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Ron Whelan(1905-1965)

  • Actor
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ron Whelan was born on 2 November 1905 in Fulham, Middlesex, England. He was an actor and production manager, known for The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Come Up Smiling (1939) and Ben Casey (1961). He was married to Phyllis Abigail Abrahams. He died on 8 December 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 2, 1905
DiedDecember 8, 1965(60)
BornNovember 2, 1905
DiedDecember 8, 1965(60)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Van Heflin, Max von Sydow, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.6
  • Annas
  • 1965
Will Mahoney in Come Up Smiling (1939)
Come Up Smiling
5.5
  • Max(as Ronald Whelan)
  • 1939
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Whelan
Return to Paradise (1953)
Return to Paradise
6.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1953

Credits

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Actor

  • Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Farid
    • 1965
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Whelan
    • 1965
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Consul-General Potez
    • 1965
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Captain Porter
    • 1965
  • A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)
    A Man Called Shenandoah
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dunn
    • 1965
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Sandpiper (1965)
    The Sandpiper
    6.3
    • Celebrant #5 (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Comrade Voshnosh
    • 1965
  • Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Van Heflin, Max von Sydow, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    6.6
    • Annas
    • 1965
  • Signpost to Murder (1964)
    Signpost to Murder
    6.3
    • Police Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • My Fair Lady (1964)
    My Fair Lady
    7.7
    • Algernon
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" Kurt Russell, Jean Engstrom 1963 MGM
    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mayor Rufus Honegger
    • 1963
  • Richard Chamberlain in Twilight of Honor (1963)
    Twilight of Honor
    6.3
    • Dr. Eastland (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Rory Calhoun in The Gun Hawk (1963)
    The Gun Hawk
    5.9
    • Blackjack
    • 1963
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
    The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
    6.2
    • Harry (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Frankie Avalon and Mariette Hartley in Drums of Africa (1963)
    Drums of Africa
    4.6
    • Ship Captain
    • 1963

Production Management

  • Jeffrey Hunter and Barbara Perez in No Man Is an Island (1962)
    No Man Is an Island
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1962
  • Whiplash (1960)
    Whiplash
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit manager (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1960–1961
  • Season of Passion (1959)
    Season of Passion
    5.8
    • unit production manager
    • 1959
  • Eureka Stockade (1949)
    Eureka Stockade
    6.4
    • unit manager
    • 1949

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Return to Paradise (1953)
    Return to Paradise
    6.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1953
  • Betty Bryant and Grant Taylor in 40,000 Horsemen (1940)
    40,000 Horsemen
    6.0
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1940
  • Bert Bailey in Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940)
    Dad Rudd, M.P.
    7.3
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1940
  • Gone to the Dogs (1939)
    Gone to the Dogs
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1939
  • Will Mahoney in Come Up Smiling (1939)
    Come Up Smiling
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939)
    Mr. Chedworth Steps Out
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • The Farmer Goes to Town (1938)
    The Farmer Goes to Town
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1938
  • Letty Craydon and George Wallace in Let George Do It (1938)
    Let George Do It
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • The Broken Melody (1938)
    The Broken Melody
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • Vengeance of the Deep (1937)
    Vengeance of the Deep
    6.7
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1937
  • It Isn't Done (1937)
    It Isn't Done
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Chut in Wild Innocence (1936)
    Wild Innocence
    7.1
    • assistant director (as Ronald Whelan)
    • 1936
  • Thoroughbred (1936)
    Thoroughbred
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ronald Whelan
  • Born
    • November 2, 1905
    • Fulham, Middlesex, England
  • Died
    • December 8, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Phyllis Abigail Abrahams1933 - May 19, 1949 (her death)
  • Parents
      Florence Agnes McRae

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