# Tal Ordell

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{{Short description|Australian actor (1880–1948)}}
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'''Talone Ordell''' (1880 – 1948), better known as '''Tal Ordel''', was an Australian actor, writer and director. Ordell was probably born in Calcutta, India, seventh child of Victorian-born parents William Odell Raymond Buntine, drover, and his wife Susanna, née Mawley.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ordell-talone-tal-7915|title=Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter=Talone (Tal) Ordell (1880–1948) |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}}</ref> He worked extensively on stage and screen as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, playing [Dad Rudd](/source/Dad_Rudd) twice for [Raymond Longford](/source/Raymond_Longford) and Dad Hayseed – a similar role – three times for [Beaumont Smith](/source/Beaumont_Smith).<ref name="hay">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-films-the-hayseeds/|title=Forgotten Australian Films: The Hayseeds|date=3 September 2025|access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref> He was the original "Ginger Mick" in the stage version of ''[The Sentimental Bloke](/source/The_Sentimental_Bloke)''. He toured Australia with [Marie Tempest](/source/Marie_Tempest).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18074002 |title=MR. TAL ORDELL DEAD. |newspaper=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |date=9 June 1948 |accessdate=28 September 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

He turned director with ''[The Kid Stakes](/source/The_Kid_Stakes)'' (1927), based on the cartoon character [Fatty Finn](/source/Fatty_Finn). In the 1930s, he worked more in radio as a writer and actor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29154132 |title=THE PLAYHOUSE. |newspaper=[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart)) |location=Hobart, Tas. |date=13 February 1930 |accessdate=28 September 2013 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> His son [Robin](/source/Robin_Ordell), who was killed during the [Second World War](/source/World_War_II), worked with him on the film and radio projects.

==Select filmography==
*''[The Hayseeds' Back-blocks Show](/source/The_Hayseeds'_Back-blocks_Show)'' (1917)
*''[The Hayseeds Come to Sydney](/source/The_Hayseeds_Come_to_Sydney)'' (1917)
*''[The Hayseeds' Melbourne Cup](/source/The_Hayseeds'_Melbourne_Cup)'' (1918)
*''[On Our Selection](/source/On_Our_Selection_(1920_film))'' (1920)
*''[The Man from Snowy River](/source/The_Man_from_Snowy_River_(1920_film))'' (1920)
*''[Silks and Saddles](/source/Silks_and_Saddles_(1921_film))'' (1920) – actor
*''[Cows and Cuddles](/source/Cows_and_Cuddles)'' (1921) (short) – director
*''[The Gentleman Bushranger](/source/The_Gentleman_Bushranger)'' (1921) – actor
*''[Rudd's New Selection](/source/Rudd's_New_Selection)'' (1921) – actor
*''[While the Billy Boils](/source/While_the_Billy_Boils_(film))'' (1921) – actor
*''[The Kid Stakes](/source/The_Kid_Stakes)'' (1927) – actor, writer, producer, director
*''[The Sentimental Bloke](/source/The_Sentimental_Bloke_(1932_film))'' (1932) – actor
*''[The Hayseeds](/source/The_Hayseeds)'' (1933) – actor
*''[Harvest Gold](/source/Harvest_Gold)'' (1945) – actor

==Select theatre credits==
*''On Our Selection'' – actor
*''The Sentimental Bloke'' – actor
*''Kangaroo Flat'' (1926) – author

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0649505|name=Tal Ordell}}
*[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ordell-talone-tal-7915 Tal Ordell] at [Australian Dictionary of Biography](/source/Australian_Dictionary_of_Biography)
*[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/indexdrilldown.jsp?xcid=59&f_contrib_id=257098&f_event_id=29200 Tal Ordell] at [AusStage](/source/AusStage)
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F9040-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Tal Ordell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115152301/http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=no;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person:%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F9040-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 |date=15 January 2024 }} at [National Film and Sound Archive](/source/National_Film_and_Sound_Archive)

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Category:Australian male stage actors
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Category:Australian film directors
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Category:British people in British India
Category:British emigrants to Australia
Category:Australian expatriates in England

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