Tony Rickards

{{short description|Australian comedian and actor}}

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Tony Rickards is an Australian comedian and actor.{{Citation | last=Dann | first=Max | title= A comedian's life is hard, says Rickards | periodical = The Age | date= 3 June 1983 | url= }}{{Citation | last=Romney | first=Jason | title= Taking a punt with satire | periodical = The Age | date= 18 April 1985 | url= }} Rickards played lead roles in The Great Gold Swindle, Robbery{{Citation | last = Breen | first = Marcus | date = May 1986 | title = Clotted Crime | page = 84-85 | periodical = Cinema Papers | url = https://issuu.com/libuow/docs/cinemapaper1986mayno057}} and Mud, Bloody Mud{{Citation | last=Hooks | first=Barbara | title= ABC gambles with its own strategic exercise | periodical = The Age | date= 24 October 1986 | url= }} and featured in Waterfront. He played Con Marasco of radio's Punter to Punter for eight years.{{Citation | last=Brown | first=Jenny | title= When it comes to punting RRR makes a clean sweep | periodical = The Age | date= 28 October 1982 | url= }}{{Citation | last=Bock | first=Andrew | title= Radio's in a rut, say 'Punters' | periodical = The Age | date= 19 April 1990 | url= }} He appear in stage shows such as Tony Rickards takes a punt (1985, Last Laugh).