Gerald Campion
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1921-04-23
- Died
- 2002-07-09
- Place of birth
- Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Gérald Campian · Gerry Campion
Biography
Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921 – 9 July 2002) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton).
His father Cyril Theron Campion (1894–1961) – a playwright and screenwriter – and Blanche Louise Tunstall née Bear (1890–1933) – a first cousin of Charlie Chaplin – married in 1920 in London. Campion was born in Bloomsbury, London, an only child.
He won a place at RADA at age 15, and appeared in numerous films and television programmes – mostly comedies. In 1937, he appeared in Tavs Neiiendam's radio play Inspiration to a Poet on the BBC Home Service.
His only major success was as Bunter, a juvenile role he played successfully despite being much older than his character (he was 40 when the series ended). Campion later reprised the role (now Lord Bunter of Hove, who had succeeded in betting shops and property) in the BBC Radio 7 series Whatever Happened to ...? in the episode that speculated on whether Bunter's form master at Greyfriars School, Horace Henry Samuel Quelch, became a secret agent.
In 1979, he recorded an appearance in Shada, a Doctor Who story which was not completed in its intended form.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Minder
1979
as Cafe Proprietor
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Morse Hudson
No Hiding Place
1959
as Harvey Hale
Never the Twain
1981
as Customer
Department S
1969
as Eldon
Great Expectations
1989
as Mr Raymond
Fair Game
1958
as Jumbo Woodruff
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
1952
as Billy Bunter
Movies (29)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Minister
Jigsaw
1962
as Glazier (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
1977
as Private Andy Galloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carry On Sergeant
1958
as Private Andy Calloway
Doctor Who: Shada
2017
as Wilkin (archive footage)
The Sorcerers
1967
as Customer in China Shop
Atlantic Wall
1970
as Clergyman
The Comedy Man
1964
as Gerry
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Uncle Holly
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Fred - Sandwich Man in Suit of Armour
Monsieur Ripois
1954
as Harry (uncredited)
Miranda
1948
as Lift Boy (uncredited)
The Ghost of St. Michael's
1941
as Pupil at Rear of Class
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Private Andy Calloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Proudfoot
The Pickwick Papers
1952
as Joe, the Fat Boy
Half a Sixpence
1967
as Fat Boy
The Fast Lady
1962
as Actor in Scottish TV Show
Take My Life
1947
as Newspaper Seller at Station (Uncredited)
Doctor Who: Shada
1992
as Wilkin
Top of the Form
1953
as Pugley
Double Bunk
1961
as Charlie
A Home of Your Own
1964
as Glazier
Inn for Trouble
1960
as George
Fun at St. Fanny's
1955
as Fatty Gilbert
Up in the Air
1969
as Innkeeper
Doctor Who and the Shada Man
2013
as Wilkins
Money Sings
1963
Morning, Noon and Night
1967
About Gerald Campion
Gerald Theron Campion (23 April 1921 – 9 July 2002) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Billy Bunter in a 1950s television adaptation (Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School) of books by Frank Richards (Charles Hamilton). His father Cyril Theron Campion (1894–1961) – a playwright and screenwriter – and Blanche Louise Tunstall née Bear (1890–1933) – a first cousin of Charlie Chaplin – married in 1920 in London. Campion was born in Bloomsbury, London, an only child. He won a place at RADA at age 15, and appeared in numerous fi… With 37 credits spanning from 1941 to 2017, Gerald Campion has appeared in 29 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gerald Campion Movies
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) — as Minister
- Jigsaw (1962) — as Glazier (uncredited)
- That's Carry On! (1977) — as Private Andy Galloway (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Carry On Sergeant (1958) — as Private Andy Calloway
- Doctor Who: Shada (2017) — as Wilkin (archive footage)
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