Ossie Wenban

Ossie Wenban (1895–1978) was an Australian actor best known for his appearances in Cinesound's Dad Rudd films starring Bert Bailey.[1]

Select radio

• Boy from the Never Never (1949)[2]
• I Want Haden (1951)[3]
• episode of Chips (1951)[4]
• Desire Shall Fail (1952)[5]
• Hagen's Circus (1953)[6]
• The Sundowners (1953)[7]
• A Place Where You Whisper (1955)

Select theatre

• What's in a Name (1931)[8]
• The Chocolate Solder (1936)[9]
• The Gondoliers (1937)[10]
• The Bat (1937)[11]
• The Evil Men Do (1964)

Select films

• On Our Selection (1932)
• Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
• Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940)
• Strong Is the Seed (1949)
• Kangaroo (1952)
• Three in One (1957)

References

1. Australasian Radio Relay League. (June 29, 1940), "LUCKY IT ISN'T POOH-BAH", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-718522055, retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Trove
2. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (25 June 1949), "BOY FROM THE NEVER-NEVER", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1352890627, retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Trove
3. "George Hart's Radio". The Sun. No. 12, 800. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1951. p. 16 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Contact". The Sun. No. 12973. New South Wales, Australia. 28 August 1951. p. 1 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Another star role for English actress". The Sun. No. 13, 371. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1952. p. 26 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "2UE's new morning shows". The Sun. No. 13, 495. New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 1953. p. 22 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
7. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (7 November 1953), "Jon Cleary Tale on Air", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1549830477, retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Trove
8. ""WHATS IN A NAME."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 29, 135. New South Wales, Australia. 22 May 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
9. ""THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 717. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
10. ""THE GONDOLIERS."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 034. New South Wales, Australia. 21 June 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
11. ""The Bat" Opens New Play Season". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. II, no. 126. New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Ossie Wenban at IMDb 
• Ossie Wenban at AusStage