roostersgal4eva
15 May 2009, 10:32
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25486771-10229,00.html
VETERAN Australian actor Charles "Bud" Tingwell died this morning, aged 86.
Tingwell passed away in a Melbourne hospital at 8.30am with his son and daughter by his side, his spokesperson told news.com.au.
He died due to complications with prostate cancer, the spokesperson said.
Tingwell had been diagnosed with the disease a couple of years ago.
Best known for his roles in the film Breaker Morant, mini-series All The Rivers Run and more recently, The Castle, Tingwell was still acting in films and the stage until recent years.
He revealed how he became known as Bud on his offical website.
"It wasn't until I was 60 years old that I finally found out why my parents called me Bud, rather than my real name, Charles," he said.
"Although it had been a much-discussed topic in the Tingwell family for decades, my mother had never come clean.
"After she died, an uncle finally told me the truth. When my mother was pregnant, she had been teased by some friends at the Coogee Surf Club, asking, 'What's budding in there?' It became 'How's the bud?' and finally 'Bud'.
"I rather liked Charles. But I also love the ordinariness of Bud."
He was an absolute legend - RIP and Condolances to his family :(
VETERAN Australian actor Charles "Bud" Tingwell died this morning, aged 86.
Tingwell passed away in a Melbourne hospital at 8.30am with his son and daughter by his side, his spokesperson told news.com.au.
He died due to complications with prostate cancer, the spokesperson said.
Tingwell had been diagnosed with the disease a couple of years ago.
Best known for his roles in the film Breaker Morant, mini-series All The Rivers Run and more recently, The Castle, Tingwell was still acting in films and the stage until recent years.
He revealed how he became known as Bud on his offical website.
"It wasn't until I was 60 years old that I finally found out why my parents called me Bud, rather than my real name, Charles," he said.
"Although it had been a much-discussed topic in the Tingwell family for decades, my mother had never come clean.
"After she died, an uncle finally told me the truth. When my mother was pregnant, she had been teased by some friends at the Coogee Surf Club, asking, 'What's budding in there?' It became 'How's the bud?' and finally 'Bud'.
"I rather liked Charles. But I also love the ordinariness of Bud."
He was an absolute legend - RIP and Condolances to his family :(