4 children Anne Haddy (1977–1999; her death) |
James Thomas 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, pariculary Number 96 and Neighbours, he was the husband of Neighbours actress Anne Haddy.and the brother of theatre producer and actress Coralie Condon, who was known an Order of Australia recipient and was known as the "First Lady of Western Australian Television", she died on 31 December 2014, aged 99
James Thomas Condon was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. His career started in repertory theatre, before joining at ABC Radio in Perth in 1942, he would serve with the RAAF serving in the Air Force during World War II and eventuate to flight lieutenant. After the war he 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, before landing the lead role in ATN7's The Story of Peter Grey, one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television.
He made many other appearances on television, including Homicide, Matlock Police, Number 96 (both the TV serial and the 1974 feature film spin-off, playing different characters), Bellamy, The Young Doctors, Carson's Law, Sons and Daughters, Prisoner, The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and Something in the Air.
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