# Cliff Ellen

Cliff Ellen (born 22 March 1936) is an Australian character actor who played a prominent guest role on the soap opera Neighbours as Charlie Cassidy.
His first role was in Homicide. His credits include Crackerjack, Garbo, and Phar Lap. A theatre actor of many years, Ellen played the role of Gaston in the Australian touring production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile as well as Hannie Rayson's Inheritance. He also appeared in the 2006 Australian film BoyTown. Ellen writes a column for a local newspaper based on the Mornington Peninsula.
Cliff Ellen is the nephew of Joff Ellen, Australian television actor and comedian

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| Petersen | 1974 | 1st Bushman | Feature film |
| The Firm Man | 1975 | Carl | Feature film |
| The Great Macarthy | 1975 | Player | Feature film |
| Mad Dog Morgan | 1976 | Extra | Feature film |
| The Trespassers | 1976 | Barman | |
| Squizzy Taylor | 1982 | Paper Man | Feature film |
| Phar Lap | 1983 | Float Driver | Feature |
| Wrong World | 1985 | Old Man | Feature film |
| The Four Minute Mile | 1988 | Jim Johnson | TV movie |
| Proof | 1991 | Cemetery caretaker | Feature film |
| Garbo | 1992 | Desk Sergeant | Feature film |
| Paperback Romance | 1994 | Airline Porter | Feature film |
| Crackerjack | 2002 | Norm | Feature film |
| Roy Hollsdotter Live | 2003 | Gil | TV movie |
| BoyTown | 2006 | Bertie | Feature film |
| Noise | 2007 | Elderly Man | Feature film |
| Josh Jarman | 2004 | Theatre actor | Feature film |
| Tom White | 2004 | Tiger | Feature film |
| Red Hill | 2010 | Gleason | Feature film |
| I Love You Too | 2010 | Cliff | Feature film |

### Television

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| Matlock Police | 1974 | Storekeeper | TV series |
| Cash and Company | 1975 | Ridley | TV miniseries |
| Division 4 | 1974-1975 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| Bluey | 1976-1977 | | TV series |
| Against the Wind | 1978 | Warder | TV miniseries |
| Skyways | 1979 | Charlie Higgins | TV series |
| Water Under the Bridge | 1980 | Kitchen Man | TV miniseries |
| I Can Jump Puddles | 1981 | Drunk | TV miniseries |
| Cop Shop | 1978-1981 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| Come Midnight Monday | 1982 | Clifford | TV series |
| The Sullivans | 1978-1982 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| Home | 1983 | Arnold | TV series |
| All the Rivers Run | 1983 | Elijah | TV miniseries |
| Special Squad | 1984 | Priester | TV series |
| Carson's Law | 1983-1984 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| The Flying Doctors | 1985 | Charlie the postman | TV miniseries |
| The Fast Lane' | '1985 | Brooks | TV series |
| Prisoner | 1983-1985 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| Sentiments | 1988 | Chicken Man | TV series |
| The Bartons | 1988 | Coach | TV series |
| Boys from the Bush | 1991 | Toddy | TV series |
| The Flying Doctors | 1991 | Bert | ,TV series |
| Chances | 1991 | Celebrant | TV series |
| Phoenix | 1993 | Harry | TV series |
| Bingles | 1992-1993 | Ron | TV series |
| Snowy | 1993 | Cec Brookes | TV miniseries |
| A Country Practice | 1994 | Angus Coe | TV series |
| The Games | 1998 | Harry Gibbs | TV series |
| MDA | 2002-2003 | Judge Michaels | TV series |
| Stories from the Golf | 2004 | Ted | TV series |
| Blue Heelers | 1994-2004 | 3 character roles | TV series |
| Neighbours | 1996-2005 | Angry Man / Charlie Cassidy | TV series |
| Let Losse Live | 2005 | Hospital Patient | TV series |
| East of Everything | 2008 | Dale's Dad (voice) | TV series |
| Rush | 2008 | Des | TV series |
| The Librarians | 2010 | Senior Citizen | TV series |
| Bed of Roses | 2010-2011 | Clem | TV series |
| Romper Stomper | 2018 | Martin Jordon | TV miniseries |