Ron Whelan

Ron Whelan

Movies for Ron Whelan...

The Sandpiper
Title: The Sandpiper
Character: Celebrant #5 (uncredited)
Released: June 23, 1965
Type: Movie
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
Title: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character: Annas
Released: April 9, 1965
Type: Movie
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
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The Gun Hawk
Title: The Gun Hawk
Character: Blackjack
Released: August 28, 1963
Type: Movie
When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his revenge but has to flee, aided by a young aspiring gunslinger, when the sheriff tries to arrest him.
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Drums of Africa
Title: Drums of Africa
Character: Ship Captain
Released: May 15, 1963
Type: Movie
David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide available, to take them there. Cuortemayn refuses as he doesn't care for the impact the railroad will have on the local inhabitants. While Moore tries to make other arrangements, he meets Ruth Knight who has lived there for many years working with her father in a medical clinic. There will be adventures along the way but when Ruth is captured by slave traders, it's up to the others to rescue her.
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Eureka Stockade
Title: Eureka Stockade
Character: Bentley
Released: January 26, 1949
Type: Movie
Spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and the events leading up to it.
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Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Title: Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
Character: Benny
Released: April 1, 1939
Type: Movie
A down-and-out clerk happens upon a bag of money. Unknown to him, the money is all counterfeit, forcing the innocent man to become involved with gangsters, as well as federal agents.
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Lovers and Luggers
Title: Lovers and Luggers
Character: Mendoza
Released: March 3, 1938
Type: Movie
Daubeney Carshott, a concert pianist, leaves London to dive for pearls on Thursday Island in the South Seas at the whim of Stella Raff, his fiancée. Once there, he discovers that the life he leads as a pearl diver is better in every way than his former existence as a social-lion pianist. He meets and falls in love with Lorna Quidley, after learning this Stella had send other suitors off in quest of a giant pearl for her.
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Thoroughbred
Title: Thoroughbred
Character: Genna
Released: May 9, 1936
Type: Movie
Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's son Tommy Dawson (Frank Leighton), Joan restores the horse to health and fitness, and soon enough the horse is winning race after race, becoming a favourite for the Melbourne Cup.