Editing Angry Anderson

{{Short description|Australian rock singer (born 1947)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Angry Anderson
| honorific_suffix  = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS|AM}}
| image             = Rose Tattoo - 2022216180759 2022-08-04 Wacken - Sven - 1D X MK II - 1617 - AK8I4466.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| caption           = Anderson with [[Rose Tattoo]] at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2022
| birth_name        = Gary Stephen Anderson
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1947|8|5}}
| birth_place       = [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| genre             = [[Hard rock]], [[blues rock]], [[rock and roll]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor|television personality}}
| years_active      = 1971–present
| label             = [[Mushroom Records|Mushroom]]/[[Festival Records|Festival]]
| associated_acts   = [[Buster Brown (Australian band)|Buster Brown]], [[Rose Tattoo]], [[The Party Boys]]
| website           = {{URL|angryanderson.com.au}}
}}

'''Gary Stephen''' "'''Angry'''" '''Anderson''' {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=AUS|AM}} (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist and the longest-tenured remaining member of the [[hard rock]] band [[Rose Tattoo]] since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known for his international hit "[[Suddenly (Angry Anderson song)|Suddenly]]" (1987).

On [[Australia Day]] 26 January 1993, Anderson was made a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] for his role as a [[youth advocate]]. According to rock music historian [[Ian McFarlane]], "over the course of a lengthy career, [the] gravel-throated vocalist ... has gone from attention-grabbing, rock'n'roll bad boy to all-round Australian media star." Rose Tattoo were inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in 2006.

== Biography ==
{{Main|Buster Brown (Australian band)|Rose Tattoo}}
Gary Stephen Anderson<ref name="ASCAP"/> was born on 5 August 1947<ref name="NLABio"/> in Melbourne, Victoria, to an Anglo-Australian father and [[Mauritian]] mother. He has a brother Rodney living in Melbourne. Anderson's nickname of "Angry Ant" developed "during his youth after his aggressive and volatile nature got the better of him."<ref name="McFarlane"/> According to Anderson, his father "was a deeply troubled man... I've dealt with my rage, my pain... I was a very angry boy... When he was around he was a very explosive person."<ref name="Fidler"/> Anderson used his uncle, Ivan, as his role model: a cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking, leather jacket-wearing, motorcycle-riding drummer in a [[Swing music|swing]] band.<ref name="Fidler"/> Anderson grew up in suburban [[Coburg, Victoria|Coburg]] and attended Coburg Technical School before working as a fitter and turner in a factory.<ref name="Coupe"/> Initially he wanted to be a [[blues]] guitarist, "I wanted to be like all the great blues guitar players, then I wanted to be like [[Bob Dylan]], then of course... [[John Lennon]]."<ref name="Coupe"/> Anderson found himself in a band with three possible guitarists and "[t]he other two were much better than me, so the only other thing we needed was a singer... [we] had to sing 'Twist and Shout' without accompaniment. I just happened to be the best one at it."<ref name="Coupe"/>

From 1971 to 1973, Anderson led rock group Peace Power and Purity and came to wider public notice as the lead vocalist with [[Buster Brown (Australian band)|Buster Brown]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="McFarlaneBuster"/> He fronted the [[hard rock]] and [[blues rock]] band from its foundation in 1973, the original line-up included [[Phil Rudd]] on drums, who left in 1974 to join [[AC/DC]].<ref name="McFarlaneBuster"/> In 1975, Buster Brown released an album, ''Something to Say'', on [[Mushroom Records]]/[[Festival Records]] before disbanding in November that year.<ref name="McFarlaneBuster"/>

In 1976 in Sydney, Rose Tattoo was formed by [[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]] of the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Buffalo (band)|Buffalo]].<ref name="McFarlaneRose"/> Anderson had relocated to Sydney and replaced the group's original singer Tony Lake. When their drummer Michael Vandersluys departed soon afterwards, he was replaced by [[Dallas Royall]], who had been Rudd's replacement in Buster Brown.<ref name="McFarlaneRose"/> Their most popular single on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] Singles Chart was "Bad Boy for Love" from 1977, which peaked at No.&nbsp;19.<ref name="Kent"/> Rose Tattoo's 1981 tour of Europe included an appearance at the [[Reading Festival]], where Anderson repeatedly head butted the amp stacks until his scalp started bleeding.<ref name="ARIABio"/>

Anderson's debut as an actor was a minor role in ''[[At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture|Bullamakanka]]'' (1983).<ref name="McFarlane"/> Later, he appeared as the character Ironbar Bassey in the film ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]'' (1985).<ref name="McFarlane"/> ''Filmink'' magazine later wrote that Anderson "appeared in surprisingly few acting roles for someone with such renown as a presenter."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/australian-singers-turned-actors/|title=Australian Singers Turned Actors|date=14 July 2019}}</ref>

Anderson joined as a guest vocalist with [[The Incredible Penguins]], for a [[cover version|cover]] of "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]", a charity project for research on [[little penguin]]s, which peaked at No.&nbsp;10 in December 1985.<ref name="Kent"/><ref name="WhosWho"/> In 1987, he played [[Lenin]] in the musical ''Rasputin'', composed by David Tyyd, at the State Theatre in Sydney.

Anderson led Rose Tattoo through five studio albums until disbanding the group in 1987, by which time he was the only member remaining from the early line-up.<ref name="McFarlaneRose"/> During 1986, as Rose Tattoo was winding down following the recording of ''Beats from a Single Drum'', Anderson joined [[The Party Boys]] for an Australian tour, but never recorded with them. By this time Anderson had established himself as an advocate on social issues and made regular appearances on the [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] programs ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|The Midday Show with Ray Martin]]'' and then ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' as a human interest reporter.<ref name="McFarlane"/>

In 1987, Anderson had his biggest hit, when the uncharacteristic ballad "[[Suddenly (Angry Anderson song)|Suddenly]]" from the album, ''Beats from a Single Drum'', was used as the wedding theme for the ''[[Neighbours]]'' episode in which the popular characters [[Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell]] married.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Robinson was portrayed by [[Jason Donovan]], while Mitchell's character was portrayed by pop singer, [[Kylie Minogue]], who had issued her debut single in July as a cover version of "[[The Loco-Motion|Locomotion]]."<ref name="McFarlane"/> "Locomotion" was at number&nbsp;one on the Australian charts preventing "Suddenly" from reaching the top spot.<ref name="Kent"/> ''Beats from a Single Drum'' had been planned as Anderson's debut solo release, but had initially been billed as a Rose Tattoo album due to contractual obligations; however, after the success of "Suddenly", it was re-released in 1988 as an Angry Anderson solo album. In November 1988, the single reached number&nbsp;three on the [[UK singles chart]] after the episode aired there.<ref name="UKSingles"/>
[[File:Angry anderson.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Anderson in [[Wagga Wagga|Wagga, New South Wales]], January 1993]]

With the dissolution of Rose Tattoo, Anderson pressed on with his solo career, releasing the album ''Blood from Stone'' in 1990 which provided the No.&nbsp;11 hit single "[[Bound for Glory (song)|Bound for Glory]]."<ref name="AUSCharts"/> He performed the song during half-time at the [[1991 AFL Grand Final]] between [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] and {{AFL WC}}, after jumping out of a vehicle resembling the [[Batmobile]].<ref name="Phelan"/> According to [[The Punch (Australia)|The Punch]]'s Michael Phelan, Anderson's performance was "a teeth-gnashing, eyeballs-bleeding, nails-scratching-down-a-blackboard rendition" and rates it as the worst pre-game display in Australian sporting history.<ref name="Phelan"/>{{Dead link|date=December 2024}} Fellow guest [[Robert de Castella]] believed Anderson struggled with [[Waverley Park]]'s poor acoustics,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/robert-de-castella-recalls-angry-anderson-and-the-batmobile-20151002-gjzped.html|first=David|last=Polkinghorne|work=[[The Age]]|title= Robert de Castella recalls Angry Anderson and the Batmobile|date=2 October 2015|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> while Anderson himself claimed that he could not hear himself over the engine noise of the "Batmobile".<ref name=thewest>{{cite news|url= https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/bold-hawks-hope-history-repeats-ng-ya-192344|first=Adrian|last=Barich|work=[[The West Australian]]|title= Bold Hawks hope history repeats|date=2 October 2015|access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref> In 1992, Anderson acted in the Australian arena-style revival of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' as [[Herod Antipas|Herod]]. On [[Australia Day]] (26 January) 1993, Anderson was made a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] with the citation, "In recognition of service to the community, particularly as a youth advocate."<ref name="Honours"/> Also that year, Rose Tattoo reunited to support [[Guns N' Roses]] on the Australian leg of their [[Use Your Illusion Tour]], Guns N' Roses specifically requested The Tatts to support them in Australia. However, the reunion was short-lived and the band's members returned to their solo projects.

From 1994, Anderson has used his contacts in the media to organise a Challenge where a particular charity's project was completed with support of community and business groups. Examples of these Challenges include constructing a playground for disabled children within 48 hours, assisting drought affected farmers with reserve feed for their stock, organising Christmas presents for socially and economically disadvantaged children, building two respite units for people living with and affected by [[HIV/AIDS]] and delivering artificial limbs for [[Cambodia]]n land mine victims.<ref name="Coupe"/>

Rose Tattoo reconvened in 1998 and undertook an Australian tour.<ref name="McFarlaneRose"/> The group has continued to perform despite five Rose Tattoo former band members dying of cancer: [[Dallas Royall]] (1991),<ref name="Howl"/><ref name="Ankeny"/> [[Peter Wells (guitarist)|Peter Wells]] (2006),<ref name="SMH2006"/> [[Ian Rilen]] (2006),<ref name="Brown"/> [[Lobby Loyde]] (2007)<ref name="Baker"/> and [[Mick Cocks]] (2009).<ref name="Cocksdied"/> According to rock music historian, [[Ian McFarlane]], "over the course of a lengthy career, [the] gravel-throated vocalist ... has gone from attention-grabbing, rock'n'roll bad boy to all-round Australian media star."<ref name="McFarlane"/> On 16 August 2006, Rose Tattoo were inducted into the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]].<ref name="HoFAug"/>

In the early years of the 2000s, Anderson participated in and organised a string of charity events. In 2002, Anderson played with former members of [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]] at the ''Bali Relief'' concert in [[Perth, Western Australia]], held in aid of victims of the [[2002 Bali terrorist bombing|Bali bombing]]. Anderson is involved in the Dunn Lewis Youth Development Foundation, which is a lasting legacy of two of the 88 Australian lives lost in the bombings. In 2003, Anderson appeared in a cameo role as the character Kris Quaid in the independent Australian feature film ''Finding Joy''. At the end of the film, he sings his hit "Suddenly."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findingjoy.com/|title=Finding Joy Official Web Site |publisher=findingjoy.com |access-date=27 May 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090414230248/http://www.findingjoy.com/| archive-date= 14 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

[[File:AngryAnderson2011.jpg|thumb|Left to right: [[Hamish Rosser]], Anderson, [[Matt Sorum]], [[Sarah McLeod (musician)|Sarah McLeod]], DJ Lethal at opening of Darling Harbour's Hard Rock Cafe in December 2011]]
Anderson appeared in a guest role in the Australian movie ''Suite for Fleur'' (2011), as Silas, Fleur's father, a carpenter and furniture maker living in Byron Bay. In December, Anderson joined [[Doc Neeson]] ( The Angels), [[Mark Gable]] (The Choirboys), [[Graham Bidstrup|Buzz Bidstrup]] (The Angels), Phil Emmanuel and [[Matt Sorum]] (drummer for [[Guns N' Roses]]) on-stage to celebrate the opening of a [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in [[Darling Harbour, New South Wales|Darling Harbour]].<ref name="Sharp"/> In January 2012, Anderson announced that Rose Tattoo would disband—he is a member of the [[National Party of Australia|National Party]] and is considering using his birth name, Gary, for "political expediency" when running as a candidate in the next federal election.<ref name="SMH1"/>

In 2014, Anderson was featured on [[7mate]]'s successful television series ''[[Bogan Hunters]]'' as one of eight celebrity judges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-comedy/bogan-hunters-series-1/581216/ |title=Bogan Hunters – Series 1 |publisher=[[JB Hi-Fi]] |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223071513/https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-comedy/bogan-hunters-series-1/581216/ |archive-date=23 December 2014 }}</ref> Later that year, Anderson scored a role in the motion picture ''[[Fat Pizza vs. Housos]]''. The film was shown in Australian cinemas from 27 November 2014 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/2014/fat_pizza_vs_housos.aspx |title=Fat Pizza Vs Housos |publisher=[[Hoyts]] |access-date=19 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129060848/http://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/2014/fat_pizza_vs_housos.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref>

== Political views ==
In July 2007, Anderson was criticised by some after espousing his views on [[Muslim]] immigration to Australia when he told the Sydney ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'':<ref name=telegraph/><ref name=carlton/>
{{blockquote|It's not ill-conceived to look at certain people and question when they come out here what they bring with them ... We have strict quarantine laws and it should be the same when it comes to cultures that do not want to integrate. We should be very careful about where certain Muslims come from and what they believe. If you come here, you should behave yourself—it's as simple as that... If people come and live in any country and their way of life is ''so different'' they need their own ''special laws'', then possibly they have to pick somewhere else to live. The idea of any Muslim being photographed for a passport or a licence with one of those shrouds on—sorry, it just can't happen.}}

On 1 March 2010, he told a Federal Parliamentary Committee into the impact of violence on youth that life experience has taught him "Aussies use their fists" when they fight and that "weapons were introduced by other cultures."<ref name="Kamper"/> In March 2011, Anderson declared he was a supporter of conservative politician [[Tony Abbott]] and his views against a tax on [[carbon dioxide]] emissions.<ref name="Thompson"/><ref name="Johnston"/> He announced in October that year that he was joining the conservative [[National Party of Australia|National Party]], and was interested in standing for a seat in the next Australian federal election.<ref name="MacKenzie"/> When asked whether his more '[[Left-wing politics|leftie views]]' might be gagged (he supports [[same-sex marriage]], for example) he replied, "maintaining some sort of order and balance is about agreement, compromise, setting rules as the head of the house. I've learnt to be a part of the family. So I'm not going to say things in public that are going to embarrass the party."<ref name="SMH3"/> He was selected as the National candidate for the [[Division of Throsby]] in New South Wales under his birth name, Gary Anderson. Although he did not win, his preferences helped the Coalition net a four-percent swing in the seat.<ref>{{cite web |date=2013 |title=Throsby |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2013/guide/thro |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=ABC election guide |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia}}</ref>

In 2012, Anderson participated in the [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] doco-reality show ''[[Go Back To Where You Came From]]'', in which six Australians, each with differing opinions on Australia's asylum seeker debate, were taken on a journey to which refugees have taken to reach Australia. At the outset of the series Anderson says that "boat people" who arrive in Australia illegally should be sent back to their countries of origin: "If you come here illegally, I don't care about your story, first thing you do is you turn around and go back." Later in the series, after having met with refugees from Afghanistan who settled in Melbourne as well as visiting war-torn [[Kabul]], Anderson softened his stand on the subject: "Now I've been here and spoken to people, I don't want to turn away refugees, I don't want to turn away people who need to be reunited with their families. I don't want that. Who would want that? I don't want people to go on suffering needlessly, when we can give them somewhere safe to be. But I don't want them to come to Australia in boats."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/goback/video/207/series-2-episode-2 |title=Series 2: Episode 2 &#124; Videos &#124; Go Back to Where You Came From |publisher=SBS |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref>

Again endorsed by the National Party in September 2014, this time in the New South Wales seat of [[Electoral district of Cessnock|Cessnock]] for the [[2015 New South Wales state election|2015 state election]], Anderson withdrew his candidacy in February 2015, citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theland.com.au/story/3370340/angry-withdraws-as-nationals-candidate/ |title=Angry withdraws as Nationals candidate |work=[[The Land (newspaper)|The Land]] |date=9 February 2015 |access-date=4 June 2016 }}</ref>

In 2016 Anderson was endorsed as an [[Australian Liberty Alliance]] candidate for the [[Australian Senate|Senate]] representing New South Wales at the [[2016 Australian federal election|2016 federal election]]. The Australian Liberty Alliance is a right wing group that opposes Muslim immigration to Australia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boult |first=Adam |date=9 May 2016 |title=Anderson is now candidate for anti-Islamic political party |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/09/suddenly-singer-angry-anderson-is-now-candidate-for-anti-islamic/ |access-date=4 June 2016 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=McCabe |first=Kathy |date=6 May 2016 |title=Angry Anderson joins anti-Islam party to chase a Senate seat at the Federal election |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/angry-anderson-joins-antiislam-party-to-chase-a-senate-seat-at-the-federal-election/news-story/cf23fd04d6e709c99d5feaeacb818f11 |access-date=1 January 2025 |work=news.com.au |location=Australia}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In Angry Anderson's 1994 biography, ''Angry – Scarred for Life'', the author Karen Dewey describes his life as "Sexually, physically and mentally abused he broke the brutal family pattern to become a besotted, devoted father of four."<ref name="Dewey"/> Anderson described how "[t]here was physical and emotional violence in the family" and a family friend began sexually abusing him from the age of five.<ref name="SMH3"/>

In 1982, prior to one of Rose Tattoo's European tours, Anderson met Lindy Michael.<ref name="Coupe"/> The couple's daughter, Roxanne, was born in 1983.<ref name="Coupe"/> Anderson and Michael married in January 1986 and have also had three sons, Galen, Blaine and Liam.<ref name="Coupe"/><ref name="SMH3"/> By 2002, Anderson and Michael were divorced.<ref name="Coupe"/><ref name="SMH3"/> Anderson is a single father and lives in the Sydney suburb of [[Beacon Hill, New South Wales|Beacon Hill]].<ref name="SMH1"/> Although he does not believe in an omniscient god, he attends the [[Baháʼí House of Worship|Baha'i temple]] regularly, saying: "the spirituality I have given myself over to is the divine."<ref name="SMH3"/>

Having seen cancer claim the lives of five of his Rose Tattoo bandmates (Dallas Royall, Peter Wells, Ian Rilen, Lobby Lloyde and Mick Cocks), Anderson has become an advocate for men's health. He appeared in a TV campaign promoting awareness of [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/prostate-cancer/3242438|title=Prostate cancer|date=4 June 2007|website=Radio National|access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref>

On 4 November 2018, Anderson's son Liam was killed in an attack in a park in [[Queenscliff, New South Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McKinnell |first=Jamie |date=4 November 2018 |title=Angry Anderson's son Liam dies after alleged assault on Sydney's northern beaches |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-04/angry-andersons-son-reported-killed-in-nsw-assault/10463856 |access-date=4 November 2018 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref>

== Discography ==
[[File:Rose Tattoo - Angry Anderson.jpg|thumb|Anderson performing with [[Rose Tattoo]] at the 2006 Meredith Music Festival]]
=== Rose Tattoo ===
{{Main|Rose Tattoo discography}}

=== Buster Brown ===
{{Main|Buster Brown (Australian band)}}

=== Solo albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Blood from Stone''
|
*Released: September 1990
*Label: [[Mushroom Records]] (D 30252)
*Format: CD, Cassette
| 35
|}

=== Singles ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref>Peak positions for singles in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angry+Anderson |title=Discography Angry Anderson |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Aus2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/12/week-commencing-17-december-1990.html|title=Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 17 December 1990|website=bubblingdownunder.com|date=17 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BE]]<br/><ref name="NL"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]<br/><ref name="NL">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angry+Anderson|title=Discografie Angry Anderson |language=nl|publisher=dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK singles chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 23}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Suddenly (Angry Anderson song)|Suddenly]]"
| 1987
| 2 || 31 || 69 || 3
|
|rowspan="3"| ''Beats from a Single Drum''
|-
! scope="row"| "Get It Right"
|rowspan="1"| 1988
| — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Calling"
|rowspan="1"| 1989
| — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Bound for Glory (song)|Bound for Glory]]"
|rowspan="2"| 1990
| 11 || — || — || —
|
|rowspan="2"| ''Blood from Stone''
|-
! scope="row"| "Heaven"
| 102 || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)"<br/>([[Saxon (band)|Saxon]] featuring [[Lemmy Kilmister]], Angry Anderson and [[Andi Deris]])
|rowspan="1"| 2007
| — || — || — || —
|
|rowspan="1"| Non-album single
|-
|}

=== See also ===
* [[You're Not Alone (Australian Olympians song)|"You're Not Alone" (Australian Olympians song)]]

== Filmography ==
* ''[[At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture]]'' (1983) – Senator's Aide
* ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]'' (1985) – Ironbar Bassey
* ''Scuff the Sock'' (1987, TV movie) – Plasterer
* ''Finding Joy'' (2002) – Kris Quaid
* ''[[Fat Pizza]]'' (2003) – Bikie
* ''[[Pizza (TV series)|Pizza]]'' (2005, TV series) – Bikie Leader / Tattooist / Captain / Vietnam Vet
* ''[[Swift and Shift Couriers]]'' (2008–2011, TV series) – Aaron 'Agro' Smith
* ''Suite For Fleur'' (2011)
* ''[[Housos vs. Authority]]'' (2012) – Angry
* ''[[Go Back To Where You Came From]]'' (2012, TV series documentary) – Himself – Participant
* ''[[Housos]]'' (2011–2013; 2020, TV series) – Angry
* ''[[Fat Pizza vs. Housos]]'' (2014) – Angry
* ''[[Bogan Hunters]]'' (2014, TV series) – Himself – Celebrity Judge
* ''Dumb Criminals: The Movie'' (2015) – Angry
* ''[[Pizza (TV series)|Fat Pizza: Back in Business]]'' (2019–2021, TV series) – Angry
* ''[[Darradong Local Council]]'' (2023, TV series) – Patto

== Awards ==
=== Mo Awards ===
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Angry Anderson won one award in that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only)
|-
| 1995
| Angry Anderson
| John Campbell Fellowship Award
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book | title = Angry – Scarred for Life | first1 = Karen | last1 = Dewey | publisher = Pan Macmillan Australia | location = [[Chippendale, New South Wales|Chippendale, NSW]] | year = 1994 | isbn = 0-330-27372-8}}
* Engleheart, Murray. ''Blood, Sweat & Beers''- ''Oz Rock from the Aztecs to Rose Tattoo''. Published by HarperCollins Australia. 2010. ({{ISBN|978 0 7322 8935 5}})
*[[Edward Duyker|Duyker, Edwards]]. ''Of the Star and the Key: Mauritius, Mauritians and Australia'', Australian Mauritian Research Group, Sylvania, 1988, p.&nbsp;107.

== References ==
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<ref name="McFarlane">McFarlane, {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803074228/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=31 |date=3 August 2004 |title='Angry Anderson' entry }}. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=31 the original]  on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012.</ref>

<ref name="Fidler">{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1832271.htm | title = Rose Tattoo's Angry Anderson | last1 = Fidler | first1 = Richard | publisher = [[702 ABC Sydney]]. [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | date = 23 January 2007 | access-date = 16 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120423174246/http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1832271.htm | archive-date = 23 April 2012 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="Coupe">{{cite web | url = http://www.aussiebands.com.au/bound_for_glory_bio.htm | title = Bio: Angry Anderson – "Bound for Glory" | last1 = Coupe | first1 = Stuart | last2 = Donnithorne | first2 = Jacinta | publisher = Rose Tattoo Pty Ltd | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="McFarlaneBuster">McFarlane {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040615102213/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=154 |date=15 June 2004 |title='Buster Brown' entry }}. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=154 the original]  on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2012.</ref>

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<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}<!--|access-date=2 January 2010--> NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.</ref>

<ref name="ARIABio">{{cite press release | title = ARIA Hall of Fame – Rose Tattoo | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 12 July 2006 | url = http://www.aussiebands.com.au/bound_for_glory_news.htm | access-date =24 May 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="WhosWho">{{cite book | title = The Who's Who of Australian Rock | last1 = Spencer | first1 = Chris |first2 = Zbig | last2 = Nowara | first3 = Paul | last3 = McHenry | others = notes by [[Ed Nimmervoll]] | chapter = Incredible Penguins | orig-year = 1987 | year = 2002 | publisher = Five Mile Press |location = [[Noble Park, Victoria|Noble Park]], Vic | isbn =1-86503-891-1 }}</ref>

<ref name="UKSingles">{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/angry%20anderson/ | title = Angry Anderson | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] | access-date =16 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="AUSCharts">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angry+Anderson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107014335/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angry+Anderson |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2016 |title=Discography Angry Anderson |last=Hung |first=Steffen |publisher=Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien) |access-date=16 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Phelan">{{cite news | url = http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-mr-loaf-meats-afl-anything-could-happen/asc/ | title = When Mr Loaf Meats AFL Anything Could Happen | last = Phelan | first = Michael | publisher = [[The Punch (Australia)|The Punch]]. News Limited (News Corporation) | date = 30 September 2011 | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Honours">{{cite web | url = https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/873243 | title = Search Australian Honours – Anderson, Gary (Angry) | publisher = It's an Honour. [[Government of Australia]] | date = 26 January 1993 | access-date =16 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Howl">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030128130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20030129-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/rosetattoo/rosetattoo.htm | url = http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en2/rosetattoo/rosetattoo.htm | title = Rose Tattoo | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed |author-link=Ed Nimmervoll | publisher = Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll) | archive-date = 28 January 2003 | access-date = 22 January 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Sharp">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/angry-anderson-doc-neeson-mark-gable-buzz-bidstrup-and-phil-emmanuel-launch-hard-rock-cafe-at-darling-harbour/story-e6frewz0-1226215607583 | title = Angry Anderson, Doc Neeson, Mark Gable, Buzz Bidstrup and Phil Emmanuel launch Hard Rock Cafe at Darling Harbour | last1 = Sharp | first1 = Annette | last2 = Christie | first2 = Joel | last3 = Harris | first3 = Amy | work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | publisher = [[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]])|location=Sydney | date = 7 December 2011 | access-date =16 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH1">{{cite news | url = http://m.smh.com.au/national/how-an-angry-young-man-took-a-right-turn-20120114-1q06v.html | title = How an Angry Young Man Took a Right Turn | work = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 15 January 2012 | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH3">{{cite news | url = http://m.smh.com.au/national/how-an-angry-young-man-took-a-right-turn-20120114-1q06v.html | title = How an Angry Young Man Took a Right Turn | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 15 January 2012 | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Dewey">{{cite web | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/29892620 | title = ''Angry : Scarred for Life'' / Karen Dewey | publisher = Trove. National Library of Australia | access-date =16 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Ankeny">{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p20257/biography|pure_url=yes}} | title = Rose Tattoo Biography | last = Ankeny | first = Jason | work = [[Allmusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]] | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="SMH2006">{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/pete-wells-remembered-as-loyal-mate/2006/03/31/1143441326831.html | title = Pete Wells remembered as loyal mate | last = Australian Associated Press (AAP) | author-link = Australian Associated Press | newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | publisher = [[Fairfax Media]] | date = 31 March 2006 | access-date =21 May 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="Brown">{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/he-was-the-goodtime-bad-boy-of-rose-tattoo/2006/11/24/1164341390637.html | title = He Was the Goodtime Bad Boy of Rose Tattoo | last = Brown | first = Jen Jewel | newspaper = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 25 November 2006 | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Baker">{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/the-godfather-of-australias-heavy-rock/2007/04/23/1177180571669.html | title = The Godfather of Australian's Heavy Rock | last = Baker | first = Glenn A. | author-link = Glenn A. Baker | newspaper = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 24 April 2007 | access-date =17 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Cocksdied">{{cite news | url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/rose-tattoo-band-founder-dies/story-e6frexl9-1225812990765 | title = Rose Tattoo Band Founder Dies | last = Australian Associated Press (AAP) | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph |location=Sydney | date = 23 December 2009 | access-date =12 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="HoFAug">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/archives/media-centre/2006/Press%20release%20%23%205%20-%20FINAL.pdf |title=Stars Line Up for ARIA Hall of Fame |last=Fantin |first=Viv |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=12 August 2006 |access-date=12 March 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22004442-5001031,00.html | title = What's Making Anderson Angry? | work = The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney |date = 3 July 2007 |access-date =7 July 2007 | first = Luke | last = McIlveen }}</ref>

<ref name=carlton>{{cite news | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/beware-barbie-bombers-and-jumpingcastle-jihadis/2007/07/06/1183351452279.html | title = Beware Barbie Bombers and Jumping-Castle Jihadis | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 7 July 2007
| access-date =7 July 2007 }}</ref>

<ref name="Kamper">{{cite web | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/music/angry-anderson-blames-other-cultures-for-spoiling-aussie-violence/story-e6freeuu-1225836063777 | title = Angry Anderson Blames 'Other Cultures' for Spoiling Aussie Violence | first = Angela | last = Kamper | work = Adelaide Now | date = 2 March 2011 | access-date =16 October 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news | url =http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-03-23/angry-anderson-at-anti-carbon-tax-rally-in-canberra/2646058 | title = Angry Anderson at Anti-Carbon Tax Rally in Canberra | first = Jeremy | last = Thompson | publisher = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 23 March 2011 | access-date =16 October 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Johnston">{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/carbon-tax-protesters-rally-in-melbourne/story-e6frf7kx-1226026503812 | title = Carbon Tax Protesters Rally in Canberra, Melbourne | first1 = Matt | last1 = Johnston | first2 = Anne | last2 = Wright | work =Herald Sun | publisher = News Corporation | date = 23 March 2011 | access-date =16 October 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="MacKenzie">{{cite news | url = http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/10/06/3333738.htm | url-status=dead |title = Rock Star Ponders Turning Political in Page | first1 = Bruce | last1 = MacKenzie | first2 = Jo | last2 = Joyce |name-list-style=and |publisher = ABC News North Coast. Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 6 October 2011 | access-date =16 October 2011 }}</ref>

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* {{Official website|https://angryanderson.com.au/}}
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* [http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200701/r123778_401296.mp3 "Rose Tattoo's Angry Anderson"] interview with Richard Fidler of [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] as an [[MP3]] file.

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