The late Russell Kiefel in rehearsal for Belvoir’s The Blind Giant is Dancing (2016). Photo by Brett Boardman.
Russell Kiefel, whose career included roles in such landmark Australian films as Breaker Morant and Radiance, as well as work with many of Australia’s most significant theatre companies, has died.
He passed away on Sunday after falling ill backstage during a performance at Darwin’s Brown’s Mart Theatre on Friday night.