Bill Kerr
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1922-06-10
- Died
- 2014-08-28
- Place of birth
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as
- William Henry Kerr · Willie Kerr
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian film and television actor. He was born into a performing arts family in Cape Town, South Africa, but grew up in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
He began working as a child actor in depression era Australia, taking his first major role in The Silence of Dean Maitland, one of Australia's first talking films.
After serving in the Second World War, Kerr moved to England to further his acting career, and during the 1940s he was regularly featured in the BBC radio series Variety Bandbox. His trademark was his catch phrase "I'm only here for 4 minutes..."
In the 1950s, he had a recurring role as an Australian lodger in the BBC radio comedy series Hancock's Half Hour. Initially sharper than Hancock's characterisation, it was developed into a more dim-witted character who became the butt of Hancock's jokes. His television appearances in Britain include a 1968 Doctor Who story called The Enemy of the World, with Patrick Troughton, and a long running part in the early 1960s BBC-TV soap, Compact.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Doctor Who
1963
as Giles Kent
No Hiding Place
1959
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Compact
1962
Return to Eden
1983
Snowy
1993
as Stuart McLachlan
Citizen James
1960
as William Montmorency Beaumont Kerr / 'Billy the Kerr'
Anzacs
1985
as General Monash
Ship to Shore
1993
Father, Dear Father
1978
as Customs Man
The New Adventures of Black Beauty
1990
as Samuel Burton
Changi
2001
as Older Eddie
Garry Halliday
1959
Glenview High
1977
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1991
as Scotty
Animal X
1997
A Fortunate Life
1986
as Narrator (voice)
The River Kings
1991
as Captain Elijah
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965
as Len
Movies (44)
Peter Pan
2003
as Fairy Guide
The Year of Living Dangerously
1982
as Colonel Henderson
Gallipoli
1981
as Jack
Girls Come First
1975
as Hugh Jampton
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Gladiator-in-Training
The Lighthorsemen
1987
as Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Jack Coombes
Vigil
1984
as Birdie
Razorback
1984
as Jake Cullen
The Coca-Cola Kid
1985
as T. George McDowell
The Night My Number Came Up
1955
as Soldier
House of Mortal Sin
1976
as Mr. Davey
Doctor in Distress
1963
as Australian Sailor
Mortuary Academy
1988
as Brody
Port of Escape
1956
as Dinty Missouri
Appointment in London
1953
as Bill Brown
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Digger
Deadline
1982
as Willliam Ashby
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Giacomo
The Pirate Movie
1982
as Major-General Stanley
Sweet Talker
1991
as 'Uncle' Cec
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Victor - Club Owner
Over the Hill
1992
as Maurice
The Shiralee
1957
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
The Captain's Table
1959
as Bill Coke
Rob Roy
1987
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961
as Various
The Christmas Visitor
1987
as Trevor Watson
Running from the Guns
1987
Dusty
1983
as Tom Lincoln
Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World
1968
as Giles Kent
Kokoda Crescent
1989
as Russ
Let's Get Skase
2001
as Mitchell Vendieks
Platypus Cove
1986
as Mr. Anderson
Save the Lady
1981
as MacDuff
Double Sculls
1986
as Curly
Great Expectations
1983
as (Voice)
Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
1985
as Self
Penny Points to Paradise
1951
as Digger Graves
My Death Is a Mockery
1952
as Hansen
The Settlement
1984
as Kearney
The Silence of Dean Maitland
1934
as Cyril Maitland Jr.
Harmony Row
1933
as Leonard
About Bill Kerr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian film and television actor. He was born into a performing arts family in Cape Town, South Africa, but grew up in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He began working as a child actor in depression era Australia, taking his first major role in The Silence of Dean Maitland, one of Australia's first talking films. After serving in the Second World War, Kerr moved to England to further his acting career, and during the 1940s… With 63 credits spanning from 1933 to 2003, Bill Kerr has appeared in 44 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bill Kerr Movies
- Peter Pan (2003) — as Fairy Guide
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) — as Colonel Henderson
- Gallipoli (1981) — as Jack
- Girls Come First (1975) — as Hugh Jampton
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — as Gladiator-in-Training
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