CHARLES 'BUD' TINGWELLCharles ‘Bud’ Tingwell, who died on 15 May, 2009, aged 86, was an Australian actor with over 150 films and television credits to his name.Described by the Australian premier as a legend, he starred in such classic Aussie series as Homicide (1973-77), Prisoner: Cell Block H (1985-86) and Neighbours playing Henry O'Rourke (2000-03), as well as British shows like Z Cars (1968) and Catweazle (1969-70) earlier in his career.His many film roles included a part in The Desert Rats (1953) with Richard Burton and James Mason, a recurring role as Inspector Craddock in the Miss Marple films starring Margaret Rutherford and appearances in major Australian films like Breaker Morant (1980), Puberty Blues (1981) and The Castle (1997).Other highlights of his career included providing voices for Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet.Charles William Tingwell was born in Sydney on 3 January, 1923. He flew with the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War before embarking on a film career in 1946. A decade later he moved to London where he worked for 16 years and landed his first major role in the hospital soap Emergency - Ward 10 (1958-59).He continued acting into his eighties and at the time of his death from prostate cancer he was working on a sci-fi film called Antigravity with Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew.Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was among the many to pay tribute to him, saying: “Bud Tingwell is in every sense an Australian legend. From old generations knowing him through Homicide and newer generations knowing him as the battlers' friend from The Castle."He is so much a part of the Australian character as it's been shaped and as it will evolve in the future. A great Australian and all Australians are sad to see his passing.''
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