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William Henry Kerr was a South African-born Australian entertainer, who had a successful career in Britain and Australia as an actor, comedian and vaudevillian. Beginning as a child performer in Australia, he emigrated to Britain after the Second World War, and developed a career as a performer in comedy, especially gaining notice in the radio version of Hancock's Half Hour. In 1979 Kerr returned to Australia and developed a second career as a character actor.
Birth Name
William Kerr
Born
Saturday, 10 June 1922
Died
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Peter Pan | Fairy Guide | 2003 |
| The Shark Net | Mr. Coleman | 2003 |
| Let's Get Skase | Mitchell Vendieks | 2001 |
| Changi | Older Eddie | 2001 |
| Minty | Willie Courtnay / Old Thane | 1998 |
| Ship to Shore | Horace / Mr. Brinkmann | 1993 |
| Snowy | Stuart McLachlan | 1993 |
| Over the Hill | Maurice | 1992 |
| The River Kings | Captain Elijah | 1991 |
| Sweet Talker | 'Uncle' Cec | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Peter Pan | Fairy Guide | 2003 |
| The Shark Net | Mr. Coleman | 2003 |
| Let's Get Skase | Mitchell Vendieks | 2001 |
| Changi | Older Eddie | 2001 |
| Minty | Willie Courtnay / Old Thane | 1998 |
| Ship to Shore | Horace / Mr. Brinkmann | 1993 |
| Snowy | Stuart McLachlan | 1993 |
| Over the Hill | Maurice | 1992 |
| The River Kings | Captain Elijah | 1991 |
| Sweet Talker | 'Uncle' Cec | 1991 |
| The Private War of Lucinda Smith | Scotty | 1991 |
| The New Adventures of Black Beauty | Samuel Burton | 1990 |
| Kokoda Crescent | Russ | 1989 |
| Running from the Guns | Gilman | 1987 |
| The Lighthorsemen | Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel | 1987 |
| Rob Roy | (voice) | 1987 |
| Platypus Cove | Mr. Anderson | 1986 |
| Anzacs | Gen. Monash / General Monash | 1985 |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | T. George McDowell | 1985 |
| Relatives | Grandpa | 1985 |
| Ghost in the Noonday Sun | Giacomo | 1985 |
| A Fortunate Life | Narrator | 1985 |
| Vigil | Birdie | 1984 |
| The Settlement | Kearney | 1984 |
| Razorback | Jake Cullen | 1984 |
| Return to Eden | Dave Welles | 1983 |
| Dusty | Tom Lincoln | 1983 |
| Great Expectations | (voice) | 1983 |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | Colonel Henderson | 1982 |
| The Pirate Movie | Major General / Major General Stanley | 1982 |
| Sons and Daughters | Jeff Dalton | 1982 |
| Gallipoli | Jack | 1981 |
| Father, Dear Father in Australia | Customs Man | 1978 |
| Glenview High | Harry Carter | 1977 |
| The Young Doctors | Douglas Kennedy | 1976 |
| House of Mortal Sin | Mrs. Davey / Mr. Davey | 1976 |
| Girls Come First | Hugh Jampton | 1975 |
| Tiffany Jones | Morton | 1973 |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Gladiator-in-Training | 1966 |
| Adam Adamant Lives! | Inspector Foster | 1966 |
| Carnaby, M.D. | Digger | 1966 |
| Doctor Who | Giles Kent | 1963 |
| Doctor in Distress | Australian Sailor | 1963 |
| The Wrong Arm of the Law | Jack Coombes | 1963 |
| A Pair of Briefs | Victor - Club Owner / Victor | 1962 |
| Benny Hill | Lester | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | First Customs Officer | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Wacker Dawson | 1961 |
| The Flying Doctor | Ted Mason | 1961 |
| Citizen James | Bill | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Hosking | 1959 |
| The Captain's Table | Bill Coke | 1959 |
| The Shiralee | Shopkeeper | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | McKinney | 1956 |
| Port of Escape | Dinty Missouri | 1956 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Wally Fox / Sid Dewar | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Stan Pritchard | 1955 |
| The Dam Busters | Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander) / Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. | 1955 |
| The Night My Number Came Up | The Soldier / Soldier | 1955 |
| You Know What Sailors Are | Lt. Smart | 1954 |
| Raiders in the Sky | Bill Brown / Flight Lieutenant Bill Brown | 1953 |
| My Death Is a Mockery | Hansen | 1952 |
| Penny Points to Paradise | Digger Graves | 1951 |
| The Silence of Dean Maitland | Cyril Maitland Jr. | 1934 |
| Harmony Row | Leonard aka Sonny / Leonard | 1933 |
