Alec Kellaway (1894–January 18th, 1973) was a South African–born actor best known for his work in Australian theatre and film, notably playing a number of character roles for director Ken G. Hall.
[1] He also worked as a producer in vaudeville and helped run the Talent School at Cinesound Productions.
[2] Kellaway played a wide variety of roles for Ken Hall, ranging from a gay floorwalker in Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) to a magician in Let George Do It (1938).
Alec always studied the part, got to really understand the person he was to play, then worried about how he would walk, talk, think.
"[4] After a break of two decades, he returned to Australian screens in the role of the Abbot in the 1970's comedy Squeeze a Flower.