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'''Campbell Copelin''' (1902-1988) was an English actor, who moved to Australia in the 1920s and worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. He had a notable association with [[J.C. Williamson]] Ltd and frequently collaborated with [[F. W. Thring]] and [[Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)|Frank Harvey]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147259732 |title=WHO ARE OUR POTENTIAL STARS?. |newspaper=[[Table Talk (magazine)|Table Talk]] |location=Melbourne |date=31 August 1933 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He often played villains.
'''Campbell Copelin''' (1902-1988) was an English actor, who moved to Australia in the 1920s and worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. He had a notable association with [[J.C. Williamson]] Ltd and frequently collaborated with [[F. W. Thring]] and [[Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter)|Frank Harvey]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147259732 |title=WHO ARE OUR POTENTIAL STARS?. |newspaper=[[Table Talk (magazine)|Table Talk]] |location=Melbourne |date=31 August 1933 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He often played villains.
==Biography==

He served in the army, then emigrated to Australia. He worked on the land, then as a commercial artist before deciding to become an actor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149683722 |title=A "Quiet Evening" with CAMPBELL COPELIN |newspaper=[[Table Talk]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=27 September 1934 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=19 |via=Trove }} </ref>
== Criminal History ==
== Criminal History ==
In 1928 he was fined for using indecent language and resisting arrest.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3927395 |title=ACTOR FINED. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 April 1928 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove }} </ref>
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On the night of 18 March 1931 Copelin took a £1,000 plane out for a joyride in Melbourne and crashed it into Sandridge golf links, causing him to spend several months in hospital.<ref>'Actor Crashes in Plane; Seriously Hurt', ''The Mail'' (Adelaide) Saturday 19 March 1932 p2</ref> He was charged with stealing the plane<ref>CAMPBELL COPELIN IN COURT. ''The Argus'' (Melbourne), Thursday 16 June 1932, p5.</ref> but these charges were later withdrawn on the basis that he had suffered enough through his injuries.<ref>ACTOR IN COURT. ''Morning Bulletin'' (Rockhampton) Friday 17 June 1932, p8.</ref>

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On the night of 18 March 1931 Copelin took a £1,000 plane out for a joyride in Melbourne and crashed it into Sandridge golf links, causing him to spend several months in hospital.<ref>'Actor Crashes in Plane; Seriously Hurt', ''The Mail'' (Adelaide) Saturday 19 March 1932 p2</ref> "I had never seen Melbourne by night," he said, "so I decided to have a look. It was wonderful and I'm going to have another look as soon as I can, but next time I'll do it In a safer way."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229884280 |title=SEE CITY |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=26 March 1932 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=7 (LAST RACE RESULTS) |via=Trove }} </ref>

He was charged with stealing the plane<ref>CAMPBELL COPELIN IN COURT. ''The Argus'' (Melbourne), Thursday 16 June 1932, p5.</ref> but these charges were later withdrawn on the basis that he had suffered enough through his injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4457806 |title=CAMPBELL COPELIN IN COURT. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=16 June 1932 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }} </ref> Years later he said he was injured in a general plane accident.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236454308 |title=ACTOR IS DOGGED BY ILL-LUCK |newspaper=[[The Labor Daily]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 June 1937 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }} </ref>


In 1933 Copelin was arrested and fined for stealing a police bicycle.<ref>RELIEF FROM MONOTONY, ''The Mercury'' (Hobart) Thursday 23 November 1933 p2</ref>
In 1933 Copelin was arrested and fined for stealing a police bicycle.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235063596 |title=MOMENTS WHEN AN ACTOR FEELS THE URGE |newspaper=[[Smith's Weekly]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 December 1933 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }} </ref>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
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*''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947)
*''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947)
*''[[Portrait of Clare]]'' (1950)
*''[[Portrait of Clare]]'' (1950)
===TV Credits===
*''[[A Dead Secret]]'' (1959) (TV)
*''[[A Dead Secret]]'' (1959) (TV)
*''[[Night of the Ding Dong]]'' (1961) (TV)
*''[[Night of the Ding Dong]]'' (1961) (TV)
*''[[Lola Montez (musical)|Lola Montez]]'' (1962) (TV)
*''[[Lola Montez (musical)|Lola Montez]]'' (1962) (TV)
*''[[Marriage Lines (film)|Marriage Lines]]'' (1962) (TV)
*''[[Marriage Lines (film)|Marriage Lines]]'' (1962) (TV)
*''[[The Angry General]]'' (1964)
===Select Theatre Credits===
===Select Theatre Credits===
*''The Unfair Sex'' (1927)
*''Eliza Comes to Stay'' (1927)
*''Outward Bound'' (1927)
*''The Last Warning'' (1927)
*''The Alarm Clock'' (1927)
*''Scandal'' (1928)
*''Sport of Kings'' (1928)
*''Bird in Hand'' (1929)
*''This Thing Called Love'' (1930)
*''In Port'' (1930)
*''Eliza Comes to Stay'' (1930)
*''On the Spot'' (1931)
*''The Calendar'' (1931)
*''A Warm Corner'' (1931)
*''As Husbands Go'' (1931)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234993736 |title=No title |newspaper=[[Smith's Weekly]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 November 1931 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=8 |via=Trove }} </ref>
*''The Streets of London'' (1933)
*''Rope'' (1933)
*''Collits' Inn'' (1933)
*''Mother of Pearl'' (1934)
*''The Shining Hour'' (1935)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203857833 |title=THE SHINING HOUR. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 September 1935 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }} </ref>
*''Night Must Fall'' (1936)
*''Night Must Fall'' (1936)
*''Lovers Leap'' (1936)
*''Frenchie and the Lily'' (1952)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23156375 |title=London sees Melbourne woman's play |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 January 1952 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=5 |via=Trove }} </ref>
*''Murder Story'' (1954)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205699663 |title=LONDON'S NEW PLAY -- |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=21 August 1954 |access-date=15 April 2020 |page=17 |via=Trove }} </ref>
*''[[Nude with Violin]]'' (1958)
*''[[Who'll Come A-Waltzing]]'' (1962-63)
*''[[Who'll Come A-Waltzing]]'' (1962-63)


Revision as of 14:34, 14 April 2020

Campbell Copelin (1902-1988) was an English actor, who moved to Australia in the 1920s and worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. He had a notable association with J.C. Williamson Ltd and frequently collaborated with F. W. Thring and Frank Harvey.[1] He often played villains.

Biography

He served in the army, then emigrated to Australia. He worked on the land, then as a commercial artist before deciding to become an actor.[2]

Criminal History

In 1928 he was fined for using indecent language and resisting arrest.[3]

On the night of 18 March 1931 Copelin took a £1,000 plane out for a joyride in Melbourne and crashed it into Sandridge golf links, causing him to spend several months in hospital.[4] "I had never seen Melbourne by night," he said, "so I decided to have a look. It was wonderful and I'm going to have another look as soon as I can, but next time I'll do it In a safer way."[5]

He was charged with stealing the plane[6] but these charges were later withdrawn on the basis that he had suffered enough through his injuries.[7] Years later he said he was injured in a general plane accident.[8]

In 1933 Copelin was arrested and fined for stealing a police bicycle.[9]

Selected filmography

TV Credits

Select Theatre Credits

  • The Unfair Sex (1927)
  • Eliza Comes to Stay (1927)
  • Outward Bound (1927)
  • The Last Warning (1927)
  • The Alarm Clock (1927)
  • Scandal (1928)
  • Sport of Kings (1928)
  • Bird in Hand (1929)
  • This Thing Called Love (1930)
  • In Port (1930)
  • Eliza Comes to Stay (1930)
  • On the Spot (1931)
  • The Calendar (1931)
  • A Warm Corner (1931)
  • As Husbands Go (1931)[10]
  • The Streets of London (1933)
  • Rope (1933)
  • Collits' Inn (1933)
  • Mother of Pearl (1934)
  • The Shining Hour (1935)[11]
  • Night Must Fall (1936)
  • Lovers Leap (1936)
  • Frenchie and the Lily (1952)[12]
  • Murder Story (1954)[13]
  • Nude with Violin (1958)
  • Who'll Come A-Waltzing (1962-63)

References

  1. ^ "WHO ARE OUR POTENTIAL STARS?". Table Talk. Melbourne. 31 August 1933. p. 17. Retrieved 16 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "A "Quiet Evening" with CAMPBELL COPELIN". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "ACTOR FINED". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 25 April 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ 'Actor Crashes in Plane; Seriously Hurt', The Mail (Adelaide) Saturday 19 March 1932 p2
  5. ^ "SEE CITY". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 26 March 1932. p. 7 (LAST RACE RESULTS). Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ CAMPBELL COPELIN IN COURT. The Argus (Melbourne), Thursday 16 June 1932, p5.
  7. ^ "CAMPBELL COPELIN IN COURT". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 16 June 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "ACTOR IS DOGGED BY ILL-LUCK". The Labor Daily. New South Wales, Australia. 7 June 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "MOMENTS WHEN AN ACTOR FEELS THE URGE". Smith's Weekly. New South Wales, Australia. 2 December 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "No title". Smith's Weekly. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "THE SHINING HOUR". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 9 September 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  12. ^ "London sees Melbourne woman's play". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 9 January 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.
  13. ^ "LONDON'S NEW PLAY --". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 21 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 15 April 2020 – via Trove.

External links

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