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Ron Challinor | |
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| Born | 19 December 1944[1] |
| Died | 3 January 2025 (aged 80)[1] |
| Occupation | actor |
| Known for | writing, directing and acting in theatre productions and television programs |
Ron Eric Challinor (19 December 1944 – 3 January 2025) was an Australian actor who worked extensively in theatre and appeared in numerous television productions.[2]
Career
[edit]Theatre
[edit]Challinor was heavily involved in the Australian theatre scene from the 1960's until the mid 1990's as an actor, writer and director. He appeared in plays produced by the National Theatre, Playbox Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Playhouse WA and NIDA among others.[2]
One of his early appearances on stage was when he played a dual role in 1967 as both a noble rooster and an unromantic prince in Herbert and Eleanor Farjeon's The Glass Slipper for the Independent Theatre for Children.[3]
After appearing in the poorly received Alexander Theatre Company adaption of Brer Rabbit in 1976, Challinor teamed up with Colette Mann.[4] In 1977, Challinor and Mann wrote and performed in the vaudeville revue Hats.[5] Later that same year, they wrote and directed Broadway Babes.[6] He and Mann again appeared alongside each other in the 1978 Russell Street Theatre production of Gone with Hardy in which Challinor played Stan Laurel.[7]
Among his roles in the 1980's was writing, composing and starring in Mother Goose in Wonderland, an adults only pantomime which was held at Kinselas Theatre Restaurant in Sydney in 1982.[8]
His many roles on the stage throughout the 1990's included starring alongside Mary-Anne Fahey, Bartholomew John and Pat Bishop in the Playbox Theatre Company production of Mary Lives! by Frank Hardy in 1992; appearing in Michael Gurr's play about AIDS called Desire Lines in 1993; and starring alongside Jacki Weaver, Judi Farr, Geneviève Picot, Max Gillies, Tony Sheldon, Rachel Griffiths and Gerald Lepkowski in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of The Sisters Rosensweig in 1995.[9][10][11]
Challinor also appeared in the 1995 Playhouse production of Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt.[12]
Other notable theatre credits include acting in productions of Rough Crossing, The Schoolmistress, The Tempest, A Flea in Her Ear, Death of a Salesman and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.[2]
Television
[edit]Challinor's television credits include A Country Practice, Matlock Police, Law of the Land, Carson's Law, Homicide, The Last of the Australians.[2] He also appeared in the miniseries The Dismissal.[2]
His more substantial television roles include 22 episodes of The Henderson Kids playing Rutt Jones, and appearing in ten episodes of Cop Shop.[2]
In 1979, he performed with Denise Drysdale in comedy sketches for Peter Couchman Tonight.[13]
In 1993, he wrote for the Seven Network sitcom Newlyweds.[2]
Film
[edit]Challinor has a credit for being a writer on the additional screenplay for the 1984 film Second Time Lucky.[2]
Death
[edit]Challinor died suddenly in January 2025 after a brief illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CHALLINOR, Ron Eric". Herald Sun. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Knox, David (8 January 2025). "Vale: Ron Challinor". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Darlington, Dorothy (16 October 1967). "Pleasure in fairytale as a play". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ White, Sally (11 May 1976). "Brer Rabbit is a real bunny". The Age. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Milsom, Wendy (3 February 1977). "It's Hats on for young stars". The Age. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Windsor Regis Theatre Restaurant presents Broadway Babes". The Age. 11 November 1977. p. 49. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
written and directed by Ron Challinor and Colette Mann (who brought you "Hats")...
- ^ Radic, Leonard (23 September 1978). "Laurels for half of Hardy". The Age. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Wagner, Lucy (26 December 1982). "A little sauce for goose and gander". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 20. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Radic, Leonard (12 June 1992). "Play as elegy is too fragmented". The Age. p. 14. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Radic, Leonard (22 September 2025). "Worthy aim but AIDS play falls short". The Age. p. 17. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Payne, Pamela (21 August 1994). "Glitzy wrapping". The Sun-Herald. p. 134. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Waites, James (17 May 1995). "Too many bones left bare". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "A Ding-Dong of an idea". The Age. 8 March 1979. p. 38. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
Category:1944 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Australian male stage actors Category:Australian male television actors