Roy Rene

Roy Rene
Bronze statue of Roy Rene in Hindley Street, Adelaide. Created by Robert Hannaford.
Born
Henry van der Sluys

(1891-02-15)15 February 1891
Adelaide, Colony of South Australia
Died22 November 1954(1954-11-22) (aged 63)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • vaudevillian
  • singer
  • radio performer
  • actor
Years active1901–1952

Roy Rene (born Henry van der Sluys, 15 February 1891 – 22 November 1954) was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. As the bawdy character Mo McCackie, Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the early 20th century, and the local answer to Charlie Chaplin.[1]

A 1927 recording of Rene and Nat Phillips performing as Stiffy and Mo, called The Sailors, was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ National Film and Sound Archive: 'The Sailors' on the Sounds of Australia registry