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1. Andy Whitfield Andy Whitfield Actor, Gabriel
2. Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann Actor, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Son of James Murray Helpmann & Mary (nee Gardiner), he was educated at Prince Alfred's College, Adelaide, South Australia. He first danced solo at the Theatre Royal, Adelaide in The Ugly Duckling in 1922. He went on to become the pricipal dancer at Sadlers Wells ballet from 1933 to 1950. World renowned as a dancer and choreographer...
3. Michael Pate Michael Pate Actor, Hondo The future movie bad man was born in Drummoyne, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and got his career start as an interviewer on the government's radio station. Pate also worked on the Australian stage and in Down Under movies before relocating to th e U.S. in the early 1950s to appear in Universal's "Thunder on the Hill...
4. John Meillon John Meillon Actor, Crocodile Dundee
5. Michael Hutchence Michael Hutchence Soundtrack, Face/Off Michael Hutchence is one of the greatest singers and performers in Australia's history, with a career that spanned 20 years. Born to Kelland Hutchence and Patricia Hutchence (a film and television make-up artist), Michael was the second of three children. He grew up in Hong Kong, USA, and Australia, and often hung out with his mother on film sets...
6. Googie Withers Googie Withers Actress, The Lady Vanishes Googie Withers began her acting career at the age of 12. She was dancing in the chorus in a West End revue when she was spotted by a Warner Brothers casting director. She went to do a screen test for them at the Riverside Studios and was invited to become an extra. On her first day at the filming of The Girl in the Crowd she arrived on the set just after Michael Powell had just sacked the 2nd lead...
7. Daniel Pollock Daniel Pollock Actor, Romper Stomper
8. Victoria Shaw Victoria Shaw Actress, General Hospital
9. Tony Hancock Tony Hancock Actor, Call Me Genius Tony Hancock was born in Birmingham, England, the son of John and Lillian Hancock. He was educated at Durlston Court, Swanage, and Bradfield College, Reading. He served in the R.A.F. (ground crew) during the war. In 1942 he was in the R.A.F. Gang Show. He was de-mobbed in 1946. He appeared at the Windmill Theatre...
10. Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty Actor, Mutiny on the Bounty Years before Jack Thompson arrived on the scene, Chips Rafferty was regarded by many as the personification of the stereotypically rugged, straightforward and laconic Aussie male. Tall and thin, though not particularly striking in appearance, Rafferty was a tailor-made star for the austere, modestly-budgeted dramas made 'down under' in the 1940's and 50's...
11. Arkie Whiteley Arkie Whiteley Actress, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
12. Pat Thomson Pat Thomson Actress, Strictly Ballroom
13. Mark Priestley Mark Priestley Actor, Better Than Sex
14. Belinda Emmett Belinda Emmett Actress, The Nugget Belinda Emmett was born on 12 April 1974 in Umina Beach, New South Wales, Australia. As a teenager, she worked for local radio station Coast Rock FM before landing her first major acting role as "Tracy Russell" in the popular sitcom Hey Dad..!. She became a household name two years later when she joined the cast of popular drama series Home and Away as "Rebecca Fisher"...
15. Max Phipps Max Phipps Actor, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
16. John Hargreaves John Hargreaves Actor, Long Weekend John Hargreaves was the quintessential Australian man. An actor of sparkling, biting wit, he once said he would easily give up his remarkable career if it ever bored him, in favor of metallurgy because it was something that always interested him. Despite his lengthy list of credits in his home country...
17. Harold Hopkins Harold Hopkins Actor, Gallipoli
18. Daniel Rigney Daniel Rigney Actor, The Island of Dr. Moreau Danny("Rigo") was a very promising and exciting young actor. His tragic early death from a brain haemorrhage robbed Australia of one of its most natural stage and screen actors. He lived life to the full and taught the rest of us what living really meant. Danny's NIDA class-mates really loved him - his film and TV appearances are a living reminder of what might have been.
19. Billy McMahon Billy McMahon Uncategorised
20. Paul Brickhill Paul Brickhill Writer, The Great Escape
21. Ruth Cracknell Ruth Cracknell Actress, Lilian's Story
22. Megan Connolly Megan Connolly Actress, The Crossing After making her film debut in "The Crossing", Megan was one of the leading soap stars in Australia. After her role in Paradise Beach ended in 1994, she co-hosted the morning kids show "The Zone" for a year. In late 1995 she hosted the Foxtel's fitness show "Body Corp" for cable television, before moving on to become a V-Jay for Foxtel's music channel V until early 1997...
23. Roy Redgrave Roy Redgrave Actor, Our Friends the Hayseeds
24. Joseph Fürst Joseph Fürst Actor, Diamonds Are Forever Lean, distinguished-looking Viennese character actor, latterly white-haired and with distinctive dark eyebrows. Though he initially studied law in Vienna, Fürst became interested in acting and was given his first opportunities on stage in Canada. He then moved to England in search of better job prospects...
25. Marit Allen Marit Allen Costume Designer, Brokeback Mountain
26. John McCallum John McCallum Producer, Attack Force Z
27. Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell Actor, The Dish
28. Norman Kaye Norman Kaye Actor, Moulin Rouge!
29. Desmond Tester Desmond Tester Actor, Sabotage
30. Bunney Brooke Bunney Brooke Actress, Dawn!
31. Leonard Teale Leonard Teale Actor, The Sundowners
32. Gerry Duggan Gerry Duggan Actor, Goldfinger
33. Victoria Longley Victoria Longley Actress, Celia
34. Lloyd Lamble Lloyd Lamble Actor, Curse of the Demon
35. Rodney Bell Rodney Bell Actor, The Crossing Rodney Bell was born in Sydney, Australia. He attended the prestigious NIDA (National Institute for Dramatic Arts) and followed an acting course for people who were already active in the business. He graduated in 1988. His debut on stage was in a Shakespeare play when he was eight years old. Rodney's television debut was in the children's television series "The lost Islands" in 1976...
36. Peter Archer Peter Archer Actor, Enter the Dragon
37. Leigh Russell Leigh Russell Actor, Romper Stomper
38. Esben Storm Esben Storm Writer, In Search of Anna
39. John Ewart John Ewart Actor, Newsfront Veteran Australian actor John Ewart's career got off to a promising start when he played 'Dopey' in a 3XY radio production of 'Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'. John was aged four. Numerous radio shows and theatre productions later at the age of 18 he so impressed legendary film maker Charles Chauval...
40. John Clayton John Clayton Actor, Unfinished Business
41. Fredric Abbott Fredric Abbott Actor, Revenge of the Pink Panther
42. Johnny O'Keefe Johnny O'Keefe Soundtrack, Shine A national icon. An inspiration to Australians everywhere. The man who single-handedly defined Australian Rock and Roll. Johnny O'Keefe can say yes to all those and more. Johnny O'Keefe single-handedly did more to influence Australian pop-culture than any other national figure. Born on the 19th of January...
43. Gordon Piper Gordon Piper Actor, My Brilliant Career
44. Jack Lee Jack Lee Director, A Town Like Alice British director Jack Lee studied photography at Regent Street Polytechnic, and in 1938 he was hired by GPO Film as a documentary cameraman. He shot a lot of footage, at great personal risk, during the Nazi bombing campaign during World War II against London, known as "The Blitz", and began his directorial career with two wartime documentaries...
45. Frank Wilson Frank Wilson Actor, Black Robe Frank Wilson left school at the age of 13. He joined the Australian Army in 1943, to escape the wartime Manpower Directorite and being placed in a "useful" job, becoming a signalman in the 7th Division, 2nd AIF. Serving in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, being discharged in late 1945. He started acting in 1948, acting up to the time of his death in 2005...
46. Georgina Cookson Georgina Cookson Actress, Darling Lean, aristocratic-looking British character actress,on stage from the 1940's. She was noted on Broadway for her performance (and for bringing the house down with her tango on opening night)as Lady India in Jean Anouilh's 'Ring Around the Moon' (1950-51). On television, her aquiline features and impeccable bearing led to her gravitating towards upper class roles as wealthy or snooty socialites...
47. Casey Robinson Casey Robinson Writer, Now, Voyager
48. June Salter June Salter Actress, Dot and the Kangaroo
49. Charles Shaw Charles Shaw Writer, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
50. Charles Chauvel Charles Chauvel Director, Jedda the Uncivilized Charles Chauvel was born in Queensland, Australia in 1897 to land owners in the south. After minding his family's farm while his father was at war with the Australian Light Horse in Sinai, he went to Sydney against his father's wishes to study drama. After some work in the movies looking after horses...
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