
Person
Rodney Bell
Acting · 1966–2005 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Rodney Bell (19 March 1966 - 27 November 2005) was an Australian television actor. He attended the prestigious NIDA (National Institute for Dramatic Arts) and followed an acting course for people who were already active in the business. He graduated in 1988. Bell's debut on stage was in a Shakespeare play when he was eight years old. Rodney's television debut was in the children`s television series, The Lost Islands, in 1976. His international breakthrough was his role as the arrogant Frank Blackwood in the television series, The Man from Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The McGregor Saga). Bell died on 27 November 2005 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from cancer at aged 39.
Known for

Blue Heelers
Malcolm Foster

All Saints
Warwick Geddes

Rafferty's Rules
Tony

The Man from Snowy River
Frank Blackwood

Zoo Family
Robbie

Secret Valley
Snake

Runaway Island
Red Tom

The Crossing
Shorty
Filmography
- 1998All SaintsWarwick Geddes
- 1994The Man from Snowy RiverFrank Blackwood
- 1993Blue HeelersMalcolm Foster
- 1990The CrossingShorty
- 1987Rafferty's RulesTony
- 1985Zoo FamilyRobbie
- 1984Runaway IslandRed Tom
- 1982Secret ValleySnake
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