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. He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing Dad Rudd twice for

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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 ''The Sentimental Bloke'' is a 1918 Australian silent film based on the 1915 verse novel ''The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'' by C. J. Dennis. Produced and directed by Raymond Longford, the film stars Arthur Tauchert, Gilbert Emery, and Lottie ...

''. He toured Australia with

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. 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. His son Robin, who was killed during the

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, worked with him on the film and radio projects.

Select filmography

*'' The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show'' (1917) *'' The Hayseeds Come to Sydney'' (1917) *'' The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup'' (1918) *''

On Our Selection ''On Our Selection'' (1899) is a series of stories written by Australian author Steele Rudd, the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis, in the late 1890s, featuring the characters Dad and Dave Rudd. The original edition of the book was illustrated by ...

'' (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 *''

'' (1932) – actor *'' The Hayseeds'' (1933) – actor *''

Harvest Gold ''Harvest Gold'' is a 1945 Australian industrial film about a farmer who clings to old methods of production. Synopsis The film explores various aspects of mechanical farming, from clearing the land to harvesting, and deals with the clash of at ...

'' (1945) – actor

Select theatre credits

*''On Our Selection'' – actor *''The Sentimental Bloke'' – actor *''Kangaroo Flat'' (1926) – author

References

External links

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Australian Dictionary of Biography The ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's ...

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AusStage AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up unt ...

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National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting, and providing access to a national c ...

1880 births 1948 deaths Australian male stage actors 20th-century Australian male actors Australian male radio actors Australian film directors Australian male silent film actors British people in colonial India British emigrants to Australia Australian expatriates in England {{Australia-actor-stub