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Ronald Ernest McMurtry, professionally known as Ron Shand and earlier in his career as Ronnie McMurtry, was Australian actor and comedian who worked extensively in numerously genres of the show business industry including, circus, soft shoe, theatre, cabaret, revue vaudeville, radio, television and film. Shand was also a recording artist. He started his career in vaudeville in Perth, he was probably best known however for his role in television soap opera Number 96 as Herbert "Herb" Evans.
Birth Name
Ronald Ernest McMurtry
Born
Saturday, 03 February 1906
Died
Sunday, 08 August 1993
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Poor Man's Orange | Bumper Reilly | 1987 |
| Fluteman | Dicker | 1984 |
| A Country Practice | Big Mac | 1981 |
| Love Thy Neighbour in Australia | Arnold | 1979 |
| Father, Dear Father in Australia | Pickles | 1978 |
| The Young Doctors | Arthur Shepherd | 1976 |
| Number 96 | Herb Evans | 1974 |
| Number 96 | Herbert Evans / Herbert Evans (credit only) | 1972 |
| The Rovers | Station Master / Jack Carter | 1970 |
| Division 4 | Will 'Duff Duff' Duffy / Rabbit / Fred Miller / Billy | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Poor Man's Orange | Bumper Reilly | 1987 |
| Fluteman | Dicker | 1984 |
| A Country Practice | Big Mac | 1981 |
| Love Thy Neighbour in Australia | Arnold | 1979 |
| Father, Dear Father in Australia | Pickles | 1978 |
| The Young Doctors | Arthur Shepherd | 1976 |
| Number 96 | Herb Evans | 1974 |
| Number 96 | Herbert Evans / Herbert Evans (credit only) | 1972 |
| The Rovers | Station Master / Jack Carter | 1970 |
| Division 4 | Will 'Duff Duff' Duffy / Rabbit / Fred Miller / Billy | 1969 |
| Riptide | Napier / Bailiff | 1969 |
| You Can't See 'round Corners | Punter | 1969 |
| Skippy | Gus / Ernie Stubbs | 1968 |
| They're a Weird Mob | Man At Racetrack | 1966 |
| Homicide | Jock Wilson / Arthur Wilkes / Alf Purcer | 1964 |
| Whiplash | Publican | 1961 |
| Kangaroo | Accordian Player | 1952 |
