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Charles Tingwell

Date of birth: 1923-01-03

Place of birth: Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Bud Tingwell, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Biography

​Charles William "Bud" Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009) was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. Tingwell was one of the veterans of Australian film. He acted in his first motion picture in 1946 and appeared in over 100 films and numerous television programs in both the United Kingdom and Australia.

Movie Credits

Murder Most Foul
3.5

Murder Most Foul

1964-03-01

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she

Murder Ahoy
3.5

Murder Ahoy

1964-09-22

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been p

Murder at the Gallop
3.5

Murder at the Gallop

1963-05-09

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby

Murder She Said
3.6

Murder She Said

1961-09-26

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence

Ned Kelly
3

Ned Kelly

2003-03-22

After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ne

The Secret of Blood Island
0

The Secret of Blood Island

1964-12-01

Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced

Malcolm
3.3

Malcolm

1986-07-20

Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius, who has just been fired for building his own tram. H

The Castle
3.6

The Castle

1997-04-10

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pri

The Craic
2.8

The Craic

1999-04-29

When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland

Breaker Morant
3.5

Breaker Morant

1980-06-11

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though t

WillFull
3.3

WillFull

2002-08-29

Catherine (Anna Lise Phillips) returns to Australia after years abroad only to be confronted by her

Money Movers
2.9

Money Movers

1978-10-24

A group of crooks plan a heist to steal twenty million dollars from a Security Firm counting house.

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
3.4

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

1966-01-09

Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracu

The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
5

The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular

2003-01-25

Jim Ryan and Kate Conroy love each other, but John Conroy stands in the way of their happiness until

Jock Petersen
1.4

Jock Petersen

1974-01-01

Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Peterse

The Christmas Visitor
3

The Christmas Visitor

1987-12-10

In the Australian outback, a small boy determines to see that a nasty, curmudgeonly miser gets the C

Amy
3

Amy

1998-08-27

Amy's father, Franco, was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stag

Smiley
3.4

Smiley

1956-06-28

Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murr

Windrider
2.6

Windrider

1986-12-25

A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.

The Last Bullet
1.6

The Last Bullet

1995-05-05

Set during WWII, an Australian and Japanese soldier play a deadly game of Cat and mouse in a South P

My First Wife
2

My First Wife

1984-09-12

My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John and Helen. It is also a f

Cone of Silence
3.4

Cone of Silence

1960-05-10

A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash wit

Summerfield
3.2

Summerfield

1977-09-30

When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surpris

Irresistible
2.8

Irresistible

2006-04-18

A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away

The Desert Rats
3.2

The Desert Rats

1953-03-26

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British for

Captain Thunderbolt
0

Captain Thunderbolt

1953-01-01

Fred Ward is imprisoned for horse stealing. He escapes from Cockatoo Island and under the name of Ca

The Glenrowan Affair
0

The Glenrowan Affair

1951-08-17

Shot almost entirely in 'Kelly Country', near the country town of Benalla, The Glenrowan Affair take

Into the Straight
0

Into the Straight

1949-07-15

A romance set in the world of the sport of kings. The Curzons are a racehorse breeding family, who n

Three Blind Mice
2.6

Three Blind Mice

2008-06-08

Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gul

Bobbikins
2

Bobbikins

1959-07-28

This adventure follows the story of a young navy man, his wife and their baby son, Bobby, also known

Innocence
2.9

Innocence

2000-09-08

After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as

Tulip
0

Tulip

1998-08-01

Will, a widower struggling to cope with his wife Ruth's death, is confronted by the harsh reality of

Salvation
2.5

Salvation

2009-03-19

Aging artist and scholar Barry is disenchanted with his existence - disillusioned by his sexless mar

King of the Coral Sea
3.8

King of the Coral Sea

1954-08-12

A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He disco

Tarzan the Magnificent
2.9

Tarzan the Magnificent

1960-07-20

After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan c

Is There Anybody There?
3.5

Is There Anybody There?

1976-06-24

A beautiful woman, Kate (Tina Grenville), is released from a sanatorium unaware that while she was a

Jindabyne
2.7

Jindabyne

2006-07-20

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends wh

End Play
3.1

End Play

1976-01-01

And just when you believe there is nothing more to fear, you will begin to experience the ultimate t

The Counterfeit Man
0

The Counterfeit Man

1965-10-11

On Jupiter's moon Ganymede, an alien life-form has taken over the body of a human astronaut, creatin

Lambda 1
0

Lambda 1

1966-10-20

The future. The TAU-mode shuttle carries passengers to Australia through the earth's crust. When a r

Life In Emergency Ward 10
3.5

Life In Emergency Ward 10

1959-04-01

Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid

Tudawali
2.9

Tudawali

1988-09-09

Tells the story of Robert Tudawali who starred in the first ever Australian technicolour feature fil

Thunderbirds in Outer Space
0

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

1981-06-09

Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision

Always Another Dawn
1.6

Always Another Dawn

1948-09-24

Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in only his second film and first lead role, which helped prepare h

The Journalist
2

The Journalist

1979-11-15

Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence

Beware of the Dog
0

Beware of the Dog

1963-01-01

Serial in 6 episodes. Dogs and children adventures showing how one very determined boy gets the very

Bitter Springs
3.2

Bitter Springs

1950-07-05

A family buy land set around a water hole in a remote location, that is occupied by native Australia

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
2.2

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

1976-12-16

An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured

My Brother Tom
0

My Brother Tom

1986-09-22

Set in Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiou

Let Me Not
0

Let Me Not

2007-01-12

16 year old NINA has ditched ballet lessons to work weekends in a strip club, seeking financial inde

Gone to Ground
0

Gone to Ground

1978-03-13

A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon bec

The Inside Story
0

The Inside Story

2001-09-23

Dean finds a mysterious book in his uncle's old house that records the history of the universe. When

The Cox Plate: Race of the Century
0

The Cox Plate: Race of the Century

1986-12-31

Bonecrusher and Our Waverley Star... it was the race of the century, the stuff of sporting legends.

The Shiralee
2.4

The Shiralee

1957-07-11

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him.

Evil Angels
3.4

Evil Angels

1988-11-03

Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in cent

Nobody Runs Forever
3

Nobody Runs Forever

1968-08-22

Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level

Freedom
2.6

Freedom

1982-04-01

Ron, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible, employable

Kangaroo
2.6

Kangaroo

1952-05-16

In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swi

Puberty Blues
2.6

Puberty Blues

1981-12-10

Two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney ingratiate themselves with a new group o

Thunderbirds Are GO
3.2

Thunderbirds Are GO

1966-12-15

When the launch of a mission to Mars goes awry due to sabotage, International Rescue is requested to

Chariot of Fire
0

Chariot of Fire

1970-05-20

A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.

On the Beach
3.1

On the Beach

2000-05-28

The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear dest

Menzies and Churchill at War
0

Menzies and Churchill at War

2008-10-30

The true story of the dark days of 1941 when Menzies battled with Winston Churchill over the strateg

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
0.5

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

1981-01-01

A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. C

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
0

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

1980-01-01

A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, w

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?
0

Got Yourself Sorted Out at All?

1968-01-25

The Four Minute Mile
3.4

The Four Minute Mile

1988-11-09

For two brilliant young athletes - Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia - the 1952