Don Crosby

When television arrived in Australia in 1956, he easily made the transition to the new medium, featuring in plays, again at the ABC.

According to Richard Lane: For all his success on stage, it was on television and later in film that his greatness in developing characterisation was fully revealed.

Crosby moved to commercial television, appearing in serials made by Crawford Productions, such as Ryan, Division 4, Matlock Police and Homicide.

In radio, another popular role was in the long-running Gwen Meredith drama serial Blue Hills.

In 1975, Crosby facilitated a donation of $500 from the Benevolent Fund of NSW, to seed a new charity of a similar kind in Queensland.

This group became The Actors & Entertainers Benevolent Fund of Queensland, and was founded by Alan Edwards.