Russell Kiefel

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Russell Kiefel

Acting January 1, 1951

Tully, Queensland, Australia

Russell John Kiefel (1951 – 20 November 2016) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kiefel started his…

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Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

6.1 2002 Movie
Son of a Gun

Son of a Gun

6.4 2014 Movie
No Escape

No Escape

6.2 1994 Movie
Childhood's End

Childhood's End

7.0 2015 TV Show
Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

6.7 1993 TV Show
McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters

7.2 2001 TV Show
Underbelly

Underbelly

6.5 2008 TV Show
Water Rats

Water Rats

6.2 1996 TV Show
Heartbreak High

Heartbreak High

6.9 1994 TV Show
Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant

7.1 1980 Movie
Police Rescue

Police Rescue

6.7 1991 TV Show
headLand

headLand

7.9 2005 TV Show

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Russell John Kiefel (1951 – 20 November 2016) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kiefel started his screen acting career with a role in the 1977 feature film The Singer and the Dancer. He followed this with roles in Breaker Morant (1980), Twelfth Night (1986), Call Me Mr. Brown (1990) and television film The Leaving of Liverpool (1992). Kiefel appeared in several television dramas, including Home and Away, Fireflies and Stingers. He starred in an episode of Twisted Tales in 1998. Among his various guest appearances were episodes of Wildside, Blue Heelers and Something in the Air. In 2008, Kiefel played Lloyd Ross in Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal. He joined the cast of Neighbours in the recurring role of Russell Brennan in 2015.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    Childhood's End

    TV show Sheriff De Bont

  2. 2014
    Son of a Gun

    Movie Mick

  3. 2014
    Schapelle

    Movie Malcolm McCauley

  4. 2012
    Tricky Business

    TV show Hugh Goodman

  5. 2011
    A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

    Movie John Abernethy

  6. 2008
    Underbelly

    TV show Mel Mal

  7. 2007
    Chandon Pictures

    TV show

  8. 2007
    Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback

    Movie Kesby

  9. 2005
    headLand

    TV show Lionel Travers

  10. 2004
    Fireflies

    TV show Sharpie

  11. 2002
    Queen of the Damned

    Movie Fire Marshall

  12. 2001
    McLeod's Daughters

    TV show Eric Weatherdon

  13. 1999
    Dogwatch

    Movie Palmer

  14. 1998
    A Difficult Woman

    TV show Prime Minister

  15. 1998
    Radiance

    Movie Father Doyle

  16. 1997
    Big Sky

    TV show Roberts

More credits
  1. 1997
    The Hostages

    Movie Jim

  2. 1996
    Children of the Revolution

    Movie Barry Rogers

  3. 1996
    Twisted Tales

    TV show George

  4. 1996
    Water Rats

    TV show Lewis West

  5. 1994
    No Escape

    Movie Iceman

  6. 1994
    Escape from Jupiter

    TV show Gilbert

  7. 1994
    Heartbreak High

    TV show Norm Rivers

  8. 1993
    Blue Heelers

    TV show

  9. 1991
    Police Rescue

    TV show Pellegrini

  10. 1985
    Call Me Mr. Brown

    Movie Ray Poynting

  11. 1980
    Breaker Morant

    Movie Christiaan Botha

  12. 1977
    The Singer and the Dancer

    Movie Pete