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Bill Kerr

Actor • Born 1922

Bill Kerr

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About

​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...

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Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoSeries • 1963Peter Pan posterPeter PanMovie • 2003No Hiding Place posterNo Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959Compact posterCompactSeries • 1962Hancock's Half Hour posterHancock's Half HourSeries • 1956Return to Eden posterReturn to EdenSeries • 1983The Year of Living Dangerously posterThe Year of Living DangerouslyMovie • 1982Gallipoli posterGallipoliMovie • 1981A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum posterA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMovie • 1966The Dam Busters posterThe Dam BustersMovie • 1955The Wrong Arm of the Law posterThe Wrong Arm of the LawMovie • 1963The Coca-Cola Kid posterThe Coca-Cola KidMovie • 1985Razorback posterRazorbackMovie • 1984The Lighthorsemen posterThe LighthorsemenMovie • 1987The Pirate Movie posterThe Pirate MovieMovie • 1982House of Mortal Sin posterHouse of Mortal SinMovie • 1976The Night My Number Came Up posterThe Night My Number Came UpMovie • 1955Vigil posterVigilMovie • 1984