James Condon

James Condon 27 September 1923 14 February 2014 was an Australian 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 opera The Story of Peter Gray as well as smaller roles in Number 96 and Neighbours His career started in repertory theatre before he joined ABC Radio in Perth in 1942 He served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II being promoted to flight lieutenant After the war Condon worked for the BBC before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career working on radio serials including Portia Faces Life When TV arrived in 1956 he moved to Sydney and appeared on the opening night of ABN2 Sydney and in a number of ABC plays including Tomorrows Child and A Phoenix Too Frequent He played the lead role in ATN7s The Story of Peter Grey one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television in 1961 And he was the husband of Neighbours actress Anne Haddy since 1977 until her death