
Ron Randell
Ron Randell (1918-1994) was an accomplished Australian actor who enjoyed a prolific career in film, television, and theater. Born in Sydney, Randell discovered his passion for acting at a young age and began honing his craft through local productions before transitioning to the professional stage.
In the 1940s, Randell made his film debut in the Australian movie "Forty Thousand Horsemen" and quickly garnered recognition for his charismatic on-screen presence. He went on to appear in numerous Australian films throughout the decade, solidifying his status as a rising star in his home country.
Seeking to expand his horizons, Randell relocated to the United States in the early 1950s, where he continued to build an impressive body of work. He landed roles in a variety of Hollywood productions, including the war drama "I'll Cry Tomorrow" and the western "Run of the Arrow." Randell's versatility as an actor allowed him to seamlessly transition between leading and supporting roles, and he became known for his ability to bring depth and nuance to even the most minor characters.
Beyond his film work, Randell was also a fixture on American television, appearing in guest spots on popular shows like "The Fugitive," "Gunsmoke," and "Mission: Impossible." His talents were further recognized with a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the 1956 film "I'll Cry Tomorrow."
Throughout his prolific career, Ron Randell maintained a strong connection to his Australian roots, often incorporating elements of his heritage into his performances.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.169 |
Birthday | 1918-10-08 |
Place of Birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Austrailia |
Also Known As | Ron Randall, |

1953

Kiss Me Kate
6.4/85
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a gre...
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Kiss Me Kate

1961

King of Kings
7.084/203
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet th...
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King of Kings

1956

The She-Creature
4.1/33
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.
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The She-Creature

1948

The Loves of Carmen
6.7/19
Gypsy Carmen drives men wild in 1820s Spain, especially the dragoon Don Jose.
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The Loves of Carmen

1957

The Girl in Black Stockings
6.1/30
Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the invest...
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The Girl in Black Stockings

1961

Most Dangerous Man Alive
4.9/8
An escaped, but framed, prisoner escapes prison during a cobalt explosion and soon discovers he has grown a special power that makes his body impervio...
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Most Dangerous Man Alive

1948

The Sign of the Ram
5.8/10
A wheelchair-bound woman manipulates her family to a point where they suspect she may be unhinged.
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The Sign of the Ram

1963

Follow the Boys
4.2/6
Four women create mayhem as they follow their Navy partners around the Riviera.
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Follow the Boys

1955

I Am a Camera
6/15
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an un...
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I Am a Camera

1949

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God
5/2
The curse of a shark god follows a group of people who have violated a sacred jungle idol.
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Omoo-Omoo the Shark God

1952

Captive Women
4.6/7
In post-apocalyptic New York, three tribes of survivors (the Norms, the Mutates and the Upriver People) vie for the right to exist. When the treacher...
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Captive Women

1971

Whity
5.2/18
"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive yo...
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Whity

1956

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
4.4/5
A young woman hires a frontier scout to help her discover if her brother died in an Indian attack on a remote fort.
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1966

Savage Pampas
5/11
An army captain in Argentina learns why his lonely men are deserting to an outlaw's gaucho gang.
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Savage Pampas

1957

The Story of Esther Costello
6.9/11
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in I...
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The Story of Esther Costello

1949

The Lone Wolf and His Lady
4.7/3
A newspaper man, and former jewel thief, is accused of gem theft.
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1963

Gold for the Caesars
4.2/3
A gladiator gets caught up in a slave revolt and the invasion of England.
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Gold for the Caesars

1955

Desert Sands
4.4/5
The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.
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Desert Sands

1952

The Brigand
5.5/6
Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by...
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The Brigand

1956

The Hostage
5.7/3
In this political thriller, set within an unnamed country, revolutionaries try to prevent their leader's execution by kidnapping the president's daugh...
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The Hostage

1951

Lorna Doone
4.6/6
An English farmer leads a village uprising against their corrupt landlords.
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Lorna Doone

1948

The Mating of Millie
6.8/9
Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one more thing, a child. When she asks to adopt orphan...
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The Mating of Millie

1951

China Corsair
5.5/1
A stranded U.S. ship's engineer (Jon Hall) helps a Eurasian beauty (Lisa Ferraday) with coveted antique jade.
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China Corsair

1964

Das Haus auf dem Hügel
0/0
Interpol detective Wilton, known for his powers of deduction, is set on a gang of bank and jewel robbers who are up to mischief in Marseille. Despite...
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Das Haus auf dem Hügel

1946

Pacific Adventure
6.5/4
An Australian biopic about the life of pioneering aviator Charles "Smithy" Kingsford-Smith. The film is unusually frank about the controversies that o...
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Pacific Adventure

1983

Exposed
4.8/14
Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for he...
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Exposed

1947

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.8/3
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond investigates the murder of the C.I.D. man who had been tracing validity of rival claims to a large estate.
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1947

It Had to Be You
6.5/2
A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.
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It Had to Be You

1953

The Mississippi Gambler
7.2/8
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamb...
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The Mississippi Gambler

1945

To Have and Have Not
7.5/522
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
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To Have and Have Not

1957

The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
8/2
A doctor receives an early morning callout and is kidnapped. American detective Nick Logan assists Scotland Yard in tracking down the perpetrator.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Manning

1956

Beyond Mombasa
7.1/5
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
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Beyond Mombasa

1946

A Son Is Born
0/0
This family melodrama, a tale of desertion, vengeful seduction, coincidental meeting and catharsis, spans more than two decades from 1920 to World War...
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A Son Is Born

1950

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
5.7/3
A federal agent joins forces with a British lawman to foil a spy ring.
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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

1942

100,000 Cobbers
0/0
Filmed at Liverpool Military Camp (Sydney) in 1941 and using national servicemen to lend authenticity, this film was one of many sponsored by the fede...
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100,000 Cobbers

1964

Legend of a Gunfighter
5/1
After his parents are killed in a stagecoach holdup, a young man learns to be an expert gunman and with his dog Shorty, sets out to avenge their death...
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Legend of a Gunfighter

1953

The Girl on the Pier
6/1
Sometimes listed as a horror film, the British Girl on the Pier is a Spartan little melodrama starring the alluring Veronica Hurst as the title charac...
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The Girl on the Pier

1950

Tyrant of the Sea
0/0
In 1803, the only thing standing between Napoleon and his plan of world domination is England and the British Navy. The admiralty, learning that Napol...
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Tyrant of the Sea

1947

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
6/1
"Bulldog" Drummond is vacationing in his country home in England, and his house if rifled by two thieves. After they leave he finds a card marked with...
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Bulldog Drummond at Bay

1949

Make Believe Ballroom
5.5/2
Liza Lee, fast-talking press agent for Al Jarvis, persuades Jarvis to stage a Musical Mystery Contest, with a $5000 prize to the person who can first...
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Make Believe Ballroom

1985

That's Dancing!
7/18
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
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That's Dancing!

1962

The Longest Day
7.6/951
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...
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The Longest Day

1958

Davy
5/5
The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...
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Davy

1956

Bermuda Affair
0/0
Chuck Walters and Bob Scoffield are old war buddies who run a cargo airplane service in Bermuda. Walters is happily married to Chris while Scoffield c...
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