Bud Tingwell | |
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Born | Charles William Tingwell 3 January 1923 Coogee, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 15 May 2009 | (aged 86)
Education | Sydney Grammar School |
Occupation(s) | Actor, radio announcer, pilot |
Years active | 1941–2008 |
Spouse |
Audrey May Wilson
(m. 1951; died 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Logie Hall of Fame Inductee (1994) Raymond Longford Award (1998) Australian Film Walk of Fame Inductee (2008) |
Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009),[2][3] known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and went on to appear in more than 100 films and numerous TV programs in both the United Kingdom and Australia.[4]