Alan Cassell

Alan Cassell

Actor

Manchester, UK
February 16, 1932

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Cassell (born 1932) was an Australian actor, born in the UK and best known for his roles in film and television. Cassell was one of the actors who worked in Bruce Beresford's early Australian films. Film credits include:Money Movers, Cathy's Child (for which he was nominated for "Best Actor"), Squizzy Taylor, Breaker Morant, Puberty Blues and The Club. His most recent films are The Honorable Wally Norman and Strange Bedfellows. TV roles include: Taurus Rising, Special Squad, The Flying Doctors, The Power, The Passion, Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Stingers and MDA. Cassell commenced his acting career in WA and worked for many years as a stage Actor. Winning "Best Actor of the Year" for his role in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" He later worked for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company. He was in the original cast of "Away" which toured to New York and appeared in "Sweet Bird of Youth" with Lauren Bacall for the Sydney Theatre Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Cassell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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Representative Works

Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
7.1
/ English
The Settlement
The Settlement
8.0
/ English
Money Movers
Money Movers
6.1
/ English
Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows
5.8
/ English
Harlequin
Harlequin
6.4
/ English
Plugg
Plugg
3.5
/ English
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
5.3
/ English
The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour
6.6
/ English
Vietnam
Vietnam
7.6
/ English
The Club
The Club
6.0
/ English
Squizzy Taylor
Squizzy Taylor
5.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Breaker Morant
1980Nominee

Best Performance

Breaker Morant

The Settlement
1984Winner

Best Performance

The Settlement

Money Movers
1978Nominee

Best Performance

Money Movers

Career Highlights

Strange Bedfellows
2004Highlight

Best Performance

Strange Bedfellows

Harlequin
1980Highlight

Best Performance

Harlequin