Bill Kerr

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 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. Bill Kerr had much theatrical success in Britain, playing The Devil in the original West End production of Damn Yankees, directed by Bob Fosse, and Cole. He also worked with Spike Milligan. He appeared in Milligan and John Antrobus's stage play The Bed-Sitting Room, which opened at the Mermaid Theatre on 31 January 1963. A subsequent production opened on 3 May 1967 at the Saville Theatre, and "a cast containing an unusually high proportion of Australian actors including Bill Kerr and David Nettheim." Then in 1972 he co-starred with Anthony Newley in the long running Newley/Bricusse musical, The Good Old Bad Old Days. In 1975, Kerr took the part of Bluey Notts, described as "an Australian bookie's clerk, a crude racialist", in The Melting Pot. This was a sitcom written by Spike Milligan and Neil Shand, which was cancelled by the BBC after just one episode had been broadcast. He also appeared in several British films, including The Dam Busters and The Wrong Arm of the Law, before moving back to Australia. Although probably best known as a comic actor, and especially for his appearances in Hancock's Half Hour, he has since played a number of serious roles, notably in Peter Weir's films Gallipoli (1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). He also worked on the Australian stage in the 1980s, in musicals such as My Fair Lady, where he received excellent reviews as Alfred Doolittle. In 2001, he appeared in the Australian comedy Let's Get Skase. Kerr also appeared in Glenview High and the 1998 television comedy series Minty. Kerr has also been involved in documentaries, providing the narration for No Survivor - The Mysterious Loss of HMAS Sydney Nine Network Australia (1995), Malice or Mutiny for the ABC Australia 2003 and Animal X Natural Mystery Unit series for Discovery in the US, TV2 Norway and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Kerr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Titill: Bill Kerr
  • Vinsældir: 4.114
  • Þekkt fyrir: Acting
  • Afmælisdagur: 1922-06-10
  • Fæðingarstaður: Cape Town, South Africa
  • Heimasíða:
  • Líka þekkt sem: William Henry Kerr, Willie Kerr
img

Bill Kerr Kvikmyndir

  • 1981
    imgKvikmyndir

    Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    7.1 1981 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Pirate Movie

    The Pirate Movie

    4.9 1982 HD

    img
  • 1984
    imgKvikmyndir

    Razorback

    Razorback

    5.8 1984 HD

    img
  • 1984
    imgKvikmyndir

    Vigil

    Vigil

    6.7 1984 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Wrong Arm of the Law

    The Wrong Arm of the Law

    6.4 1963 HD

    img
  • 1981
    imgKvikmyndir

    Save the Lady

    Save the Lady

    7 1981 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Night My Number Came Up

    The Night My Number Came Up

    6.8 1955 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgKvikmyndir

    Bushfire Moon

    Bushfire Moon

    6 1987 HD

    img
  • 2001
    imgKvikmyndir

    Let's Get Skase

    Let's Get Skase

    6 2001 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgKvikmyndir

    Dusty

    Dusty

    6 1983 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgKvikmyndir

    Rob Roy

    Rob Roy

    6 1987 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgKvikmyndir

    A Pair of Briefs

    A Pair of Briefs

    5.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1991
    imgKvikmyndir

    Sweet Talker

    Sweet Talker

    4.6 1991 HD

    img
  • 1984
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Settlement

    The Settlement

    1 1984 HD

    img
  • 1989
    imgKvikmyndir

    Kokoda Crescent

    Kokoda Crescent

    1 1989 HD

    img
  • 1973
    imgKvikmyndir

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    4.2 1973 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

    5.8 1959 HD

    img
  • 1985
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Coca-Cola Kid

    The Coca-Cola Kid

    5.481 1985 HD

    img
  • 1985
    imgKvikmyndir

    Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

    Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court

    1 1985 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgKvikmyndir

    Deadline

    Deadline

    6 1982 HD

    img
  • 1986
    imgKvikmyndir

    Platypus Cove

    Platypus Cove

    1 1986 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgKvikmyndir

    Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

    Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

    7.4 1968 HD

    img
  • 1933
    imgKvikmyndir

    Harmony Row

    Harmony Row

    1 1933 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgKvikmyndir

    House of Mortal Sin

    House of Mortal Sin

    6.6 1976 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgKvikmyndir

    House of Mortal Sin

    House of Mortal Sin

    6.6 1976 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    6.6 1982 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgKvikmyndir

    Doctor in Distress

    Doctor in Distress

    6.2 1963 HD

    img
  • 1988
    imgKvikmyndir

    Mortuary Academy

    Mortuary Academy

    3.3 1988 HD

    img
  • 1975
    imgKvikmyndir

    Girls Come First

    Girls Come First

    2.8 1975 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgKvikmyndir

    Port of Escape

    Port of Escape

    5.4 1956 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgKvikmyndir

    Appointment in London

    Appointment in London

    6.2 1953 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgKvikmyndir

    Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value

    Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value

    1 1961 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgKvikmyndir

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    6 1966 HD

    img
  • 2003
    imgKvikmyndir

    Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

    7.2 2003 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

    6.827 1955 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgKvikmyndir

    My Death Is a Mockery

    My Death Is a Mockery

    5 1952 HD

    img
  • 1986
    imgKvikmyndir

    Double Sculls

    Double Sculls

    1 1986 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgKvikmyndir

    Penny Points to Paradise

    Penny Points to Paradise

    4.1 1951 HD

    img
  • 1992
    imgKvikmyndir

    Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

    4.2 1992 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgKvikmyndir

    A Pair of Briefs

    A Pair of Briefs

    5.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Lighthorsemen

    The Lighthorsemen

    6.071 1987 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgKvikmyndir

    The Shiralee

    The Shiralee

    5.1 1957 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgKvikmyndir

    Doctor in Clover

    Doctor in Clover

    6 1966 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgKvikmyndir

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    2 1983 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgKvikmyndir

    Running from the Guns

    Running from the Guns

    4.5 1987 HD

    img
  • 1983
    imgS2 E22

    Return to Eden

    Return to Eden

    6.9 1983 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgS26 E14

    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1963 HD

    img
  • 1993
    imgS3 E16

    Ship to Shore

    Ship to Shore

    2 1993 HD

    img
  • 1977
    imgS2 E16

    Glenview High

    Glenview High

    1 1977 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgS7 E6

    Hancock's Half Hour

    Hancock's Half Hour

    7.5 1956 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgS4 E60

    Compact

    Compact

    3 1962 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgS10 E15

    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

    img
  • 2001
    imgS1 E6

    Changi

    Changi

    6.5 2001 HD

    img
  • 1990
    imgS2 E26

    The New Adventures of Black Beauty

    The New Adventures of Black Beauty

    8 1990 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgS3 E13

    Citizen James

    Citizen James

    7.6 1960 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgS8 E6

    Garry Halliday

    Garry Halliday

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1997
    imgS1 E3

    Animal X

    Animal X

    1 1997 HD

    img
  • 1986
    imgS1 E4

    A Fortunate Life

    A Fortunate Life

    4 1986 HD

    img
  • 1991
    imgS1 E4

    The River Kings

    The River Kings

    8 1991 HD

    img
  • 1985
    imgS1 E6

    Anzacs

    Anzacs

    6.5 1985 HD

    img
  • 1978
    imgS2 E7

    Father, Dear Father

    Father, Dear Father

    5 1978 HD

    img
  • 1993
    imgS1 E13

    Snowy

    Snowy

    6 1993 HD

    img
  • 1991
    imgS1 E2

    The Private War of Lucinda Smith

    The Private War of Lucinda Smith

    1 1991 HD

    img