Ron Hackett

Ron Hackett

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Title: Police Rescue
Character: Guard
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: TV
Police Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.
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Title: The True Believers
Character: Les McConnan
Released: June 28, 1988
Type: TV
The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."
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On the Loose
Title: On the Loose
Character: Mr. Cutler
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.
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Fast Talking
Title: Fast Talking
Character: Woodwork Teacher
Released: August 16, 1984
Type: Movie
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
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Title: The Boy in the Bush
Character: Paddy
Released: February 9, 1984
Type: TV
n the 1880s, Jack Grant, a young Englishman, has been sent by his parents to make a new life in the pioneering colony of Western Australia. When he arrives, he is met at the dock by Mr. George, who introduces him to his mother's relatives. Jack's life is to be full of adventures, including taming horses and fighting kangaroos. Jack also competes for the love of two cousins.
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A Private Enterprise
Title: A Private Enterprise
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: Movie
An ambitious Indian university graduate has to struggle to live his entrepreneurial dreams against both the British social structure and his own family's stubborn traditional values.
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That'll Be The Day
Title: That'll Be The Day
Character: Policeman
Released: May 13, 1973
Type: Movie
Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.
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Achilles Heel
Title: Achilles Heel
Character: Les
Released: March 18, 1973
Type: Movie
A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.
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The Bouncing Boy
Title: The Bouncing Boy
Character: Man at Auction
Released: December 11, 1972
Type: Movie
A young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.
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The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Title: The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Character: Mr Springer
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A series of six short films concerning the adventures of form 2B and their inventive science master, Mr Potter
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Title: The Onedin Line
Character: Jacko Waters
Released: October 15, 1971
Type: TV
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.
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Title: Justice
Character: Pathologist
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.