Tal Ordell
Talone Ordell (1880–1948), better known as Tal Ordel, was an Australian actor, writer and director. Ordell was probably born in Calcutta, India, seventh child of Victorian-born parents William Odell Raymond Buntine, drover, and his wife Susanna, née Mawley[1]. He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing Dad Rudd twice for Raymond Longford and Dad Hayseed – a similar role – three times for Beaumont Smith. He was the original "Ginger Mick" in the stage version of The Sentimental Bloke. He toured Australia with Marie Tempest.[2]
He turned director with The Kid Stakes (1927), based on the cartoon character Fatty Finn. In the 1930s he worked more in radio as a writer and actor.[3]
Select filmography
- The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show (1917)
- The Hayseeds Come to Sydney (1917)
- The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup (1918)
- On Our Selection (1920)
- The Man from Snowy River (1920)
- Silks and Saddles (1920) – actor
- Cows and Cuddles (1921) (short) – director
- The Gentleman Bushranger (1921) – actor
- Rudd's New Selection (1921) – actor
- While the Billy Boils (1921) – actor
- The Kid Stakes (1927) – actor, writer, producer, director
- The Sentimental Bloke (1932) – actor
- The Hayseeds (1933) – actor
- Harvest Gold (1945) – actor
Select theatre credits
- On Our Selection – actor
- The Sentimental Bloke – actor
- Kangaroo Flat (1926) – author
References
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ordell-talone-tal-7915
- ^ "MR. TAL ORDELL DEAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 9 June 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "THE PLAYHOUSE". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 13 February 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
External links
- Tal Ordell at IMDb
- Tal Ordell at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Tal Ordell at AusStage
- Tal Ordell at National Film and Sound Archive
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