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The criminal double life of a stage actor

Jack Charles is a venerated Aboriginal Australian actor, but at one point addiction led him to a life of crime. For years, after curtain fell, he'd slip away to burgle houses.

Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners: this podcast contains the voice of someone who has died.

Jack Charles is a venerated Aboriginal Australian actor, but at one point addiction led him to a life of crime. For years, after curtain fell, he'd slip away to burgle houses. He spoke to Outlook's Datshiane Navanayagam.

Photo:聽聽 Jack Charles
Credit:聽聽 Getty Images/Don Arnold

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