Allen Bickford is an Australian actor of film and TV. He has appeared in classic Australian TV series such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as the British series '' Man at the Top''. In 1970, he appeared as Dan Kelly in the film ''

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'' which starred

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. He appeared as the sinister hitman Collins in the award-winning 1981 film ''

The Killing of Angel Street ''The Killing of Angel Street'' is a 1981 Australian thriller film loosely based on the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) green bans against development in inner Sydney city waterside suburbs. It briefly touches on the real-life disappearance of ...

''. His character was loosely based on the Sydney gangster

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who was widely believed to be involved in the disappearance of the Sydney heiress and green activist Juanita Nielsen. In 1983 he appeared in the TV film ''

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''. In 1986 he appeared in an episode of ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...

''.

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