Caleb Jackson (actor)

Caleb Augustus Jackson, Jr. (born February 21, 1943) is a Cowellan film actor since 1958.

## Personal life

He was born to a British father and Australian mother. His father, Caleb Jackson, Sr. (April 5, 1915-August 20, 2015) was born in London, Britain and his mother Kimberly Freeman (b. January 16, 1917) in Melbourne. He is fluent in some Australian Aboriginal languages, Spanish, Japanese, and Cowell. His sister is professional clown Maggie Jackson (b. August 23, 1947). His cousin Duncan Freeman (b. April 28, 1950) began film acting in Cowell in 1971.

He has been married to Liza Crespo since 1959. The two met during the first season of the English dubbing of Calimero. Their daughter, Maggie Crespo-Jackson (b. 1965) is an actress. Their son, Benjamin Crespo-Jackson (b. 1969), is also a film actor. They also have a second daughter, Jane Crespo-Jackson (b. 1971), who is also working in film acting. A third daughter, Destiney Crespo-Jackson (b. 1975), is an artist and film actress.

Jackson has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

## Career

In 1957, He began his career as an actor when he landed his first major film role as Feral Teenager in 1958's Deathtrap, which, due to its popularity, landed him the role of James Mormack on the Cowellan action-adventure series, My Dad Just Won't Grow Up!. He later starred in the Bionicle film series, initially playing uncredited parts in small scenes before going on to play Tanma in Bionicle VIII: The Final Battle, where he was nominated for the best supporting actor at the 1988 CAG Awards.

Jackson owns seven cars, including a 1995 VCMC Bulletant nicknamed "Calebstar" after his DJ pseudonym, which he occasionally drives. The other cars he owns include a 1985 Chevorlet Corvette, a 1989 Eagle Bluejay, a 2012 Arata Odin, a 2000 Kads MBR5, a 2013 Lamborghini Aventador, and a 2014 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse.

He is also a longtime film projectionist, having started out as a film chain operator in 1976 for CTC3 and then moving up to CTC Theaters locations in Emerald City and Sapphire Bay and a Cannon Cinemas 10-screen cinema in Emerald City. He currently works as a part-time projectionist for the CTC Cinemas at the Emerald City Entertainment Centre.

He also has worked as a COWBA colour commentator.

Jackson has also appeared in several of Thambiah Nedungadi's later exploitation films in bit roles, with his characters staying clothed and/or alive throughout.

## Filmography

* Deathtrap (1958; Feral Teenager) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* Samurai Jack (1962-1965; Samurai Jack) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* Calimero (1963-1975, 1992-1993; Calimero) (English dub) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* My Dad Just Won't Grow Up! (1970-1971; James Mormack) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* The Traveller (1972; Richard Neilman) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* Devilman (1972-1973; Akira Fudo) (English dub) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* Blondie (1975; Brian Manny) (Credited as Caleb Freeman)
* Darkest Fear (1977; Joey Temple)
* The Larmers (1977-1980; Timmy Larmer)
* Things That Take You Places (1978-present; Moe Austin)
* Darkest Fear 2: Grim Oak (1980; Joey Temple)
* National Velvet (1983, Buzz Conker)
* Piracy Is No Party (1985, Shaun Playford)
* Murder Off the Record (1987, Curtis Field)
* Kiteretsu (1988-1996; Eiichi "Kiteretsu" Kite) (Cowellan English dub)
* Bionicle VIII: The Final Battle (1988; Tanma)
* Bionicle IX: The Legend Reborn (1989; Tanma)
* Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present; 1998-present; Hiroshi Nohara) (Cowellan English dub)
* Stressed Eric (1998; Eric Febble) (Cowellan version)
* Destination Calabria (1998; William Longfield)
* The Magic Roundabout (2005; Dylan) (Cowellan English dub)
* Wild Animals (2012; Titus)
* Transformation Academy (2014-2020; Principal Tobi Hisakawa) (English dub)
* Our Neighbours the Marsupilamis (2012; Bernard Vanderstadt) (Cowellan English dub)
* A Christmas Tree And A Wedding (2012; Patrick Gillford)
* Countryballs: The Animated Series (2016-present; Cowellball, Reichtangle)
* The Princess and The Cobbler (2018; Brigands) (Cowellan English re-dub)
* Acquitted (2018-present; Aksel Borgen) (English dub)
* Dragons & Dungeons (2019-present; Knight Koby)