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James Condon
Born	James Thomas Condon (1923-09-27)27 September 1923 Fremantle,Western Australia, Australia
Died	14 February 2014(2014-02-14) (aged 90) Narrabeen,New South Wales, Australia
Occupations	Actor scriptwriter voice over
Years active	1942–2003
Spouse(s)	Joan Cranmer (?-1977); 4 children Anne Haddy (1977–1999; her death)

James Thomas Condon (27 September 1923 – 14 February 2014) was anAustralian actor of radio and stage, a scriptwriter and voice over, however best known for his numerous television roles in serials and television movies in Australia, particularly for appearing as the title character in the early soap operaThe Story of Peter Gray,^[1] as well as smaller roles inNumber 96 andNeighbours. He was the husband ofNeighbours actressAnne Haddy^[1][2]

James Thomas Condon was born inFremantle,Western Australia. His career started in repertory theatre, before he joinedABC Radio inPerth in 1942. He served with theRoyal Australian Air Force during World War II, being promoted to flight lieutenant.^[3]

After the war, Condon worked for theBBC before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career, working on radio serials, includingPortia Faces Life. When TV arrived in 1956 he moved to Sydney and appeared on the opening night ofABN2, Sydney, and in a number of ABC plays, includingTomorrow's Child andA Phoenix Too Frequent.^[4]

He played the lead role in ATN7'sThe Story of Peter Grey, one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television in 1961.^{[citation needed]}

Also in 1961, while hosting his variety showWhat's Next, Condon hosted an old friend from Perth,Ray Hartley, to talk about his recent successes in London and New York.^[5] Hartley was a world-class Australian pianist, composer, arranger and philanthropist.

He made many other appearances on television, includingHomicide,Matlock Police,Number 96 (both the TV serial and the 1974 feature film spin-off, playing different characters),Bellamy,The Young Doctors,Carson's Law,Sons and Daughters,Prisoner,The Flying Doctors,Blue Heelers andSomething in the Air.

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Condon was the brother of actress and theatre producer Coralie Condon, who was a recipient of the Order of Australian and was known as "The First Lady of Western Australian Television"^[2] and had a brother Terry. His first marriage was to Joan Cranmer. The couple had four daughters.^[7][8] Condon was married to Australian actressAnne Haddy, best known for the role of matriarchHelen Daniels inNeighbours, from 1977 until her death in 1999. Condon was the stepfather of Haddy's children Jane and Tony.^[7] He acted alongside Haddy inNeighbours twice – asDouglas Blake in 1985 and again in 1995 as Reuben White after previously appearing with Haddy in several episodes ofCop Shop in 1980. Condon suffered a stroke in 2013.^[9]

He died from a stroke at anRSL retirement home inNarrabeen, Sydney on 14 February 2014, aged 90.^[10]

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