Background
James Thomas Condon was born in Fremantle, Western Australia.
James Thomas Condon was born in Fremantle, Western Australia.
His career started in repertory theatre, before joining at American Broadcasting Company Radio in Perth in 1942, he would serve with the Royal Australian Air Force serving in the Air Force during World World War II and eventuate to flight lieutenant. After the war he worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation before returning to Australia in 1951 to resume his acting career, working on radio serials, including Portia Faces Life. When television arrived in 1956 he moved to Sydney and appeared on the opening night of ABN2, Sydney, and in a number of American Broadcasting Company plays, including Tomorrow"s Child and A Phoenix Too Frequent, before landing the lead role in ATN7"s The Story of Peter Grey, one of the first soap opera dramas produced for Australian television