- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCharles William Tingwell
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Charles 'Bud' Tingwell was born on January 3, 1923 in Coogee, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor and director, known for Breaker Morant (1980), Murder She Said (1961) and Ned Kelly (2003). He was married to Audrey Wilson. He died on May 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- SpouseAudrey Wilson(July 19, 1951 - June 7, 1996) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsWilliam Harvey TingwellEnid Tingwell
- Served with Britain's Royal Air Force during WW2, where he flew photo reconnaissance Spitfires in North Africa.
- He was given a State Funeral, held in St. Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne.
- Was very popular in Britain as star of Emergency-Ward 10 (1957) on television, and as the plodding Inspector Craddock, vainly trying to catch up to Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) in four filmed Agatha Christie mysteries, starting with Murder She Said (1961).
- Was a Freemason, initiated in Lodge Carinya #719 in Jan 1950, he remained a subscribing Freemason for the rest of his life.
- He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the performing arts as an actor, director, producer, and to the community.
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