// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Sidney Wheeler? A guy with a wheel good personality.
Sidney Wheeler (1864–21 July 1950) was an English-Australian actor who worked extensively in film, TV and radio. He worked a number of times for Ken G. Hall.[1][2][3][4] His film debut was made in Lovers and Luggers.[5]
He was named as a co-respondent in a divorce case.[6]
Wheeler collapsed on stage appearing in Annie Get Your Gun in July 1950 and died shortly afterwards.[7]
Select film credits
[edit]- Lovers and Luggers (1937)
- Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938)
- Mr Chedworth Steps Out (1938)[8]
- Come Up Smiling (1939)[9]
- The Power and the Glory (1941)[10]
Select radio
[edit]- Bullets or Ballots (1941)
- Judge Marshall's Family (1945)
- The Woman in the Window (1946)
- Written for a Lady (1949) - won Macquarie Radio Award[11]
- Major Barbara (1950)
Select stage appearances
[edit]- Dearest Enemy (1931)
- Ball at the Savoy (1935)[12]
- Maid of the Mountains
- Annie Get Your Gun (1949–50)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Player In "Annie Get Your Gun" Dead". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 22 July 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 52–54.
- ↑ "Sidney Wheeler Dead". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 787. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 29 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (19 August 1950), "Death of Well-known Actor", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1506013618, retrieved 29 June 2025 – via Trove
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (4 July 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Lovers and Luggers". Filmink. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 31 August 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sidney Wheeler dead at 58". The Courier-mail. No. 4260. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (13 August 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Mr Chedworth Steps Out". Filmink. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (15 August 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Come Up Smiling / Ants in His Pants". Filmink. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (6 October 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: The Power and the Glory". Filmink. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ "WELL KNOWN ACTOR'S DEATH". Daily Mirror. No. 2852. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1950. p. 4 (Late Final Extra 2). Retrieved 29 June 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""BALL AT THE SAVOY."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 29 June 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Sidney Wheeler at IMDb
- Sidney Wheeler Australian theatre credits at AusStage
- Sidney Wheeler at National Film and Sound Archive
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